Originally Posted by emathias (Post 7971655)

There's also Smyth, although it's a block north toward Lake which I suppose makes it debatable since it's not *on* Randolph, but it has two stars.

Here's a handy map:
https://chicago.eater.com/maps/chica...estaurants-map

Originally Posted by jc5680 (Post 7971591)

Why isn't Restaurant Row a good option? I keep reading the sequence of posts and don't see any actual reasons to change it.

If anything, since everything is kind of spreading between Randolph and Fulton along with many of the cross streets, linear names (mile, row, way) probably aren't great in the literal sense.

Michelin Mile in particular is not good though. Too similar to Magnificent Mile phonetically. Also, no need to incorporate a brand name, sounds sponsored. To that end we would eventually end up with Randolph called the McDonalds Mile.

Originally Posted by denizen467 (Post 7969572)

Not really related to this proposal, but: I feel a meme rumbling into the west loop.

1940s --> "Magnificent Mile"
2010s --> "Cultural Mile"
2018 --> "Culinary Mile" ?

Or are there any better ones out there? This came to me while walking down Sangamon after eating really, really well.

Originally Posted by 10023 (Post 7971736)

I don't see any need for cheesy branding. It is a, rather than the, restaurant row.

Originally Posted by emathias (Post 7971794)

Hungry Highway
Boulevard of Bites
Grub Gateway
Culinary Kilometer
Mangia Mile
Palatable Parkway
Delicious Drive
Succulent Street
Fairway of Fare

Originally Posted by 10023 (Post 7971736)

I don't see any need for cheesy branding. It is a, rather than the, restaurant row.

Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright (Post 7971843)

Naw, can't you just see it now? "RESTAURANT ROW" in giant neo-industrial neon letters ten feet tall on a "gateway" sign over Randolph??? That's exactly what we need so all the "turists" know where to get their snack on!

Originally Posted by cannedairspray (Post 7972205)

There's a weird kind of elitism on this forum that I have to say is very entertaining.

Originally Posted by cannedairspray (Post 7972205)

There's a weird kind of elitism on this forum that I have to say is very entertaining.

Originally Posted by gebs (Post 7972443)

51-story Fulton Market high-rise “too tall” says West Loop community group [Curbed]

This is my shocked face.

Originally Posted by gebs (Post 7972443)

51-story Fulton Market high-rise “too tall” says West Loop community group [Curbed]

This is my shocked face.

Originally Posted by VKChaz (Post 7972666)

It is too tall. Just looking at the proposal objectively, there is no basis for anything so tall there. There is no shortage of land to develop around the core of the city that can house those potential residents - in fact there are plenty of competing developments that need those people.

Originally Posted by Khantilever (Post 7972677)

Isn’t the fact that the developer is interested in building so tall the strongest bit of evidence that there is, indeed, some basis for something so tall? If you’re interested in making the argument that the harm it could do to the neighborhood is great enough that it overwhelms the benefits, that’s fine, make that argument. But it is very costly to build this high - so if the developer is proposing such a development, that’s a sign that there’s really intense demand in this area.

Originally Posted by VKChaz (Post 7972706)

I am sure a developer seeing unobstructed views in every direction could be profitable. That isn't the point. This isn't how well-designed cities are planned or what is necessarily best for the entire urban core.

Originally Posted by gebs (Post 7972443)

51-story Fulton Market high-rise “too tall” says West Loop community group [Curbed]

This is my shocked face.

Originally Posted by 10023 (Post 7972738)

In other news, water is wet.

This time I kind of agree with them, though. I like the idea of the West Loop as a midrise neighborhood; Chicago doesn't have another one.

At least restrict tall buildings to TODs around CTA stations, so the West Side ends up like the Yonge Street corridor in Toronto (yes, I realize this development would probably be just that around the Morgan L, but you need to establish the zoning regime first).