This building was a first in Black history #chicago #architecture #building @ChicagoArchitecture
This building was a first in Black history #chicago #architecture #building @ChicagoArchitecture
Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Johnson Publishing Company was the first downtown Chicago highrise commissioned by a Black-owned company and designed by a Black architect. John H. Johnson founded the Johnson Publishing Company in 1942, launching the magazines Ebony in 1945 and Jet in 1951.
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