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Originally Posted by Bonsai Tree
I'm honestly pretty confused why you don't think the observation tower makes sense.
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The location is not ideal. . . you're looking at the skyline directly from the south. . . to the east there will likely be an obstruction with a tall building at Clark Street (unless this thing is really tall - but I'm not entirely sure that's been sussed out yet). . . the south view is unremarkable and you have a massive rail yard to the west with big box suburban retail further on and more unremarkable urbanity stretching west beyond that. . .
Finally, observation towers are kinda gimmicky. . . you've already got 2 really good observation areas in the Sears/Hancock buildings and another bone-headed plan to do the same at the Amoco building. . . I'm not opposed to the idea, but anything attached to a casino is likely gonna be just as garish and not fitting with Chicago's architectural aesthetic. . .
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