User:Kevinchitown/sandbox

= Transportation Building / Heisen Building = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Transportation Building formerly known as the Heisen Building, is a high-rise building just south of Chicago's commercial core. It was built 1910–1911, in the Commercial/Chicago School architectural style. An early example steel-framed high-rise building, the structure was commissioned by C.C Heisen and designed by architect Fred V Prather. The building stands at the SW corner of Dearborn street, and W. Harrison street in the Printers Row neighborhood, just south of the Loop. Upon its completion in 1911, the 22 story tall building housed a variety of businesses, unlike many of the surrounding buildings which were primarily printing facilities. The contracting company was Bulley and Andrews which is still in business today.

The building sat vacant for over a decade during the period of urban decline experienced by many cities in America in the late 60s and 70s. As a part of an urban renewal project, several of the surrounding buildings in the neighborhood were converted to some of the first residential loft condominiums in the city. The Transportation building soon followed and was converted to an apartment building in the 80s and then to condominiums in the mid 90s.

Elliot Ness who was responsible for successfully prosecuting Al Capone, once had offices in the building.

See also[edit]

 * Architecture of Chicago

References[edit]

 * 1) https://yochicago.com/the-transportation-building-past-and-present/16467/
 * 2) https://chicagology.com/2015/11/14/transportation-building/

External links[edit]

 * Transportation Building at Emporis