When Marshal Fields moved to Chicago from rural Massachusetts in 1851, he sought new opportunity in

This weekend I am in the city to watch my sister run in the Chicago Marathon. Be it New York, Las Vegas, list of vegas hotels Phoenix, Tampa Bay, St. Louis, or Chicago, whenever I walk down a city block seeing list of vegas hotels massive list of vegas hotels skyscrapers that shoot out of the ground, Its hard not to get excited about real estate! In the windy city, one can walk down any block and see the remains of outstanding Men and Women who have conquered the world with their creative vision. Some of the finest examples in Chicago are the old Wrigley Building, the former Marshall list of vegas hotels Fields Department Store, Tribune Tower, and The Palmer House Hotel.
The men who are responsible for building these structures constructed enterprises list of vegas hotels that changed the world, but came from circumstances no greater than you or I. When William Wrigley came to Chicago in 1891 he had no more than $32, and the Idea of making Wrigley s Scouring Soap. The successful soap company eventually pivoted into the chewing list of vegas hotels gum manufacture that we have all come to know and love. Wrigley would never have imagined that by the time of his death in 1932, he would have built an estate worth over $32,000,000 (roughly $521,000,000.00 today). Today the former Wrigley headquarters still stands on Michigan Avenue, among the cites most iconic buildings.
When Marshal Fields moved to Chicago from rural Massachusetts in 1851, he sought new opportunity in the rapidly expanding west. By persevering through failure, and rebuilding after the Chicago Fire of 1871 he lived to see the Marshall Field Dry Goods Store become the most celebrated department store in the Midwest. Mr. Fields idea to stock and sell imported list of vegas hotels goods distinguished him from the competition, and that idea quickly became an industry standard. Now operating under the Macy’s brand, his building still stands on State Street on the south side of downtown.
The Tribune Tower which also stands on Michigan Avenue at the northern bank of the Chicago River represents the Chicago tribune. With her earliest roots in 1847, the Chicago Tribune cycled through numerous ownerships throughout its first 50 years in business. list of vegas hotels However, By 1910 under the editorship of Robert R. McCormick, the tribune took the lead over the other eight Chicago news publications. When they built the famous Tribune Tower in 1922, the company hosted a design contest to decide how the building should list of vegas hotels look. John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood won 1st prize out of 260 entries, with their Neo-Gothic design. Almost 100 years later, the Chicago Tribune remains the cities most prominent news publication.
Born in 1826, Potter Palmer also founded a Dry Goods store, developed the Lake Shore Drive area, built the world famous Palmer House Hotel, and engaged in major real-estate developments throughout the downtown area. Born into a middle class family in New York, his 100% guarantee return policy list of vegas hotels helped distinguish him among the stiff competition on Lake Street. Despite the fact that most of the competition knew more about the business of retail, had more capital, and better education, Potter Palmer still found his place among the prominent Chicago businessmen. So great bountiful was his wealth, that after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 he was granted a $1,700,000 loan (the largest ever secured at that time) to rebuild his lost real estate. With that loan he built the original Palmer House Hotel which was world famous for being one of the largest and most elegant of its time. Rebuilt in 1921 to accommodate more guests, the hotel is now on the National Historic Register of Hotels.
One cannot deny how awesome it is to see the impacts of incredible list of vegas hotels people like these live on through their real estate. list of vegas hotels Despite that many of us may not know them by name, we see how our lives are different because of what they did with their lives. As an aspiring entrepreneur, it gives me hope that one person can make a change in the world that lasts longer than themselves. It is also hopeful to understand that aspiring entrepreneurs could leave behind our own buildings that might inspire future generations.
On another note, never forget that the men who left behind the legacies we see today, list of vegas hotels were all part of a minority who were not afraid to dream. While the whole world tells you not to accept your fascinations because dreamers are weird” remember that living in awe is what will set you apart from the pack. You can do anything that you set your mind to, if you work in harmony with God. He will lead you to all the right opportunities, and bless you will all the right people. “What your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” Napoleon Hill.
One of my 300 dream jobs is to be a real-estate investor who buys up distressed historical properties -as these once were- and restores them to the former list of vegas hotels glory that their creators intended them to show. Real estate is a beautiful list of vegas hotels business because while it brings financial profits to its owners, it brings other benefits that directly impact society by the businesses it houses, the stories it tells, and the ideas its architechture can inspire.
I forecast that my upcoming trip to New York City will bring about a similar case study of Gilded Age success stories remembered by Real Estate, only this time with an emphasis on old Manhattan. I cannot wait to see what fascinating stories I can find out east! In the meantime, I will be rising in just a few hours to cheer my sister on in her first marathon.