#PURPLE LIGHTS SKYSCRAPER CHICAGO FULL#
Entering through small darker hallways, you burst into the cavernous theatre, your eyes adjusting in a room full of gold tones along with carvings and paintings that depict scenes of nature and of course the arts. Regardless of what is on the stage, your eyes should get ready to take in a lovely view. Chicago businessman Ferdinand Wyth Peck came up with an idea to create a world class performance venue that would not only serve the wealthy but also the common man, taking careful thought to make sure that the venue has a decent line of sight no matter where you are sitting.
This Adler & Sullivan designed building has lived a variety of lives since being built in 1889, from rock bands to housing World War II servicemen. The Crain Communications Building is located at 150 N. Perhaps something subliminal is at play, too, as I recently discovered that it’s also known as the "Vagina Building." I had no idea until I did a little reading about it the other day. It’s a strange sort of sentimentality, as I spent hours a day pulling fresh cardboard off a corrugator at about 300 linear feet a minute, but they are days I never will forget when I look at that structure. When I heard it was called the Stone Container Building, memories of working at a Stone Container plant in the summer months of my college years came rushing to me. It’s unusual, bold and mildly attractive. The diamond head atop the 41-story Crain Communications Building by designer Sheldon Schlegman was one of the first that caught my eye when I first took a long glance at the city’s skyline, even if it much shorter than some of the other visible skyscrapers from Grant Park.
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