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The Rookery Building (1885–1887) was one of America's first skyscrapers, designed by architects Burnham & Root. Its ground floor housed shops and offices that made it a destination for thousands of Chicagoans daily, transforming how and where ordinary people bought goods and conducted business.
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You step off the street into the soaring lobby, light flooding through the glass roof ten stories above. Shop windows line the ground floor—boots, fabric, jewelry, newspapers—all under one roof. The elevator hums nearby, a marvel that takes businesspeople and shoppers up to offices and more goods above.
Reflect
Where do you go to shop, work, and encounter strangers all in one place today?