tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post3452346584921620443..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: "Stunning" Burnham and Root San Francisco Chronicle Building restoration unveiledLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-15405119215561443512008-01-08T13:33:00.000-06:002008-01-08T13:33:00.000-06:00Significant historic structures here in Chicago th...Significant historic structures here in Chicago that are similarly hidden behind ill-conceived "modernization" efforts?...<BR/><BR/>Holabird and Root's Beef and Brandy building on State Street is always a visual pleasure.<BR/><BR/>JBPJBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015371340244747070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-26599840832861719032008-01-02T14:37:00.000-06:002008-01-02T14:37:00.000-06:00I was thinking the same thing about the Farwell. ...I was thinking the same thing about the Farwell. But the developers have all but signaled something major is going to happen, given the tacky "30%, 40% Sold" sign that hasn't upticked beyond 40% since August 07. They would probably just let the building sit and rot until the market gets better. That butt-ugly scaffolding will catch whatever falls from the roof or cornice.<BR/><BR/>Last I saw, the street level retailers are still moving out, though the scaffolding has a bunch of ultra cheapo signs with the retailers' logos inkjet'd on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-20187604162551167822008-01-02T11:39:00.000-06:002008-01-02T11:39:00.000-06:00Will the Farwell be destroyed? The project is far ...Will the Farwell be destroyed? The project is far behind schedule and the market is terrible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-59947026213760460282008-01-02T09:52:00.000-06:002008-01-02T09:52:00.000-06:00What a stunning revelation it is to find such a ma...What a stunning revelation it is to find such a magnificent old building under that hideous steel shell. Lynn, do you know of any significant historic structures here in Chicago that are similarly hidden behind ill-conceived "modernization" efforts?Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679678856824675642noreply@blogger.com