Richard J. Daley Center
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The Richard J. Daley Center, also known by its open courtyard Daley Plaza and named after longtime mayor Richard J. Daley, is the premier civic center of the city of Chicago, Illinois. The Center's mo
Richard J. Daley Center in 2006
Chief of Staff of the United States Army Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley recite the Pledge of Allegiance during May 24, 2008 Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Daley Plaza.
The water in the Daley Plaza fountain was dyed team red in honor of the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup run in 2010.
Richard J. Daley Center and Daley Plaza is Chicago's premier civic center and features a massive sculpture by Pablo Picasso. The modernist skyscraper courthouse is behind the sculpture and to the left is City Hall-County Building
The Chicago Board of Trade Building is a 44-story, 604-foot Art Deco skyscraper located in the Chicago Loop, standing at the foot of the LaSalle Street "canyon". Built in 1930 for the Chicago Board of
Richard J. Daley Center
…and in 2006's The Lake House. The plaza also was used in 2006's Stranger than Fiction. While filming the movie The Dark Knight, instead of using the Chicago Board of Trade Building as the location for the headquarters of Wayne Enterprises as in Batman Begins, film director Christopher Nolan used the Richard J. Daley Center. Farhad…
The Chicago Board of Trade Building was Chicago's tallest from 1930 until 1965.
"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.
Night view of the top of The Chicago Board of Trade with the statue of Ceres clearly visible
Statue of Ceres, at the top of the building