que , ▁wing ed ▁version ▁of ▁a ▁l ion , ▁as ▁figur ative ▁decor ation . ▁ ▁This ▁creature ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁few ▁figur ative ▁elements ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁architect ' s ▁designs . ▁ ▁( The ▁ang els ▁in ▁his ▁Transport ation ▁Building ▁and ▁the ▁Bay ard - Cond ict ▁Building ▁being ▁other ▁examples .) ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁plans ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁designs ▁of ▁the ▁orn ament ▁were ▁done ▁by ▁S ull ivan ' s ▁draft s man ▁Parker ▁N . ▁Ber ry , ▁who ▁was ▁shortly ▁there after ▁to ▁fall ▁victim ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Spanish ▁flu ▁ep ide mic . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁or ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁a ▁city ▁beaut ification ▁project ▁spons ored ▁the ▁plant ing ▁of ▁several ▁trees ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁bank . ▁ ▁Geb hard ▁calls ▁this ▁an ▁" un bel iev able ▁decision " ▁for ▁the ▁growing ▁plants ▁would ▁obsc ure ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁amaz ing ▁fac ade . ▁ ▁These ▁plant ings ▁can ▁be ▁easily ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁gallery ▁pictures , ▁taken ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁These ▁trees ▁were ▁removed ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁city ▁rem ode led ▁its ▁dow nt own ▁side wal ks ▁and ▁streets ▁so ▁the ▁inter sections ▁of ▁the ▁square ▁had ▁the ▁" J ew el box " ▁appearance ▁to ▁them