tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post1701314618329990131..comments2024-03-17T15:59:53.999-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: To Start 2013: Three (Small) Chicago FixesLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-33912942144305388442013-01-11T09:43:42.627-06:002013-01-11T09:43:42.627-06:00About Puffin' Pigeon Place, I want to make sur...About Puffin' Pigeon Place, I want to make sure that credit is given to the right person. This was really the initiative of Drea Howenstein, SAIC professor AIDAO and Arts Education. My following in her footsteps, together with Anders Nereim, John Manning, Greg Mowery, is a great illustration of how departments and faculty collaborate within the school and with other public institutions. Hopefully, as you wish, 2013 will see the realization of some of the schemes we came up with and are expecting to find the momentum, within and without the school, to develop. Drea and I are still working actively on this and we are grateful for your putting it on the top of your small projects "to do" list.odile compagnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772095407771191981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-76697795086714575742013-01-10T20:40:23.627-06:002013-01-10T20:40:23.627-06:00Actually, proposing the Post Office for the casino...Actually, proposing the Post Office for the casino has been floated by a number of people - huge floor plates, close to subway, buses, Metra and expressways. Right now, the facility is in its fourth year of the patented Bill Davies business model of buying an asset, announcing grandiose plans, and then doing nothing, year after after, until someone gets so fed up they buy him out at a substantial profit.Lynn Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-45928303928772844632013-01-10T20:00:59.047-06:002013-01-10T20:00:59.047-06:00Got any ideas for the old Post Office?
That behem...Got any ideas for the old Post Office?<br /><br />That behemoth might even make a better casino than the AC.<br /><br />There could even be a train stop underneath. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-53562158822732062012013-01-10T11:35:59.657-06:002013-01-10T11:35:59.657-06:00Lynn, I love all three suggestions. I work in the ...Lynn, I love all three suggestions. I work in the Tribune Tower and so every day I pass by the future casino from the red line. My window looks out onto the Illinois Center patio. And I walk home every night to the brown line and pass by the substation. You touch on three sites that are very close to me. <br /><br />I agree with you so much on these three sites. Although personally, I don't know if I want a casino in the city, but that space is certainly huge. I always wonder what it's like inside that big box. <br /><br />The Illinois Center patio, I tend to avoid, because it's mostly all smokers up there. But it could be a more thriving space. <br /><br />The Substation is a weird little space. It seems if they opened it up into a patio, the students from Harold Washington college would love to hang out there. Matt Maldrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589044056172003151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-76868615649617010602013-01-09T21:54:31.086-06:002013-01-09T21:54:31.086-06:00Spot number 3 would make an awesome shooting range...Spot number 3 would make an awesome shooting range.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-35314009618301023832013-01-09T16:56:46.764-06:002013-01-09T16:56:46.764-06:00At least you're offering constructive advice. ...At least you're offering constructive advice. All I can do is complain. http://mtmodern.tumblr.com/post/40100485517/the-1893-worlds-fair-was-a-singular-event-notAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942321997009141752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-74533247347073977512013-01-03T09:28:11.289-06:002013-01-03T09:28:11.289-06:00Excellent list. I don't like th ecasino idea ...Excellent list. I don't like th ecasino idea but then, I don't really want the casino at all. If you have it have it, though, I'm not sure that area can handle the added traffic, as I expect many casino visitors want to arrive by car. But I do like the idea of hiding it in the middle of the city, almost anonomously, so that no lake-front picture of the city ever shows it Great idea for Illinois Center; I walk home through that plaza daily and always consdier it a hidden gem. With better access and a little renovation work, it could be great. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-7499918105776758832013-01-03T08:50:18.004-06:002013-01-03T08:50:18.004-06:00The Athletic Club site, including the surface park...The Athletic Club site, including the surface parking, is, in fact, an entire city block. Lynn Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-68596263359052355862013-01-03T08:42:33.792-06:002013-01-03T08:42:33.792-06:00The athletic club site is not nearly big enough. A...The athletic club site is not nearly big enough. A casino would probably want an entire city block, or something even larger, so a site down by McCormick Place would be perfect. <br /><br />I think there should be casinos downtown and at both airports. I know all the arguments against gambling, but right now the City of Chicago gets no benefit from gambling and all that money - tens of millions I'm sure - is flowing to the suburbs and Indiana. The gambling cat is out of the bag and we should be getting the benefits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-7580804480382681732013-01-02T22:46:41.285-06:002013-01-02T22:46:41.285-06:00Interesting - these seem minor to me when I imagin...Interesting - these seem minor to me when I imagine the many areas I would find appalling as a visitor to Chicago. Navy Pier, the stretch of Michigan Ave just south of the river, the hideous stairs/railings on the east side of Michigan at Grand come to mind. I hate that Lawry's building as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com