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Originally Posted by chicubs111
River north would seem like a good spot for casino as well...its close enough to core downtown and mag mile and still in a touristy feel area... only issue is finding a large enough cohesive plot for something substantial... I like the Thompson center site as well... I feel like they can incorporate some type of theatre/live venue element to this casino to add to the Chicago theatre district theme... Either way this development needs to be large and architecturally significant which gives me hesitation because when Chicago is given a blank slate to do something special and large it tends to under perform time and time again unfortunately.. ala block 37, wolf point, spire site .
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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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