A View from City Hall: Mid-Century to Millennium offers readers a richly
detailed, visual road map of Chicago as viewed from the mayor's office
in City Hall. Within these pages are emblematic images of Chicago
evolving from blue-ribbon Mayor Martin Kennelly's 1947-1955
administration through his successors, including the city's first and
second black mayors, the city's first female mayor, the city's first
non-Irish mayor since 1933, and finally, the Daley double, Richard J.
and Richard M. Witness the excitement as City Hall rolls out the welcome
wagon for traveling kings and queens, dignitaries, and counts, as well
as figures of great historic import, including Queen Elizabeth, Princess
Diana, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bishop Tutu, and Frank Sinatra. View rare
scenes of the builder mayor tradition and the construction of such
architectural triumphs as the Sears Tower, which was then the
world's-tallest building. With over 200 photographs
accompanied by informative captions, this volume highlights a variety of
Chicago's ethnic festivals, parades, and political campaigns, skillfully
bringing each scene to life.