At the northeast corner of Clark and Adams streets, fronts 60 feet on Clark and 80 feet on Adams. It is 70 feet high, with 5 stories and basement. There are 45 offices and 1 elevator. The occupancy is miscellaneous, but largely professional. Erected in 1873.

At 105-107 Adams Street, is a steel building 65 feet high, with 5 stories and basement. The lot is 55 feet wide and 180 feet deep. This first-class refectory was erected in 1885, at a cost of $500,000, and is wholly occupied by Kinsley, the caterer and restaurateur.

At the northwest corner of Dearborn and Adams streets, is occupied by the Marquette Hotel. It fronts 15 feet on Dearborn and 100 on Adams Street, is 65 feet high, and has 6 stories and basement, with 12 stores, 10 offices, and 300 rooms. There are 2 passenger elevators. The outer walls are possibly the most oranate that remain in Chicago, if we except the Palmer House. The model of this bilding was completed in 1871, rebuilt in 1872 with much salvage, and gutted by fire early in the eighties.

Occupy the half of a square on State, Adams, and Dearborn streets. The principal structure is a high steel building. Its dimensions are as follows: Front on Dearborn, 200 feet; depth, about 180 feet; height, 9 stories and basement. In the various buildings are 12 passenger elevators. There are 100 departments--that is, 100 different stocks of goods--and 2,500 employes. The annual sales are $8,000,000 at retail. The Fair was established in 1875, by E. J. Lehman. The new building was erected in 1891, and all of the extensive operations on this ground went forward without stopping or decreasing the regular operations of the firm.

Which is partly shown at the southeast cornerof State and Monroe streets, may be also seen in another view, No. 7. The peculiarities and traditions of this great hotel are noted in our chapter on "Hotels." The main interior is of brick, steel, and tile, and it was the first fire-proof hotel in the West. The State Street front of 275 feet is elaborate and impressive. The total frontages, besides the foregoing, are 300 feet on Monroe and 300 feet on Wabash Avenue. The main building is 9 stories or 100 feet high. There are 15 stores, 700 rooms, and 3 passenger elevators. It was common report in 1873 that this property cost $4,000,000. The rotunda and corridor are 106 feet long, 64 feet wide, and 36 feet high. There are some historical paintings to be seen.

At 183-189 Dearborn Street, is probably the most imposing old-style structure in Chicago. Its outer walls are of the cyclopean thickness and weight that came in with the early steel buildings. Particularly noticeable is the magnificent granite arch at its portal. The lot is 100 feet wide and 130 feet deep. The building stands 140 feet high, with 10 stories and basement, and contains 3 stores, 223 offices, 3 elevators, and 700 inhabitants. It is occupied by heavy firms and companies, and has always maintained a first-class standing among tenants. It was erected in 1884, at a cost of $450,000.

At the southeast corner of Dearborn and Monroe streets, fronts 90 feet on Dearborn and 131 feet on Monroe, and is 100 feet high, with 6 stories and basement. The bank and security vaults occupy the first floor and basement; the upper floors are served by 2 passenger elevators. There are 100 offices, with 300 occupants, who are publishers, lawyers, agents, and insurance and real-estate men. The exterior is granite, brick, and steel, and presents an imposing appearance. The structure was erected in 1884, at a cost of $300,000.

At 115 Monroe Street, has a frontage of 90 feet and a depth of 180 feet. It is 130 feet high, in 10 stories, of steel construction, on heavy foundations, with thick walls. It has 150 offices, 300 occupants, and 2 passenger elevators. Erected in 1882, at a cost of $325,000; the first high steel building in Chicago.

At the northwest corner of Dearborn and Monroe streets, occupies the site of the old Post Office Building. The building offers a spectacle of handsome proportions, combining strength, durability, and great size. It is surrounded on all sides with light and air. Dimensions: On Dearborn Street, 192 feet to alley; on Monroe Street, 96 feet to alley; 100 feet high, with 6 stories and high basement. There are 3 elevators and 100 offices. It was erected in 1880, and is described among our notable high buildings. The bank inside is a fine sight. The remainder of the building is occupied by corporations, attorneys, leading real-estate operators, promoters, and financial men generally.

At the northeast corner of Dearborn and Monroe streets, was erected in 1882, and remodeled at great cost in 1889. It is a very large brick structure, with 104 feet front on Dearborn and 120 feet on Monroe, 100 feet high, and 7 stories and low basement. It has 100 offices and 3 passenger elevators, and since its renovation has been a busy building. It is to lose the Stock exchange, which goes to its new home at Washington and La Salle, but is the rendezvous of many financial men and speculators. The fee of this entire city square is school property.

At the northeast corner of Monroe and State streets, fronts 26 feet on State and 80 feet on Monroe, 85 feet high, 7 stories. It was erected in 1873.

At the southeast corner of State and Madison streets, fronts 200 feet on State and 80 on Madison. It is 75 feet high, with 7 stories and basement, and 2 passenger elevators. Here is one of the popular retail dry-goods stores, with annual sales of $5,000,000. There are 1,000 employes. The building, erected in 1873, has a conspicuous stone front.

At 159-161 Dearborn Street, once boasted a beautiful facade, but this was removed in 1889, when the structure was remodeled. The building has burned twice. It is 40 feet wide, 120 feet deep, and 80 high, with 7 stories. It is occupied by the Saratoga Hotel and the Journal , the oldest daily publication in the West.

Fronts 120 feet on Madison Street and 72 feet on Dearborn, at the southeast corner, and stands beside McVicker's Theater. The first Tribune building was finished in 1869, and its walls were partly saved in the rebuilding of 1872, after the Great Fire. The type of the Tribune is set on the upper or fifth floor; the editorial rooms are on the fourth and fifth; the presses are in the basement, and the counting-room occupies the main portion of the lower floor. Tenants of various professions fill the 3 stores and 20 offices which remain for rent to the public. The 5 stories and basement are 65 feet high from the sidewalk. John McDevitt, the billiard champion, was burned to death under the sidewalk on the Madison side October 10, 1871.

Is a steel sky-scraper, with 92 feet on Dearborn Street and 50 feet on Madison Street, at the southwest corner. Its 14 stories carry it 165 feet high, and its skeleton construction leaves no weight on the outer walls, which are light. It has 4 elevators and 260 offices and banking quarters; among the occupants are the Chemical National Bank. Real-estate and loan agents and financial corporations gather here. This, the tallest building in the scene, was erected during the busy year of 1892.

Is nearly concealed behind the Hartford, at the northwest corner of Madison and Dearborn streets. A steel building on a very small lot rises at the corner, and this lot brought the highest price per square foot that has yet been paid for Chicago real estate. The entire premises front 100 feet on Madison and 50 on Dearborn. The old stone-front was erected in 1873. The steel corner building was built in 1889, when the entire interior was remodeled. There are 2 elevators and 75 offices for the public, with a handsome interior covered court. The portion occupied by the newspaper corresponds with that of the Tribune in its building.

Fronts 50 feet on Madison Street and 75 feet on Dearborn, at the northeast corner, and is 60 feet high, with 5 stories and basement. This is a handsome building of the old style, intended for bankers and professional men. It has 3 stores, 25 offices, and 1 elevator. The bank occupies the corner room. Edison's phonograph was first publicly exhibited in the West in this room. Erected in 1876.

Fronts 150 feet on Madison Street and 72 feet on wabash Avenue, at the northwest corner. It is a brick block 75 feet high, with 6 stories and basement. It was erected in 1873, and contains one of the largest bookstores in the country.