CHICAGO | General Developments - Page 1207

UPChicago · #**24121** Posted **May 22, 2014, 3:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Holy shit, they are really ripping Northerly Island to pieces:

From the Northerly Island facebook

Wow, I guess no one would have known this was underway until it was done and Rahm had some grandiose press conference to unveil it!

i_am_hydrogen · #**24122** Posted **May 22, 2014, 3:47 PM**

Phase 1:

wierdaaron · #**24123** Posted **May 22, 2014, 4:23 PM**

Posted this to the wrong thread this morning:

Northerly island from my office:

I thought it looked like there was water in the middle but I thought I was just seeing things.

Baronvonellis · #**24124** Posted **May 22, 2014, 4:55 PM**

Umm, why is it called an island when it is a peninsula? And its on the southside? Southernly Peninsula? It's name makes my head hurt lol

LouisVanDerWright · #**24125** Posted **May 22, 2014, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Baronvonellis

Umm, why is it called an island when it is a peninsula? And its on the southside? Southernly Peninsula? It's name makes my head hurt lol

Because it was originally part of a larger plan to build a chain of islands starting in Jackson Park all the way up to downtown. This was the only one that got built and the Isthmus was there as a connection allowing them to drive out on the future island to dump more fill. This would have been the northern most island of the chain and therefore was called Northerly Island. It's a shame the other islands never came about.

HomrQT · #**24126** Posted **May 22, 2014, 5:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by i_am_hydrogen

Phase 1:

That looks rugged and natural and awesome.

r18tdi · #**24127** Posted **May 22, 2014, 5:28 PM**

Here's the Northerly Island master plan that woodrow posted back on page 1181 in case anyone hasn't seen it or needs a refresher:
http://www.cpdit01.com/resources/pla...ork%20Plan.pdf

Mr Downtown · #**24128** Posted **May 22, 2014, 5:42 PM**

Here's the general idea Burnham had been pushing since the World's Columbian Exposition closed:

More images, including construction in the late 1920s, here.

J_M_Tungsten · #**24129** Posted **May 22, 2014, 9:14 PM**

Man, I have been schooled on Chicago history today. Thank you all!

Baronvonellis · #**24130** Posted **May 22, 2014, 9:34 PM**

Those islands are cool but they never happened. So in reality today it is southerly peninsula.

LouisVanDerWright · #**24131** Posted **May 22, 2014, 10:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Baronvonellis

Those islands are cool but they never happened. So in reality today it is southerly peninsula.

Actually a landmass surrounded on all sides by water, but connected to the mainland by an artificial isthmus is still technically considered an island:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island

Also, the N/S centerline of Chicago is not actually Madison, but somewhere in the 20's. So actually it is still and island and north of most of the City of Chicago.

Just sayin'

Baronvonellis · #**24132** Posted **May 23, 2014, 3:39 AM**

The whole peninsular landmass is artificial. It's being created as we speak. It is also south of Belmont Ave., the Wisconsin border, on the southern end of Lake Michigan, and facing in a southerly direction.

Kngkyle · #**24133** Posted **May 23, 2014, 11:19 AM**

Rode my bike by northerly island yesterday, looks like they've planted trees/grasses now. Workers were out there watering them.

Poor quality phone pic:

harryc · #**24134** Posted **May 23, 2014, 12:04 PM**

As seen from McCormick place

Kenmore · #**24135** Posted **May 23, 2014, 1:56 PM**

this is going to be so cool 10 years down the road

marothisu · #**24136** Posted **May 23, 2014, 2:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by wierdaaron

Interesting bit of rehab happening on the building just south of the Old Colony Building at Dearborn/Van Buren. Looks like it's separate from the Old Colony work.

Could just be the lighting, but the particleboard happens to be almost the same color as the brickwork.

Any update on the Old Colony Building's conversion to 204 units?

http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2...conversion.php

Mr Roboto · #**24137** Posted **May 23, 2014, 3:00 PM**

They really do need a pedestrian bridge though to northerly island.

Also the whole south side needs better access to the lakefront across LSD.

Chicago Shawn · #**24138** Posted **May 23, 2014, 3:32 PM**

frame building came down for a new SFH. photos from yesterday

^Pretty easy to spot that the corner apartment building came after frame building was built to the lot line, or perhaps the lot was subdivided and sold when the denser building was constructed.

Vlajos · #**24139** Posted **May 23, 2014, 3:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chicago Shawn

frame building came down for a new SFH. photos from yesterday

^Pretty easy to spot that the corner apartment building came after frame building was built to the lot line, or perhaps the lot was subdivided and sold when the denser building was constructed.

That sold recently and I figured it to be a teardown, confirmed now.

Baronvonellis · #**24140** Posted **May 23, 2014, 5:08 PM**

The frame buildings were built before it was part of Chicago. Lakeview township I think. Since Chicago required masonry construction after the fire. So the brick stuff came later, when it got annexed to Chicago.