11 Responses to “Photo of the Day”

1. #1 |  Frank Hummel |  August 24th, 2009 at 8:20 am

   isn’t that the post office that was supposed to be auctioned off startign at $300,000?

2. #2 |  Sockrotter |  August 24th, 2009 at 8:42 am

   That’s the Chicago Merchandise Mart.

3. #3 |  Steve |  August 24th, 2009 at 8:51 am

   Two tidbits about the Merchandise Mart that I’ve heard: 1) it was the largest building in the world until the Pentagon was built, and 2) it’s owned by the Kennedy family.

4. #4 |  mark |  August 24th, 2009 at 9:58 am

   my office is across the river from merch mart. it normally doesn’t look this dirty. perhaps just the photography. it’s an amazing building, though.

5. #5 |  Ron |  August 24th, 2009 at 10:10 am

   Wow. If the capition didn’t say “Chicago” I would have thought “Bucharest, Romania, Ceaucescu era”.

   What a monstrosity.

6. #6 |  ARCraig |  August 24th, 2009 at 10:44 am

   I’m pretty sure that’s where Winston Smith works.

7. #7 |  pam |  August 24th, 2009 at 10:45 am

   if course it’s a monstrosity, it’s where buyers go to see what’s new. An ode to Capitalism, it should be bigger shouldn’t it?

8. #8 |  pam |  August 24th, 2009 at 10:46 am

   AND it’s owned by the liburl minded Kennedys

9. #9 |  Dr X |  August 24th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

   The Kennedy grandchildren sold the building to Vornado Realty and divided the proceeds several years ago, but Christopher Kennedy is still the CEO.

10. #10 |  William |  August 24th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Mark: What are you talking about? The thing has looked like that pretty much as long as I can remember.

11. #11 |  Ron |  August 25th, 2009 at 8:19 am

    This picture looks like the front of the building is wet due to rain.

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