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Originally Posted by F1 Tommy
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I was pretty strongly in favor of putting it on the lakefront parking lot at the time, but also wish Lucas had a bit more flexibility once the battle was on. I think the south end of The 78 abutting the river and Ping Tom Park could have been a cool spot for it, for example. Oh well, his billion dollar museum so his decision, I suppose.
Now that he (and likely the Bears) are gone, I strongly favor turning that parking lot into a great lawn, maybe with a hill on the west side to shield it from LSD a bit. Combine that area, Soldier Field, Huntington Bank Pavilion (relocated to the north side of Soldier Field), and perhaps occasionally Lakeside Center as a staging area for most of the city’s big summer events, and free up parks - including Grant Park - for residents and visitors.
Then Grant Park is freed up to transform: remove or narrow some of the roads, turn some of the empty fields into landscaped park, and make plans to eventually build over the railroad tracks.