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Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago
I wouldn't be opposed to a casino in River North /or/ the Thompson Center if it could be incorporated into a larger entertainment complex which had wholly thought out programming where the casino can function as part of a greater whole. . . the only problem with both of those locations is by adding just a massive casino, you're creating a civic space that is not cohesive to the rest of the "neighborhood" and doesn't necessarily play nice with the surrounding businesses. . . unfortunately it appears as though they're looking for a place to plop down a massive casino-as-money-making-machine rather than what I would have in mind. . .
Therefore. . . McCormick Place Lakeside it is. . .
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I understand what you mean about blending in the surrounding area...its almost like it would need a massive decade long term development..almost like Rockefeller center type complex of surrounding buildings based on the central Casino/entertainment complex but also adding a park and other commercial/residential buildings ..The potential is there for something very special if done right with the developer and architects who thinks outside the box.