Palmolive Building Art Deco Tower on Michigan Avenue

Palmolive Building at 919 North Michigan Avenue rises along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile with a smooth limestone Art Deco facade, tiered setbacks, and the restored Lindbergh Beacon crowning its tapered tower. Designed by Holabird & Root for the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company and later known as the Playboy Building, the landmark now combines luxury condominiums with retail space in Chicago, Illinois – © 2026 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions photography archives https://performanceimpressions.com Palmolive Building, Palmolive Building Chicago, Palmolive Building Landmark Residences, Palmolive Residences, The Palmolive Condos, Palmolive condos, 919 North Michigan Avenue, 919 N Michigan Avenue, 919 N Michigan Ave, 919 North Michigan, 159 East Walton Place, 159 E Walton Place, 159 E Walton Pl, North Michigan Avenue, Michigan Avenue, Walton Place, Magnificent Mile, Mag Mile, Streeterville, Streeterville Chicago, Near North Side, downtown Chicago, Chicago, Chicago Illinois, Chicago IL, Illinois, 60611, facade, building exterior, exterior, tower exterior, upper tower, limestone facade, stone facade, Bedford limestone, limestone, terra cotta, terra cotta spandrels, Art Deco, Art Deco architecture, Art Deco skyscraper, setback skyscraper, historic architecture, landmark architecture, Chicago architecture, Michigan Avenue architecture, architectural photography, architecture, tiered setbacks, stepped setbacks, stepped tower, tapered tower, sculptural tower, vertical lines, vertical emphasis, geometric facade, geometric design, streamlined facade, ornate facade, beacon, Lindbergh Beacon, Palmolive Beacon, aviation beacon, beacon mast, rooftop beacon, Charles Lindbergh, tower, skyscraper, high rise, building, landmark tower, historic tower, residential tower, condominium tower, mixed-use building, condominiums, condos, luxury condos, luxury residences, residential building, retail space, luxury retail, adaptive reuse, historic preservation, restoration, real estate, Chicago real estate, Streeterville real estate, condominium real estate, residential real estate, luxury real estate, retail real estate, commercial real estate, lake views, skyline views, Chicago skyline, Chicago Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, Playboy Building, former Playboy Building, Playboy Towers, Playboy Enterprises, Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner, 919 North Michigan Building, Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Colgate-Palmolive, Palmolive Company, corporate headquarters, historic headquarters, Holabird & Root, Holabird and Root, John Augur Holabird, John Wellborn Root Jr, Gilbert Hall, Booth Hansen, Draper and Kramer, Illinois architecture, American architecture, United States, licensing, image licensing, commercial imagery, photography licensing, art, print, fine art, commercial photography, David Oppenheimer, vertical, 1-15213827141

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Camera: NIKON D6
Aperture: ƒ/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/1000 s
ISO: 250
Focal Length: 24mm

Palmolive Building at 919 North Michigan Avenue rises along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile with a smooth limestone Art Deco facade, tiered setbacks, and the restored Lindbergh Beacon crowning its tapered tower. Designed by Holabird & Root for the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company and later known as the Playboy Building, the landmark now combines luxury condominiums with retail space in Chicago, Illinois – © 2026 David Oppenheimer – Performance Impressions photography archives https://performanceimpressions.com

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