If the choice is $400M to rehab an architectural gem, or $1.5B to build a new convention hall (the "bridge building") that is an urbanist disaster, seems like a no-brainer.
If it's gonna sit on the lakefront, I would love if the city and state came together to set up recreational programming for Lakeside Center so it functions as something like park space when there's not a convention going on (which is most of the time).
Imagine a huge fieldhouse where disadvantaged kids can play organized volleyball, tennis, basketball through the winter. The only thing you need is different flooring, and some nets that retract up to the ceiling. McCormick has tons of parking for families to drive here, and direct Metra Electric access to much of the South Side.
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la forme d'une ville change plus vite, hélas! que le coeur d'un mortel...
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