55 West Wacker in Chicago, Illinois
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55 West Wacker
Formerly:Ryan Insurance Building
55 West Wacker, Chicago, Illinois, The Loop 60601 United StatesPrint this page   •   Share this page   •   Map This

A quirky little building with an unusually prominent position on the Chicago River. It is sometimes called the "Pound Building" because its form in some ways resembles the tic-tac-toe shape of a pound (#) symbol. The construction rises on two central columns from which hang each floor of the building, giving corners without columns and an bristly appearance.

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    > This building has 202,000 square feet of rentable space.
    > 1987 - The building is renovated at a cost of $10,000,000 by The Austin Company and Pyramid III.
    > 2004 - The Chicago bureau of Fox News Channel moves into this building.
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