tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post1841468760660297995..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: Does This Make My Butt Look Fat?Lynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-54216289727364433842008-06-09T17:04:00.000-05:002008-06-09T17:04:00.000-05:00My mother would take me for dinner on Sundays ther...My mother would take me for dinner on Sundays there when I was young, mid 60s time frame. I can remember great meals and the views were spectacular from the deck. I tried to recreate one of those dinners in 1978 with my wife from my then home of Texas. All gone by that time. Great childhood memory of a great time and a great city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-28169757674101026882008-04-21T20:12:00.000-05:002008-04-21T20:12:00.000-05:00I remember looking out at the city and the lake as...I remember looking out at the city and the lake as a young child up in the Prudential's observation deck.<BR/><BR/>They had those flat-faced, bug-head-looking telescopes that you could put a nickel in (or was it a penny) and look down to see people sitting in their boats in Monroe Harbor.<BR/><BR/>Looking to the southwest, you were looking DOWN on the entire loop. Holy cow, has THAT changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-40971801998256927132008-04-21T18:08:00.000-05:002008-04-21T18:08:00.000-05:00The owner is planning to completely alter the faca...The owner is planning to completely alter the facade too, so it won't be a "landmark" for much longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-46011125665877578482008-04-21T10:42:00.000-05:002008-04-21T10:42:00.000-05:00I used to work there and walked past that bustle e...I used to work there and walked past that bustle every day - I think your being harsh of it. Theres an air of monumentality and sterility that the bustle and the Aon buildings exagerated vertical lines make that seems just right. Although one could squeaze a Dicks Last Resort into it just as well;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-8623905728154528642008-04-21T09:03:00.000-05:002008-04-21T09:03:00.000-05:00Yes.Yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com