LEGENDS
& ICONS
65 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE’S
SIXTY-FIVE YEARS AGO...
Winston Churchill gave his famous “Iron
Curtain” speech at Westminster College
in Fulton, MO. The holiday movie clas-
sic It’s A Wonderful Life premiered to
mixed reviews. Emperor Hirohito of
Japan announced that he was not a
god. And REAL ESTATE FORUM
began publishing.
The commercial real estate
industry has grown exponentially
since 1946, evolving to a nearly
$10-trillion business. Through
upturns and downturns, turbulence
and calm, FORUM has had its fin-
ger on the pulse of the market, cov-
ering the events, personalities,
trends, projects and innovations that
have helped shape an industry that
today is as interesting and diverse as the
people who operate it. To mark our 65th
anniversary, the editors of Forum are taking a
look back at the past six-and-a-half decades as
well as providing some insight into what you should
