August 8, 1932:
After a dedication address by United States Senator from Illinois Otis
F. Glenn, a 20-foot by 30-foot flag of the United States is raised for the
first time to the top of the new 90-foot flagpole atop Tribune Tower. The dedication is held on the thirty-fifth
floor of the building. In his dedication
speech Senator Glenn says, “History has been made where this flag shall
henceforth fly. The first founders of
Chicago settled on the land where the Tribune Tower now stands. Fort Dearborn was here – almost within a
stone’s throw Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the presidency. Here from a great swamp has grown a great,
strenuous, vital city, teeming with four million vigorous, progressive
Americans.” [Chicago Daily Tribune, August 9, 1932] The proceedings are broadcast over W.G.N.
radio and from ten loudspeakers around Tribune Tower to the street below.
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