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Reliance Building

Hey, it’s the Reliance Building. The Reliance Building has both a great story and an important place in the history of Chicago skyscrapers. Elevator entrepreneur & real estate mogul William Hale hired Daniel Burnham & John Root to build him

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Welcome to the site!

This site is mainly for my photos of buildings and other things built by people. There's no ads, no newsletters, nothing to sell, no affiliated links. Just a nerd posting nerdy things for other nerds. Enjoy!

So this website is mainly about the pretty pictures. There's a little writing for context, but follow the links in the Further Reading section at the bottom of the page if you want more details.

If you'd rather peruse wilder adventures, I've got another website that you might like: https://greg-willis.com.

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Architects

Bertrand Goldberg Charles Atwood Daniel Burnham Dominikus Zimmermann Eliel Saarinen Frank Gehry Frank Lloyd Wright Harry Weese Johann Baptist Zimmermann John Root Jože Plečnik Louis Sullivan Marcel Breuer Mies van der Rohe Paul Schweikher

All photos and text are original work. © 2026 Greg Willis | This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0