SC4 buildings and their real-life counterparts

[io_bg]

Has anyone else except me noticed that many (if not all) Maxis SC4 buildings have been modelled, or at least inspired, by real-life ones? I decided to put down a small list of the ones I've found so far.

Chicago tileset

• Type: CO$$
  SC4 name: ___
  Real life name: Marquette Building
  Location: Chicago
  Built: 1895
  

• Type: CO$$$
  SC4 Name: Pedriana Pharmaceuticals
  Real life name: Nelson Tower
  Location: New York City
  Built: 1931
  Pictures:
  

• Type: CO$$$
  SC4 name: Farly Audio
  Real life name: Union Trust Building
  Location: New York City
  Built: 1897
  Comment: demolished in the late 1920's to make way for the 1 Wall street which still occupies that site.
  Pictures:
  

• Type: CO$$$
  SC4 name: The Freytag Building
  Real life name: Wolfe Building
  Location: New York City
  Built: 1895
  Comment: Demolished in the 1960's because of street widening.
  Pictures:
  

• Type: R$$$
  SC4 name: McCormick Place   
  Real life name: Herald Towers
  Location: New York City
  Built: Unkown
  Pictures:
  

• Type: R$$$
  SC4 name: Butts Condos
  Real life name: The Dakota
  Location: New York City
  Built: 1884
  Pictures:
  

New York tileset

• Type: CO$$
  SC4 name: McClellan Inc.
  Real life name: Daily News Building
  Location: New York City
  Built: 1929
  Pictures:
  

• Type: CO$$$
  SC4 name: Lind Entertainment
  Real life name: Woolworth Building
  Location: New York City
  Built: 1913
  Comment: I'd say this one is loosely inspired by the real building.
  Pictures:
  

• Type: CO$$$
  SC4 name: Wren Insurance
  Real life name: Shell Building
  Location: San Francisco
  Built: 1929
  Comment:
  Pictures:
  

• Type: CO$$$
  SC4 name: Goldman Building
  Real life name: Manhattan Building
  Location: Chicago
  Built: 1891
  Pictures:
  

European tileset

• Type: CO$$
  SC4 name: Lucky Lizard Lofts
  Real life name: Eurotheum
  Location: Frankfurt am Main
  Built: 1999
  Pictures:
  

• Type: CO$$$
  SC4 name: Hogan Wallace and White Insurance
  Real life name: Messeturm
  Location: Frankfurt am Main
  Built: 1990
  Pictures:
  

• Type: CO$$$
  SC4 name: Hurt Enterprise Headquarters
  Real life name: Commerzbank Tower
  Location: Frankfurt am Main
  Built: 1997
  Pictures:
  

• Type: CO$$$
  SC4 name: Khoury Art Foundation Building
  Real life name: Westendstrasse 1
  Location: Frankfurt am Main
  Built: 1993
  Pictures:
  

Okay, so this is what I've got by myself so far (I've still to add a few in-game pics for some buildings but am too tired now so I'll do it tomorrow). Let me hear your suggestions and contributions!
Oh and I hope I'm at the right board!

[sunv123]

I think that the Vu financial is based on a building in New York. I'll post a pic when i find it. I really didn't know that they put the Woolworth building in here.

[MTT9]

Its so wierd to see the "real ones". It only bothers me the lack of details some of this models have

[FrankU]

@ io_bg,

Nice thread!
You put a lot of work in this.

And MTT9
Sure, real life is scale 1:1. Always more detail than in a model....