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[chicagodeckerdude]

EXACTLY!

Its 2019 and we still have those exposed eye sore train tracks/train yard cutting right thru the park. Cover them up!
And Colombus Ave seems to cut that park in half....wish we had more of a Central Park vibe going on here. From the aerial view its so sad looking.

Originally Posted by 10023

Those photos make me dream of the day that they 1) bury the tracks and 2) narrow Columbus Ave back down to the narrow boulevard it should be, rather than basically being a divided highway running through an urban park. It should be at most two lanes in each direction, including turning lanes, with no parking. And closed to traffic most of the time like the Drives in Central Park. Then make Jackson and Balbo one way with two lanes.

[DTx2Chi]

Originally Posted by chicagodeckerdude

EXACTLY!

Its 2019 and we still have those exposed eye sore train tracks/train yard cutting right thru the park. Cover them up!
And Colombus Ave seems to cut that park in half....wish we had more of a Central Park vibe going on here. From the aerial view its so sad looking.

You couldn’t be more correct! I’m so sick of seeing those tracks disrupt what should otherwise be beautiful!

[cozy]

They had the whole southern segment lit up tonight. I’m usually civil on this forum, but holy shit guys !!!

I’m amazed the city approved it as is, they might just be testing bulbs? I wouldn’t be surprised to see complaints from the nimbys. Nick, Harry, pretty please get out here one of these nights to capture the spectacle.

When the building is fully inhabited it will sparkle during the evening and slowly fade into the darkness overnight

[vexxed82]

Originally Posted by cozy

They had the whole southern segment lit up tonight. I’m usually civil on this forum, but holy shit guys !!!

I’m amazed the city approved it as is, they might just be testing bulbs? I wouldn’t be surprised to see complaints from the nimbys. Nick, Harry, pretty please get out here one of these nights to capture the spectacle.

When the building is fully inhabited it will sparkle during the evening and slowly fade into the darkness overnight

Thanks for the heads up! Got a cool shots of this and loads of Vista from Aon's roof yesterday AM....

[harryc]

March 25

[Mr Downtown]

^Couldn't really have done that. The prohibition on buildings in the park between Randolph and 11th Place is pretty airtight.

[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

^Couldn't really have done that. The prohibition on buildings in the park between Randolph and 11th Place is pretty airtight.

Yup. And I assume the public bathrooms/restaurant just south of Maggie Daley is dead at this point.

[the urban politician]

A cheaper solution is to simply pedestrianize Columbus for about 6 months per year.

Replave it into something a bit more attractive and traffic-calming.

Problem solved.

[BonoboZill4]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

A cheaper solution is to simply pedestrianize Columbus for about 6 months per year.

Replave it into something a bit more attractive and traffic-calming.

Problem solved.

Agreed.

Pictures from Friday:

[AMWChicago]

Nabbed this pic yesterday. Ol' Red is comin' down.

[Little_T]

Originally Posted by AMWChicago

Nabbed this pic yesterday. Ol' Red is comin' down.

So, is there going to be a cube on top or not? Couldn't follow the back-n-forth several pages back and with the crane coming down I thought it would be a good time for a definitive answer. Yes? No?

[donnie]

Originally Posted by Little_T

So, is there going to be a cube on top or not? Couldn't follow the back-n-forth several pages back and with the crane coming down I thought it would be a good time for a definitive answer. Yes? No?

Yeno

[cozy]

I'm sad to see this crane go down

Originally Posted by Little_T

So, is there going to be a cube on top or not? Couldn't follow the back-n-forth several pages back and with the crane coming down I thought it would be a good time for a definitive answer. Yes? No?

100% definitively no cube
if they were insane enough to leave that AC unit and window cleaning crane exposed i'd make it my life's mission to cover it up

all heavy lifting will now be done by the skips

[ChiTownWonder]

Damn, bummer.. Still a great building though.

[BVictor1]

03/14/19


03/23/19




03/25/19

[cozy]

almost got the the recommended amount of steps today

[BonoboZill4]

I really like how airy the glass turned out on this one

[cozy]

Originally Posted by BonoboZill4

I really like how airy the glass turned out on this one

can't wait to see it inhabited

[PittsburghPA]

They did a heck of a job enclosing this one. I feel like it was caught up to concrete in no time and other than the skip it looks 95%+ enclosed. Kudos to those two crews. They flew.

[BonoboZill4]