Explore the Historic Old Post Office in Chicago
Explore the new Old Post Office Building, whose early 20th-century design has been adaptively reused into a beautiful, modern Class A Office building. It once seemed as though the stunning architectural details of Chicago's Old Post Office would be lost to time while the building sat vacant for almost two decades. But the 2.8 million square foot building, completed in 1934, recently went through a monumental renovation and now serves as a modern multi-use event and office space that meets today's need for large, light-filled workspaces. See how historic artifacts and building details have been creatively incorporated into the Old Post Office's design including the conversion of the roof to a 3.5-acre urban rooftop park. Old places can become new spaces when a developer with vision collaborates with an award-winning architectural team.
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Explore the Historic Old Post Office in Chicago
What's included in Explore the Historic Old Post Office in Chicago
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Guests will tour the interior of the Old Post Office building on W Van Buren Street, discuss the building's history, and its renovation into a modern office space and learn what adaptive-reuse is and why it is important. Guests will see the Main Lobby, the "Zig-zag wall", the "postcard wall", and the rooftop meadow.
Inclusions
- Tour of the Old Post Office by a certified Chicago Architecture Center docent.
- Food or drink
- Coat check
- Storage for luggage or strollers
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This is an active commercial space. The itinerary of this tour may be altered without notice at the discretion of building management.
- Pets are not allowed.
- Photography is not allowed.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- The Old Post Office Building; meet inside the Van Buren entrance.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Meet the docent at the Old Post Office Building inside the Van Buren street entrance.
