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"Look up. Those are the Marina City towers, and yes, they look like corn cobs. Everyone calls them the corn cobs. The architect, Bertrand Goldberg, absolutely hated that nickname and spent the rest of his career insisting they were meant to evoke "flower petals." They look like corn. We all know they look like corn."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Hear the full story at Marina City
This is just one of 10 stops on the Steel, Stone, and Ego tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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