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Originally Posted by SafetyFirst
Washington Park made the most sense, particularly if you actually care about improving a blighted community. It made so much sense that everyone assumed that it was going there.
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From the looks of things, I think a major factor why they didn't go for Washington Park is simply because of the fact that U of C has other major plans for what they plan to do to the Park.
https://www.bisnow.com/chicago/news/land/why-the-obamas-chose-jackson-park-to-build-a-library-63345
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Jackson Park and Washington Park were the two sites in the University of Chicago's winning bid for the library, but U of C's real estate dealings around Washington Park lately led experts to conclude it would be the site for the library. U of C spent $18M over a six-year period to acquire 26 properties near Martin Luther King Drive and Garfield Boulevard. Those lots totaling 10 acres are near the Dan Ryan expressway, the Green Line "L" station and the Obamas' Kenwood home.
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In any case, I think people also need to accept that Obama himself chose Jackson Park; and that it's going to be built one way or the other.