tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post4251483269246670855..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: Building Smashes Wrecking Ball: Jarvis Hunt's 1927 Lake Shore Athletic Club SurvivesLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-56975532630257524862007-12-19T12:35:00.000-06:002007-12-19T12:35:00.000-06:00"For Cook County Hospital, put together a plan and..."For Cook County Hospital, put together a plan and raise some money, and you can probably have it."<BR/><BR/>is laughable. The County has held this building hostage for years, had plenty of offers on it which would preserve the interesting architecture, but never accepted any of them because the right crooks were not being paid off.<BR/><BR/>There is probably more graft to be had from demolishing it and building another state sponsored boondoggle than by privately developing the property. Guess which way the County will go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-12224933641902704712007-12-07T08:49:00.000-06:002007-12-07T08:49:00.000-06:00For Cook County Hospital, put together a plan and ...For Cook County Hospital, put together a plan and raise some money, and you can probably have it. That's the ethical approach to saving the structures you consider endangered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-74626449153243793812007-12-06T14:36:00.000-06:002007-12-06T14:36:00.000-06:00If that's true 9.21am, then its time to move on th...If that's true 9.21am, then its time to move on the other endangered properties in the city. Cook County Hospital anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-41070164798732818672007-12-05T09:21:00.000-06:002007-12-05T09:21:00.000-06:00The soft real estate market is what changed direct...The soft real estate market is what changed directions on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-25258124314757860042007-12-05T07:54:00.000-06:002007-12-05T07:54:00.000-06:00Point of fact: Preservation Chicago and Landmarks ...Point of fact: Preservation Chicago and Landmarks Illinois had been working long and hard before SOAR voted to support preservation early May. <BR/><BR/>The Lake Shore Club was also threatened in 1999, when NU considered selling it as a part of the LR development around the corner on Pearson Street—so this was not a new issue for the community and SOAR.<BR/><BR/>Also the Youtube film with David Lowe, Cheryl Kent, Jay Stewart and Todd Palmer, which has had about 1200 views is another pro Lake Shore Club preservation initiative worth mentioning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd2x-YVlAdcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-17650262836262523012007-12-05T07:18:00.000-06:002007-12-05T07:18:00.000-06:00Great photos Lynn, and a story well told.There wer...Great photos Lynn, and a story well told.<BR/><BR/>There were alot of skeptics when Reilly first announced that he was opposing the demolition of Jarvis Hunt's 1927 Lake Shore Athletic Club.<BR/><BR/>On July 11th, <A HREF="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2007/07/42nd-ward-ald-brendan-reilly-announces.html" REL="nofollow">you wrote</A>:<BR/><BR/><I>"The smart money still has to be against Reilly and the club's survival. Too many powerful interests feel the need to stop what he's doing in the bud, before the contagion can spread.<BR/><BR/>If Reilly doesn't come up with alternative developers with the resources and commitment to preserve the current building, he can please the developers and still play the good guy - "Hey, I tried," he can say, as the wrecker's ball crashes. The stand he took today proves that he's brave. The next two months will determine if he's effective."</I><BR/><BR/>My point at the time was a rephrasing of F.D.R.'s "We have nothing to fear, but Fear itself." Business-as-usual only continues because people of good conscience are afraid to stand up and be counted. The minute we do, we find we have a powerful voice when we speak in unison.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope that people of good conscience continue to rise up in ever-increasing numbers, whether its saving Grant Park, or laying John Burge to rest, or ensuring that every Chicagoan has the tools and the opportunity she or he deserves to achieve their potential, to put an affordable roof overhead, to save for retirement. <BR/><BR/>Every neighborhood deserves safe streets, quality schools, and good-paying jobs. But too often Chicago politicians try to divide us against one another, instead of reminding us that ultimately, we're all in the same lifeboat, and we have a moral responsibility to our neighbors.<BR/><BR/>As always Lynn, a well-researched, well-written, and thought-provoking piece. Keep up the good work.Yellow Dog Democrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298700349853141750noreply@blogger.com