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Originally Posted by the urban politician

Carvana wants to build a 135 ft tall car lot in Skokie:

(I can't get past the paywall, but this looks very interesting):

https://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...xnm-story.html

It's the same "car vending machine tower" they already have in Oakbrook and other US cities. Just a gimmick to attract attention from drivers on the highway. Functionally the building isn't any different from the Nissan dealership that already exists right there on Golf.

The opposition is the usual NIMBYism from residents of Optima next door.
Ironically, if Skokie had listened to the NIMBYs 20 years ago then Optima wouldn't exist...

We are so puritanical about signage and advertisements in this country, which is weird because big business runs roughshod over society in pretty much every other way.