The Marina Towers have become an iconic image on the skyline of Chicago with their unique corncob architecture. Their distinctive look makes them an easily recognizable landmark that has appeared in many Hollywood films (including the memorable scene in the Steve McQueen film The Hunter where a car plummets from the parking garage into the river) and more recently graced the album cover of Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. But, as much as we admire the exterior and associate it with our city, what goes on inside? Who lives there? more ›

Should Marina Towers be a landmark? That's one of the questions on the table now that the once nearly bankrupt iconic apartment buildings are back in the black. Another question: Is Dick's Last Resort really going to open in the base of one of the corncobs? more ›

Because of the architectural significance of our building, the condominium association holds a common law copyright on the use of the association name and building image. This means under federal and Illinois law, advertisers, movie-makers, and others cannot use the association name or image without first obtaining express written permission from the association.

Crain's weighed in yesterday on the big plans Pastoral has for their sparkling new Loop location, scheduled to open next week at 53 E. Lake. In addition to having up to 900 square feet of retail space for showcasing their artisan cheeses, breads, sandwiches and fine wines, Pastoral is partnering with Williams Sonoma to offer small farm cheeses on the Williams Sonoma website. The collections will retail for $69 and $99, respectively (view the press release here in PDF format). more ›

Thanks to the tip from Palla Palla, Chicagoist has been browsing around the new and improved satellite imagery on Google Maps. Palla Palla pointed out how nice the detail on Marina Towers is and we're quite fond of it too. Google's official blog says that they've updated the Google Local database to match the coverage they have in Google Earth and they've added 2 more zoom levels to Google Local's Satellite mode. Now you... more ›

A dentist living in Marina Towers was charged Wednesday with laundering money for a prostitution ring. more ›