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Originally Posted by Mr. Chicago
Hence my idea of placing the casino on the north end of Goose Island by the small lake below North Ave Bridge. The idea was to pick up the Cabrini area.
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The Bally’s location is a lot closer to the remaining Cabrini townhomes than North Ave. It’s right across the bridge.
The main problem is Goose Island is that the companies that own land there are very difficult to move (and there are a few that are essential research facilities). It would take a years in court to evict them
That building on the Northern tip? That’s the Mars-Wrigley Global HQ.
The warehouses and lots on the NE side… Waste Management transfer point and MxD manufacturing research facility.
Warehouse on the center East Bank … FedEx shipping center.
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I see the options for the location of the casino. Question-are they really inviting places for a casino? Will a casino not clash with the theme of the area?
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You mean the existing options?
Bally’s is a short walk from Hubbard street with many bars and night clubs. Known for its drunken escapades.
Hard Rock is next to Soldier Field and McCormick Place. Not much in the area to clash with.
Rivers 78 has been an empty lot for the past century.
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I submit for your consideration this idea,(and this a serious idea)---the Northerly Island Resort and Casino. Imagine the tax revenue and the rental income from a casino on city land.l
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This is 100% impossible. The Chicago Lakefront is protected by Public Trust Doctrine, which is just about the harshest law imaginable. Basically, after voiding the Illinois Central Railroad lease to the lakefront, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the city of Chicago could never use the land for private use or profit ever again.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illi...n_of_the_Court