tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post8753404896811603133..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: Buildings We've Grown to Love: Harry Weese's River CottagesLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-21500983940272260172010-04-27T12:11:59.492-05:002010-04-27T12:11:59.492-05:00surely the angle of these places must have somethi...surely the angle of these places must have something to do with the perpetually lifted rail bridge across the river:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgerwing/3196442441/in/set-72157612519012099/mgerwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016544596604384379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-50975900288167630042010-04-27T11:44:42.002-05:002010-04-27T11:44:42.002-05:00Yeah, he says shanty town like it's a bad thin...Yeah, he says shanty town like it's a bad thing.<br /><br />The movie reference that came to my mind the first time I saw them was this one:<br /><br />http://bit.ly/9ygxwkMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398730540934226860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-68183357830035830042010-04-27T07:33:42.012-05:002010-04-27T07:33:42.012-05:00i love and have always loved and appreciated these...i love and have always loved and appreciated these residences. the chicago river is one of the most underutilized and under appreciated attributes of our city - one ride on the water taxi to work (cheaper than the bus) might change someones perspective. <br /><br />and thanks for pointing out the birdhouse, i like it even more now!charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-87153002452262097302010-04-27T01:19:40.716-05:002010-04-27T01:19:40.716-05:00Nice story Lynn. Lately I've been very much a...Nice story Lynn. Lately I've been very much appreciating Harry Weese and Associates' Chinatown Square. It has aged well. They re-create the kind of quarters China has been recently tearing down at a furious pace.Edward Lifsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929253945963414446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-51753752220494584272010-04-26T22:35:33.928-05:002010-04-26T22:35:33.928-05:00. . . and all the better for it. God spare us the.... . . and all the better for it. God spare us the sterility of still another corporate temple preening on the riverfront.Lynn Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-76851175459124292692010-04-26T22:20:18.094-05:002010-04-26T22:20:18.094-05:00dCome on, LB. You know that I am a fan of your wor...dCome on, LB. You know that I am a fan of your work. I've supported your blog for 2-plus years. The article is great but the subject matter is horrible--lets be honest, it is a shanty town.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811483638815107266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-41270567326213247392010-04-26T19:04:32.795-05:002010-04-26T19:04:32.795-05:00Let's see, an entire wedding party is ugly; on...Let's see, an entire wedding party is ugly; one of Chicago's more charming structured should be burned down. I'm beginning to think if you don't like something, it must be good.Lynn Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-77233132591129811562010-04-26T18:55:27.468-05:002010-04-26T18:55:27.468-05:00"WE have grown to love them?"
Speak for..."WE have grown to love them?"<br /><br />Speak for yourself, LB. These brutalist structures are an urban blight. <br /><br />B<br />U<br />R<br />N<br /><br />them down.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811483638815107266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-75896333826836929022010-04-26T15:44:05.760-05:002010-04-26T15:44:05.760-05:00I love these buildings...I used to look for them e...I love these buildings...I used to look for them every time I took Metra by them in and out of Ogilvie.Elizabeth M. Tamnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830061989603718850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-51969860502716543202010-04-26T00:03:54.189-05:002010-04-26T00:03:54.189-05:00It's been over 20 years, so my memory's a ...It's been over 20 years, so my memory's a bit hazy on these topics. <br /><br />I recall going through the units with Harry Weese. One of the units, I think, was Harry's, and he stored a boat there that could be winched down to the river.<br /><br />The northernmost unit was built, I'd heard, based on a defective survey and encroached onto city property. Weese had to buy an easement before he could sell the unit with clear title.<br /><br />Am I the only one who sees echoes of the River Cottages in Lucien LaGrange's design for the high-rise at 510 W. Erie?Joe Zekashttp://yochicago.comnoreply@blogger.com