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Originally Posted by RedCorsair87
While I would like to see most of the non-landmarked buildings on Michigan Ave eventually replaced with beautiful high-rises, I am not opposed to corporate brands reinventing themselves with new concepts and testing them in our city. Chicago USED TO BE a (the) center of innovation in this country. A more extravagant Starbucks by itself is not going to change that image, but these new concepts/structures/retail + dining experiences (McDonalds in River North, the MacBook shaped Apple Store on the river or the Starbucks version of Willy Wonka on Mich. Ave are a start.
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Your point is totally valid. However I personally prefer when its Chicago ideas and companies. McDonalds gets a pass. But I don't like the Apple Store at all. I'll visit the Starbucks in December when I'm in town next and try to reserve judgement until then.