Posted Nov 9, 2017, 9:53 PM
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All-American City Boy
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Hinsdale / Uptown, Chicago
Posts: 1,952
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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
55 w wacker is an exquisite example of brutalism, one of the finest in the city.
our city's magnificent river canyon is very much the richer for having such premiere specimens of so many different architectural movements over the past century plus.
getting rid of it is an awful, awful idea.
if you want to get rid of garbage in the main branch canyon, start with the renaissance hotel before touching anything else.
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My issue with 55 W Wacker is it's too short. Can floors be added to it without compromising structural integrity?
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