Palmolive Building

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location= Chicago, IL
lat_degrees = 41 | lat_minutes = 53 | lat_seconds = 59.41 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 87 | long_minutes = 37 | long_seconds = 25.94 | long_direction = W
locmapin = Illinois
area =
built =1929
architect= Holabird & Root
architecture= Art Deco
added = August 21, 2003
governing_body = Private
refnum=03000784 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Palmolive Building, formerly the Playboy Building, is a 37 story Art Deco building at 919 N. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Built by Holabird & Root, it was completed in 1929 and was home to Colgate-Palmolive-Peet. A beacon was added in 1930 and operated until 1981. Previously called the Palmolive Buildihg, it came to be known as the Playboy Building when it was home to "Playboy" magazine from 1965 to 1989.cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/P/Palmolive.html|title=Palmolive Building|publisher=City of Chicago Dept. of Pl. and Devpmt., Landmarks Div.|date=2003|accessdate=2007-05-21] During this time the word P-L-A-Y-B-O-Y was spelled out in Ft to m|9 letters. [cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=palmolivebuilding-chicago-il-usa|accessdate=2007-05-21|date=2007|publisher=Emporis|title=Palmolive Building] It was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2000, ] as was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Today, the building is being converted for residential use by developer Draper and Kramer. The first two floors house upscale office and retail space. High-end condos make up the rest of the building. Perhaps its most famous resident is Vince Vaughn.

Education

Residents are zoned to schools in the Chicago Public Schools.
* [http://www.ogdenschool.org/ Ogden School]
*Wells Community Academy High School [http://www.wells.cps.k12.il.us/] .

References

* [http://www.palmolivebuilding.com/history.php Palmolive Building Landmark Residences]
* [http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/P/Palmolive.html Palmolive Building]
* [http://redeye.chicagotribune.com/red-111306-vaughn,0,616831.story?coll=red-frontfeatures1 Vince Vaughn goes sky high]

See also

* Chicago architecture
* List of tallest buildings in Chicago