Originally built to serve as the world's largest wholesale buying center for the clothing industry, the building is more commonly known by several other names including 350 West Mart Center, Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza River North, Holiday Inn Mart, Merchandise Mart Annex, Merchandise Mart Annex Apparel Center, Apparel Mart, Chicago Apparel Center and Apparel Center. The building opened on November 6, 1976.
Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill.
The firm opened their first branch in New York City in 1937, and has since expanded offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mumbai and Dubai.
SOM is one of the largest architectural firms in the world. They have designed several of the tallest buildings in the world, including the John Hancock Center (1969, second tallest in the world when built), Willis Tower (1973, tallest in the world for over twenty years), and Burj Khalifa (2010, currently the world's tallest building).
Louis Skidmore
Louis Skidmore (April 8, 1897 – September 27, 1962) was an American architect. He was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. He was the co-founder of the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and recipient of the AIA Gold Medal.
Skidmore died on September 27, 1962 in Winter Haven, Florida, aged 65.
Nathaniel A. Owings
Nathaniel Alexander Owings (February 5, 1903 – June 13, 1984) was an American architect. He was a founding partner of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which became one of the largest architectural firms in the United States.
Owings died in Santa Fe, New Mexico on June 13, 1984, aged 81.
Carl Ikeme
Carl Onora Ikeme (born 8 June 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Ikeme spent all of his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, making 207 appearances in total. He was part of the Wolves teams that won the Championship in 2009 and League One in 2014. Clubs he spent time loaned at were Accrington Stanley, Stockport County, Charlton Athletic, Sheffield United, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City, Middlesbrough and Doncaster Rovers. Although he was born and raised in England, but chose to represent Nigeria internationally. He played for the Nigeria national team ten times. In July 2017, it was stated he had acute leukaemia. He said he was in remission in June 2018. He retired from professional football the following month.
Ikeme was born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. His father is Nigerian.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
John O. Merrill
John Ogden Merrill Sr. (10 August 1896 – 13 June 1975) was an American architect and structural engineer. He was responsible for the design and construction of the United States Air Force Academy campus and for the development of Oak Ridge, Tennessee where the atomic bomb was developed.
He was a founding partner of the international architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about west of Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 29,330 at the 2010 census.
Geoffrey Baer
Geoffrey Baer is an American television personality, actor and producer. He is best known for hosting the 10 That Changed America series, the "Chicago By Boat" architecture series, and other television programs produced by WTTW in Chicago for Illinois PBS stations. His programs focus on the history, culture, and people of the Chicago area as well as American architecture.
Baer was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He studied at Miami University and at Northwestern University.
Mel Carnahan
Melvin Eugene Carnahan (February 11, 1934 – October 16, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. He was born in Birch Tree, Missouri. He was the 51st Governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in a plane crash in 2000. He was a Democrat.
Carnahan was killed in a plane crash near St. Louis, Missouri on October 16, 2000, aged 66.
Carnahan was elected posthumously to the U.S. Senate in November 2000. His widow, Jean Carnahan, held his seat for two years.
Birch Tree, Missouri
Birch Tree is a city in Shannon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 679 at the 2010 census.
North Laurel, Maryland
North Laurel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The published population was 4,474 at the 2010 census. North Laurel is near the City of Laurel.
Laurel, Maryland
Laurel is a city in northern Prince George's County, Maryland, in the United States. It is located almost midway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore on the banks of the Patuxent River. As of the census of 2010, there were 25,115 people.
Patuxent River
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington, D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between the two. The Patuxent watershed had a rapidly growing population of 590,769 in 2000.
Letitia James
Letitia A. "Tish" James (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer, activist and politician. She is the Democratic Attorney General of New York since 2019. She won the 2018 election.
Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,029,655, making it the most populous county in Utah.
Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. The county was created in 1850.
Ralph Becker
Ralph Elihu Becker Jr. (born May 30, 1952) is an American politician and attorney. He is the former Minority Leader of the Utah State House of Representatives and the 34th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah.
In December 2013, Becker officiated over some of the first same-sex marriages performed in the state of Utah.
Logan, Utah
Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 48,174, with an estimated population of 48,997 in 2014.
Richfield, Utah
Richfield is a city in and the county seat of Sevier County, Utah, in the United States. It is the largest city in southern-central Utah. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,551.
Richfield’s record high is , set on July 23, 1931, and the record low is , set on February 6, 1989.
Jackie Biskupski
Jackie Biskupski (born January 11, 1966) is an American Democratic politician. She is the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the city's first openly gay mayor, and the second female mayor (after Deedee Corradini). She is a former member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing the 30th District in Salt Lake County from 1999 to 2011.
Hastings, Minnesota
Hastings is a city in Dakota and Washington counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Its population was 22,172 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dakota County.
Bea Binene
Beanca Marie Binene Go (born November 4, 1997, Quezon City), is a Filipina actress and television host. She was a finalist on "StarStruck Kids" and has played the role of Natalie Dimaculangan on "First Time". She is also one of the Junior Ambassadors for the Haribon Foundation since 2005.
She has participated in an acting workshop by Trumpets, where she played Molly in the production of Annie.
She was in the GMA Network TV series Reel Love Presents: Tween Hearts playing the role of tough girl Belinda Fortes. She is also a regular host every Monday in "Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales" on GMA News TV.
Her first title role show with Jake Vargas was "Alice Bungisngis and her Wonder Walis".
She landed her second antagonist role in "Carmela" (2014) with Alden Richards and Marian Rivera-Dantes.