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I felt like I was in science class again after reading that. Interesting to think about though as it absolutely is right in the way of the sun for months of the year(during some hours of the day)
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Shadow Pricing - NO . Even if it was a significant cost - NO.
The time of year when the sun would be a benefit (winter) is when the incident angle is the greatest, this is part of what makes it so cold up here. |
Lots of parts delivered to the site today for the tower crane, it should start going up this afternoon and complete tomorrow if the weather holds.
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Great photos Bvictor!
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Great shots !
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But in all seriousness, now I get why some of the gay members of our community have requested shots of the construction eye candy. That guy is ripped on a whole nother level. Probably pretty good workout to swing a 20 lbs sledge over your head while hanging halfway off a tower crane. |
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No there are some Adonis/Amazon* looking guys/girls in each gym. * (i feel bad i cant recall a buff female greek, i know at least one existed in AoM) |
Great pics BVic! Looks like some country's Olympic team is missing its weight lifting ringer.
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Maybe you were thinking of Atalanta (person, not city in Georgia)? She was a famous heroine who performed feats of strength and refused to marry any man weaker than her, and hence never got married. |
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Holy crap thats a great view of what this will change mich Ave. Permanently. Take another 6 months from now.
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Making good progress with the core climbing forms. This will start to be felt in no time.
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^ It's an important piece of Chicago history even though the building isn't that special. I think that counts for something
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https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-blog...9-9aa99df0fb22 admittedly, the building's no looker from the exterior, but still... :shrug: |
Screw it. Throw those interiors into a museum and tear it down. You know know some big name hotel will buy that property in a second and build a highrise. I'm looking at you mandarin Oriental. Plus that new tower and essex would stand spectacularly with the tiny college in between it. Then hilton can put a highrise up as well. Sorry, im writing myself into a daydream.
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I think this building would look a lot better if it had a neighbor to the south. The semi-exposed cinder block wall is the biggest problem to me. I would enjoy seeing a tall tower alongside to fill in the gap. That would help emphasize the horizontal lines and clean look of the exterior. |
The interiors are amazing and would be great to preserve. The exterior I'm no huge fan of, but there is history there...
830 S Michigan (old YWCA) should be a prime development site. |
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It's a damn shame. The Chicago Federal Building 😫
But the collective loss of all the brownstones and greystones, and even just brick 3 flats, is greater than any one great demolished building. |
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Some confusion here. The building at 830 S. Michigan was the YWCA, not the YMCA, which had the huge building at 9th & Wabash (now Burnham Park Plaza).
Park Michigan proposed saving only the front 40 feet, a mere façadectomy. |
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  I want one !  |
Awesome to start seeing this gap along Michigan Avenue filling up!
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 Concrete pump on the other side of the existing hotel - pumping through the hotel.  (nice one with the faces Solar) |
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^ Reminds me, if they can tunnel the McCormick Busway under the IC tracks so simply, then think of what all else they could do for transit ...
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