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Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280
It always seems to be situated somewhere along on in Lincoln Park...
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I read in a book it was supposed to be Lincoln Park, in a render it looks like its in a park with other buildings in the background. If I had to pick a parcel it looks like the southeastern corner of Lincoln Park. 1600 North Lake Shore Drive would be the address and the tower site would be bound by Lake Shore Drive on the east, North Avenue on the south, State Street (if State Street were extended past North Avenue) on the west, and La Salle Drive on the north (the diagonal feeder that connects the normal La Salle Street with Lake Shore Drive).
Do you think this site would even be big enough? Lets forget the huge plaza/garden thing that Wright envisioned around the tower, but just for the base of the tower itself.
This would be an interesting but weird spot, North Avenue Beach is just to the east past Lake Shore Drive, the Cardinal's residence is just to the south. Gold Coast and Lincoln Park NIMBY's would all have nervous breakdowns.
Other possible locations would be southern Grant Park (above the Roosevelt Metra stop), the vacant land south of Roosevelt Road along the Chicago River, Northerly Island, and Wolf Point assuming the demolition of the Apparel Center.
All of the above locations with the exception of Wolf Point would require no major demolition of existing buildings due to being on unbuilt/undeveloped land.