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Originally Posted by Via Chicago
i still think they should turn part of the grounds on south works into a permanent festival space similar to the Summerfest land in milwaukee. but everyone wants the marquee views and location and transportation options...i just dont see it changing
soldier field lot is not nearly large enough to accommodate a festival the size of Lolla.
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An interesting thought to consider would be to bifurcate the streets and the park into two different vertical levels. One continuous park space E/W from Michigan to LSD; from Congress south to Roosevelt. This way you don't need to block off the streets to host events.
Could create hardscape above the tracks and move events there.
Would obviously need to build up in places so, in effect, you're creating a giant green roof over most of the area, especially to span the roads.
Incline on west side of lower Hutchinson could be used for premium seating for events like lolla, incremental revenue source to them and the park district (I think they get ~$3 million a year from the event currently).
Upper Hutchinson, below the new park in my fantasy world, could be the staging grounds for any vehicles or equipment.
Clearly dealing with Monopoly money but ~$535+ million was spent on the north end of the park @ Millennium and Maggie Daley.