Chicago Board of Trade Building
The Chicago Board of Trade Building is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Chicago Board of Trade Building is currently the 37th tallest building in Chicago. It stands 184 metres (604 ft), and has 44 floors. The building has a faceless statue of Ceres (goddess of agriculture) as a reference to the exchange's heritage as a commodity market.[1]
History
The Chicago Board of Trade Building was built in 1929 and finished in 1930. It is at 141 W. Jackson Boulevard at the foot of the LaSalle Street canyon, in the Chicago Loop community area in Cook County. It first became a Chicago landmark in May 4, 1977. The building was made a National Historic Landmark on June 2, 1978. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 16, 1978.[2]
Originally built for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), it is now the primary trading venue for the derivatives exchange, the CME Group, The CME Group was founded in 2007 when the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange merged.
Movies
The building has been featured in several movies, such as Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Batman Begins, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and The Dark Knight. The building was featured as the outer part of the Daily Planet in the 2013 Superman movie Man of Steel.
Chicago Board Of Trade Building Media
"On the evening of December 1, 1885, the tower of the new Board of Trade was illuminated by one of the most powerful lights ever devised, ... and can be seen at a distance of sixty miles". The lights were provided with power from the building's own generator.
Postcard circa 1907 depicting the Board of Trade, after the clock tower had been removed.
Ceres, at the top of the building
John W. Norton's three-story mural of Ceres.
Trading floor at the Chicago Board of Trade, 1973
Trading floor at the Chicago Board of Trade, 1993
Outdoor building detail depicting crops
Chicago Board of Trade from the Willis Tower
Le hall d'entrée du Chicago Board of Trade à Chicago.
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References
- ↑ Chicago Board of Trade Building at Earth in Pictures.com
- ↑ "Chicago Board of Trade Building". Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Historic Preservation Division of Chicago Department of Housing and Economic Development. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
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