CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 1083

OrdoSeclorum · #**21641** Posted **Oct 14, 2022, 1:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mr. Chicago

Mr. Chicago here,
Alas the poor garage is coming down on the corner of Grand and St. Claire. I will remember it well. I must say thanks for the history of those garages in Chicago, very interesting. Tell me has anyone ever heard of the term "city landmark"? Keep demolishing these pearls of modernity for the black-cladded mountains of post-modernity and you will have very depressing areas of town. ( And what is it about the color black? Along the lakeshore everyone was waring black. I thought I was at a funeral.) You know the architecture in Miami and Toronto is bright , cheerful, optimistic ,in other words--CHICAGO. Except now it is no longer in Chicago. Black cladding unless it is on a supertall will age fast.
To remain on point, the richness of Chicago, as both city and architecturally, will disappear unless there is some historical perspective in our thinking. Oh------where are Bob Newhart and Mclean Stevenson now?

OrdoSeclorum here. On St. Claire that garage is three driveways that go over the sidewalk. On Grand it's a chain-link fence. It's literally a blight.

Marina City is a landmark. Part of me would miss 401 N State. Get rid of all the rest of them, especially there's no retail at street level.

rlw777 · #**21642** Posted **Oct 14, 2022, 1:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by OrdoSeclorum

OrdoSeclorum here. On St. Claire that garage is three driveways that go over the sidewalk. On Grand it's a chain-link fence. It's literally a blight.

Marina City is a landmark. Part of me would miss 401 N State. Get rid of all the rest of them, especially there's no retail at street level.

I would add Tigerman's 60 E. Lake St to the landmark list

r18tdi · #**21643** Posted **Oct 14, 2022, 5:51 PM**

Crane on the rise today at Cassidy on Canal.

left of center · #**21644** Posted **Oct 14, 2022, 8:49 PM**

Which is absolutely why we should protect the many fine examples of 60s-70s modern architecture in this city, many of which already have landmark status, and many more which should be given that distinction. But preserving something that is by resounding consensus ugly and of poor land use does not make sense.

untitledreality · #**21645** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 12:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by OrdoSeclorum

Part of me would miss 401 N State. Get rid of all the rest of them, especially there's no retail at street level.

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Originally Posted by rlw777

I would add Tigerman's 60 E. Lake St to the landmark list

untitledreality here,
Tear them all down. That era of Chicago symbolizes nothing but utter disdain for the urban environment, one in which irreplaceable monuments of man were replaced with storage sheds for the convenience of those who abandoned the city. (e.g. Garrick)

Yeah, the unrelenting monolith that is 401 N State has an aura about it, but its just vertical slats on a parking structure. Tigerman at 60 E Lake? Its a car. We get it. Take a picture and move on.

People over cars, every single damn time.

pip · #**21646** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 2:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by left of center

Which is absolutely why we should protect the many fine examples of 60s-70s modern architecture in this city, many of which already have landmark status, and many more which should be given that distinction. But preserving something that is by resounding consensus ugly and of poor land use does not make sense.

I see these buildings as, while be representative of an era, pedestrian unfriendly. Too much of Chicago is like that. Maybe the focus should be on smaller scale buildings that are pleasant at foot level instead of cold.

Steely Dan · #**21647** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 4:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by untitledreality

People over cars, every single damn time.

A to the motherfucking MEN!

Architecture built for cars instead of people should never be cherished.

Excise these goddamn tumors.

BVictor1 · #**21648** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 4:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

Crane on the rise today at Cassidy on Canal.

10.14.22

BVictor1 · #**21649** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 4:57 AM**

10.11.22

rivernorthlurker · #**21650** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 6:11 PM**

311 W Huron

Finally crane base. Looks like they are wrapping up the foundation work.

rivernorthlurker · #**21651** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 6:29 PM**

741 N Wells

New crane up.

Klippenstein · #**21652** Posted **Oct 16, 2022, 3:11 AM**

350 N Morgan

160 N Morgan

160 N Morgan, 166 N Aberdeen, 160 N Elizabeth & Embry's crane (on the left)

166 N Aberdeen

160 N Elizabeth

1234 W Randolph

Embry (21 N May)

Pano View from Fulton East (to the South, West and barely the Guinness Building to the North)

330 N Green (Just North of Fulton East)

BVictor1 · #**21653** Posted **Oct 16, 2022, 4:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

I just spent well over an hour at the top (almost) of the BMO tower. Sadly due to child care responsibilities I can't visit too many more sites...

Ditto... not the child care part

10.15.22
West Loop/Fulton Market

SamInTheLoop · #**21654** Posted **Oct 16, 2022, 5:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by ChiPlanner

As much as I DETEST cars/driving/car infrastructure, I'm kinda sad to see this one go. This was the last of the city-built municipal parking garages. Great piece on them from Forgotten Chicago for anyone interested:

http://forgottenchicago.com/features...rking-garages/

Very cool. Thanks for posting. While I absolutely don't mourn the demise of any, I would have like to have seen No 1 when it was still around.

SamInTheLoop · #**21655** Posted **Oct 16, 2022, 5:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by lakeshoredrive

This is a gorgeous building. I really love the base of the building

Agree. I like this one, even it's base. Think it does about a good a job as you can with the current guidelines (assuming it falls within the affected area), which hopefully will still be tweaked.

SIGSEGV · #**21656** Posted **Oct 16, 2022, 8:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

Ditto... not the child care part

10.15.22
West Loop/Fulton Market

Great now I don't need to post some of my nearly identical photos

Chi-Sky21 · #**21657** Posted **Oct 16, 2022, 9:30 PM**

The cladding on the buildings directly west of the marianos in so hideous. Such a missed opportunity.

BVictor1 · #**21658** Posted **Oct 17, 2022, 4:38 PM**

1112 W. Carroll is now fenced off. The is the residential portion of the Trammell Crow two tower project. I'd heard the project was out for bid.

10.17.22

rivernorthlurker · #**21659** Posted **Oct 17, 2022, 4:46 PM**

Oh boy oh boy oh boy...

More exciting is that the Power Construction sign is out front. This basically indicates they've been retained for the construction already? Seems like a very good sign (unintentional pun) to me.

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

1112 W. Carroll is now fenced off. The is the residential portion of the Trammell Crow two tower project. I'd heard the project was out for bid.

10.17.22

Randomguy34 · #**21660** Posted **Oct 17, 2022, 4:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

1112 W. Carroll is now fenced off. The is the residential portion of the Trammell Crow two tower project. I'd heard the project was out for bid.

They have a pending permit at the moment, which would line up with your info