CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 472

harryc · #**9421** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 12:35 PM**

Oct 13

High Ceilings at the top.

Seems rather forced, a dead space between the outside of the column and the corner of the "trail" (what do you call a railing when it is not a rail ?).

Possibly a planter in each corner ? tricky to water. Would have made a nice rounded corner if the railing just met the column.

Street Wall for the El ride.

Mr Downtown · #**9422** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 2:25 PM**

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I'm really surprised they were allowed to do this with modern workplace safety rules.

Redditors seem to think the present-day workers were all harnessed and properly tethered to the beam.

They also noticed that the second one, instead of lighting a cigarette for the first guy, is showing him something on his phone.

Joe Zekas · #**9423** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 2:27 PM**

New Linea apartment tower, 215 W Lake by YoChicago, on Flickr

SteelMonkey · #**9424** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 2:58 PM**

^ Great pic. 151 looks invisible w that glass

Joe Zekas · #**9425** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 3:20 PM**

New construction in the South Loop by YoChicago, on Flickr

coldru · #**9426** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 3:25 PM**

Looks like EarthCam made a movie for The Sinclair https://youtu.be/dL8p9XxYIfE

Jibba · #**9427** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 3:34 PM**

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Marlowe (675 Wells), Flats (676 LaSalle) and the tower behind Flats is the old HoJos site (Exhibit)

The Wells construction is insane--totally transformative. This was this morning:

gebs · #**9428** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 3:49 PM**

User Delirium saved me a trip to the Hancock Center to recreate a shot I took back in 2002 as a starry-eyed freshman visiting the big city. Check out the huge differences that fifteen years can make. I look forward to coming back in 2032 to see the next wave of buildings making their mark.

LouisVanDerWright · #**9429** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 4:19 PM**

^^^ Great comparison which will transform even further in the next two years just with what is already U/C. The south loop as pictured by Joe is basically doing that GIF overnight right now.

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New construction in the South Loop by YoChicago, on Flickr

One fourth peak in the skyline coming right up!

Near North Resident · #**9430** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 4:34 PM**

wow, would love to see a northern view from the Sears/Willis version of that!

rgarri4 · #**9431** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 4:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by gebs

User Delirium saved me a trip to the Hancock Center to recreate a shot I took back in 2002 as a starry-eyed freshman visiting the big city. Check out the huge differences that fifteen years can make. I look forward to coming back in 2032 to see the next wave of buildings making their mark.

gebs · #**9432** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 4:59 PM**

^ that's a nice mic drop

Steely Dan · #**9433** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 5:28 PM**

gebs, that time lapse is freaking spectacular!

way to put the last 15 years into perspective.

Domer2019 · #**9434** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 5:33 PM**

+ Spire site (?), and Wolf Point just out of view, quite a nice 5 year plan, not to mention what's in the other direction.

harryc · #**9435** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 7:15 PM**

Oct 17

Bringing itself down

maru2501 · #**9436** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 7:50 PM**

rgarri4 - do these images live someplace, or mods, can a thread be created where they are kept for ease of viewing

thanks

rgarri4 · #**9437** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 8:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by maru2501

rgarri4 - do these images live someplace, or mods, can a thread be created where they are kept for ease of viewing

thanks

I started a thread in the Sketchup Forum called "My Chicago Model". I'll be posting a bunch more shots in there.

The model also has a layer turned off with a ton of cancelled buildings and other visionary projects that never got built such as the Spire, the Waldorf, the Miglin Beitler Skyneedle, the Instant city, and a bunch others. After I do some clean up I'll post those too. Pretty cool to see what could of been.

left of center · #**9438** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 9:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by gebs

User Delirium saved me a trip to the Hancock Center to recreate a shot I took back in 2002 as a starry-eyed freshman visiting the big city. Check out the huge differences that fifteen years can make. I look forward to coming back in 2032 to see the next wave of buildings making their mark.

I too was a freshman in 2002. Damn I feel old

Awesome time lapse gif. Its amazing how much the skyline has changed over the course of time. Arguably probably one of the most transformative periods of time for Chicago's built environment, right up there with the 1920s and the late 60s/early 70s.

If I could take that shot of 2017 back to my college self, I'm sure I wouldn't believe it!

Tom In Chicago · #**9439** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 11:18 PM**

Moved all the UofI stuff to the Chicago General Developments here

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Joe Zekas · #**9440** Posted **Oct 18, 2017, 11:33 PM**

Tower crane disassembly at The Marlowe in River North by YoChicago, on Flickr