Chicago tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention, which featured physical confrontations both inside and outside the convention hall, with anti-war protesters, journalists and bystanders being beaten by police. Major construction projects, including the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower, which in 1974 became the world's tallest building), University of Illinois at Chicago, McCormick Place, and O'Hare International Airport, were undertaken during Richard J. Daley's tenure. In 1979, Jane Byrne, the city's first female mayor, was elected. She was notable for temporarily moving into the crime-ridden Cabrini-Green housing project and for leading Chicago's school system out of a financial crisis. In
Salmon Tower Building Salmon Tower Building The Salmon Tower Building is a 31-story edifice located at 11 West 42nd Street in Manhattan which was designed by Albert J. Wilcox. It was completed by early 1928 at which time its interior was more than 50% leased. Salmon Tower Building was located just east of the Aeolian Building. The firm of Walter J. Salmon, Sr. which erected the edifice, was known as 11 West 42nd Street, Inc. It is next door to 500 Fifth Avenue, also built by Salmon, Sr. The building has 932,101 square feet. The New York headquarters to elect Herbert Hoover President