tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post115665006388445063..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: End of The RoadLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-1156787907527978122006-08-28T12:58:00.000-05:002006-08-28T12:58:00.000-05:00Thanks for making the point--I thought it was obvi...Thanks for making the point--I thought it was obvious to people, but I guess not--that despite the sonorous platitudes about the death of the department store, that's exactly what Wal-Mart is, minus every shred of glamour. <BR/><BR/>Between the loss of the Berghoff & my after-work hangout, Trader Vic's, and now the loss of the bookends of State Street, that late street, 2OO6 is turning out to be the year from hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-1156781810461418182006-08-28T11:16:00.000-05:002006-08-28T11:16:00.000-05:00Hi Lynn,Does it matter so much what is inside this...Hi Lynn,<BR/><BR/>Does it matter so much what is inside this building? If not a department store, then perhaps another function. I, for one, thought the interior of Carson's was a dump, poorly maintained and with a haphazard merchandise display. <BR/><BR/>Given that the Landlord bought out Carson's lease, perhaps they have another tennant in mind.<BR/><BR/>I would like to see this kept as a public building. Something about the "cultural center" offerings in the Loop seem to keep buildings off limits to the public, and devoid of culture.<BR/><BR/>JBPJBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015371340244747070noreply@blogger.com