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Chicago Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 1)

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St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital
Chicago, IL
The St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital was designed by Todd E. Wheeler and Sheldon Schlegman of Perkins & Will. It was built in 1975. The photo at the bottom above shows the hospital's adjacent, round parking garage. [map]

St. Joseph's Hospital
Chicago, IL
The St. Joseph's Hospital was designed by Belli & Belli and built in 1963. For more, see this website. [map]

Mercy Hospital
Chicago, IL
The Mercy Hospital was designed by C.F. Murphy & Associates and built in 1968. For more, see this website. [map]

Prentice Women's Hospital [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Prudential Insurance Building
Chicago, IL
The Prentice Women's Hospital was built in 1975. It was designed by Bertrand Goldberg, most famous for Marina City. After being endangered for many years, it was demolished in 2013. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The Prudential Insurance Building was completed in 1955. The building is faced with limestone and aluminum. The relief carving of Prudential's symbol, the Rock of Gibraltar, was designed by Alfonzo Lanelli. [map]

Chicago Child Cafe Society
Chicago, IL
The Chicago Child Cafe Society is a child welfare organization. This building was designed for them by Keck & Keck and built in 1963. [map]

Hardy Corporation
Chicago, IL
The Hardy Corporation is responsible for much of the colored glass block used in buildings in the Chicago area in the 1960s. They still produce different types of clear glass block. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]