THE BIOGRAPHY OF CHICAGO’S MARINA CITY
Written by Steven Dahlman

Artifacts of daily life at Marina City

These cardstock notices (5 inches wide by 1¾ inch tall) were given to residents in the mid-1960s to let them know a parcel was waiting for them. The red notice reads, “A parcel for you has been delivered to the package room. Please call for it at your earliest convenience. Thank you.”

The blue notice calls it “a bulky parcel.” The graphic to the left of the text is a representation of the layout of the complex.

Parcel notice

Bulky parcel notice

Welcome from McFetridge

The above card, apparently signed by William L. McFetridge, president of the union that invested in Marina City, welcomed Earl Meech to the complex in 1963.

Bertrand Goldberg Archive Portland Cement Association