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Steely Dan · #**53061** Posted **Jul 23, 2024, 2:04 PM**

United Center parking lot redevelopment thread:

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=259456

Please continue discussion there.

Klippenstein · #**53062** Posted **Jul 24, 2024, 12:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

United Center parking lot redevelopment thread:

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=259456

Please continue discussion there.

For some reason I don't see this thread showing up in the Chicago forum. Is it just me?

Jstange059 · #**53063** Posted **Jul 24, 2024, 1:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klippenstein

For some reason I don't see this thread showing up in the Chicago forum. Is it just me?

Doesn’t show up for me either

BrickellBased · #**53064** Posted **Jul 24, 2024, 1:52 AM**

Yeah this happened in the past. The mods don't have permission to add the tag or something. It's super annoying.

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Originally Posted by Jstange059

Doesn’t show up for me either

bhawk66 · #**53065** Posted **Jul 24, 2024, 3:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by west-town-brad

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this is a goldilocks project.... owners that OWN the land, currently used for parking lots (not other buildings), in a highly transit served area, next to downtown, in an area people want to live and spend time.....

I'm gonna need to be refreshed about the inference of "goldilocks" as a metaphor in this case. I'm assuming it's being used is in a positive vain.

Goldilocks and the three bears. Ok. From there I got nothin', lol

James Bond Agent 007 · #**53066** Posted **Jul 24, 2024, 3:53 PM**

Interesting article I just came across:

Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP)

They've been working on this project for 50 years!

Klippenstein · #**53067** Posted **Jul 24, 2024, 5:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by bhawk66

I'm gonna need to be refreshed about the inference of "goldilocks" as a metaphor in this case. I'm assuming it's being used is in a positive vain.

Goldilocks and the three bears. Ok. From there I got nothin', lol

I'm pretty sure this was meant to be in reference to the United Center development and saying that it was a perfect fit for development.

sentinel · #**53068** Posted **Jul 24, 2024, 5:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by James Bond Agent 007

Interesting article I just came across:

Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP)

They've been working on this project for 50 years!

Yup. It's pretty massive and complex. Regardless of what naysayers have said since it was first conceived, I would bet millions I don't have that the TARP has saved the Chicagoland area (and the fed govt) billions in potential disaster recovery funding.

west-town-brad · #**53069** Posted **Jul 24, 2024, 8:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by bhawk66

I'm gonna need to be refreshed about the inference of "goldilocks" as a metaphor in this case. I'm assuming it's being used is in a positive vain.

Goldilocks and the three bears. Ok. From there I got nothin', lol

a goldilocks scenario or situation is one that is perfect or juuuuust right

CaptainJilliams · #**53070** Posted **Yesterday, 12:16 PM**

Shared over on the economic development thread, but figured it might be relevant here too:

US Steel South Works Site Wins Massive Quantum Project

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/tech...es-south-works

PsiQuantum to Build First US-Based Utility-Scale Quantum Computer in Chicago, Illinois

https://www.psiquantum.com/featured-news/illinois-iqmp

left of center · #**53071** Posted **Yesterday, 5:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by CaptainJilliams

Shared over on the economic development thread, but figured it might be relevant here too:

US Steel South Works Site Wins Massive Quantum Project

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/tech...es-south-works

PsiQuantum to Build First US-Based Utility-Scale Quantum Computer in Chicago, Illinois

https://www.psiquantum.com/featured-news/illinois-iqmp

Awesome news! Really glad it did not go to Lockport. Having it in the city, closer to the center of population and several major academic institutions (mostly notably UC, which is also doing a lot of work on quantum computing) was really a no brainer.

It looks like from the renderings that the old ore walls will be preserved. Hopefully that is the case. They have become a really neat urban/natural feature, with hiking trails around them and even rock climbing on the walls themselves.

Klippenstein · #**53072** Posted **Today, 2:36 AM**

The ore walls were never going to be demolished even when they were planning "Chicago's second downtown" because it would be crazy expensive from what I've heard. They're super thick concrete and like you said, really neat.

galleyfox · #**53073** Posted **Today, 3:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by left of center

It looks like from the renderings that the old ore walls will be preserved. Hopefully that is the case. They have become a really neat urban/natural feature, with hiking trails around them and even rock climbing on the walls themselves.

30 years of complete neglect have barely made a dent in the ore walls. What’s a poor little wrecking ball compared to the Chicago Winter freeze/thaw cycle?

Even full blown modern warfare struggles to take out steel plant ruins. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/r...ent-terrorists

Those walls get to stay as long as nature allows!