Frank Lloyd was always Wright - even from beyond the grave
Once upon a time - 17 October 1956 in Chicago City Hall to be exact - mayor Richard Daley presided over an unusual ceremony. He declared that from that day forth, 17 October should be known as Frank Lloyd Wright Day. The eponymous Wright, not to be outdone by the mayor, used the occasion to explode a bombshell in the world of architecture by unveiling a huge model of his now famous Mile High Illinois skyscraper - a project for a giant 500-storey, 1.2 million m 2tower complete with helicopter ...
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