![]() You have also no doubt seen the John Hancock on television – and for generations it was because of the John Hancock that you saw television at all. You probably have not been to the highest indoor swimming pool in America, but it's there on the 44th floor. You may have had dinner at the Signature Room on the 95th floor for a special occasion like a college graduation – and if it was a Saturday night in the summer, you might have seen the fireworks at Navy Pier there from above. ![]() On media preview day, May 7, 2014, Chicago Tribune reporter Steve Johnson, left, and Marketing manager Leslie Cooke (center) and Laura Collins, right, of Isabelli Media Relations at the John Hancock Observatory's new attraction called "Tilt." (Phil Velasquez Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) You have probably visited the 360 Chicago Observation Deck – formerly known as the John Hancock Observatory – with its breathtaking panoramic views and TILT thrill ride. A general view of The John Hancock Tower and Chicago's Gold Coast along Lake Shore Drive on July 18, 2014. In particular when looking south from DuSable Lake Shore Drive or a north lakefront beach, Big John proudly stands sentry in the foreground with the Water Tower Place stacked just behind it. You of course know the John Hancock as a crown jewel of the Chicago skyline and one of the most recognizable symbols of Chicago. The height tops out at 1,506 feet with the John Hancock's iconic twin broadcast towers – which were originally of the same height and candy-striped, but are now slightly mismatched and solid white. The 100-story skyscraper measures 1,127 feet tall – at the time, it was dwarfed only by the Empire State Building in New York. The John Hancock Center was completed in 1968 after three years of construction, and the first residents moved in the following year. (Photo by: GHI/Universal History Archive via Getty Images) John Hancock Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1972. It was Khan who came up with the X-bracing on the outside of the trapezoidal tower, which eliminated the need for interior columns. But chief architect Bruce Graham and chief engineer Fazlur Khan came up with a design for one building with offices on the lower floors and apartments above, the building website notes. Wolman had envisioned two towers – one with apartments and the other with offices. You might also have grown up calling it Big John.Īs recounted by the website for the residential portion of the skyscraper, it was 1964 when developer Jerry Wolman – best known as the longtime owner of the Philadelphia Eagles and Flyers – first approached the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill about a plan to develop a parking lot he owned on the Magnificent Mile between Delaware Place and Chestnut Street. ![]() But with no new name, the John Hancock is still commonly known by its old one. since John Hancock Financial withdrew its name from the skyscraper in 2018. It's not officially called the John Hancock Center anymore – it's known by its address of 875 N. CHICAGO (CBS) - If you're from Chicago, you're sure to have a certain affection for the former John Hancock Center.
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