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Old 06-01-2019, 01:02 PM
 
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Great, as long as the taxpayers pay for none of it..........again!
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Old 06-06-2019, 10:38 PM
 
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I still hope it gets repurposed and yes .... the state sells it. But to just tear it down is ridiculous. I'm not against a super-tall butted up against it. Just all my opinion on my second hometown special building IMO. Though the plaza would be gone adding a skyscraper. Better then removal.

The Plaza still offers a opening for such views.
I took a few years ago and atrium.
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Seems the State still wants to dump the Thompson Center and cares less on demolishing this stunning building downtown.-looking-across-thompson-center-plaza-.jpg   Seems the State still wants to dump the Thompson Center and cares less on demolishing this stunning building downtown.-thomson-center-exterior-chicago-.jpg   Seems the State still wants to dump the Thompson Center and cares less on demolishing this stunning building downtown.-thompson-center-17-story-atrium-chicago  
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Old 06-07-2019, 05:05 AM
 
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Tear that ugly thing down. I love architecture and history and that thing doesn't need to be saved at all....
No you don’t.
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Old 06-07-2019, 08:12 AM
 
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I still hope it gets repurposed and yes .... the state sells it. But to just tear it down is ridiculous. I'm not against a super-tall butted up against it. Just all my opinion on my second hometown special building IMO. Though the plaza would be gone adding a skyscraper. Better then removal.

The Plaza still offers a opening for such views.
I took a few years ago and atrium.
well it doesn't look as good as those saturated photos would lead you to suggest anymore, its so run down now its sad
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Old 06-08-2019, 01:41 PM
 
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well it doesn't look as good as those saturated photos would lead you to suggest anymore, its so run down now its sad
The Atrium is still great. Exterior columns yes showing wear and portions removed and especially none plaza exterior walking by. I have no doubt the offices are clearly neglected inside. Even the Sculpture could use a cleaning.

Either way .... it eventually will be sold and its issues addressed that highly doubtful will mean destruction as I'm sure Landmark status will come to prevent it.
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Old 06-10-2019, 01:52 PM
 
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The Atrium is still great. Exterior columns yes showing wear and portions removed and especially none plaza exterior walking by. I have no doubt the offices are clearly neglected inside. Even the Sculpture could use a cleaning.

Either way .... it eventually will be sold and its issues addressed that highly doubtful will mean destruction as I'm sure Landmark status will come to prevent it.
Dave, apparently "run down" and "showing wear" didn't prevent the redevelopment of Navy Pier, the old Post Office and CCH.

And an interesting thought: if the Sox (and the state) had invested in a complete renovation of Comiskey Park, despite its worse condition that it had compared to Wrigley Field....might both team, neighborhood, and the ballpark itself have benefitted from this? A bit of a stretch, I realize, but could we have possibly had some sort of a "Comiskeytown" to go along with "Wrigleyville"?
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Old 06-27-2019, 06:32 AM
 
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this one is for you, DavePa, with a big "thank you" to our crusader for the Thompson Center. With you at the helm, maybe we really can save it. AS WE F'ING SHOULD!! Maybe if your crusading had started a ways back, There still would be Marshall Field's on State Street. Macy's by going through the conversion really MF'd us.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/opini...dlm-story.html
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Old 06-27-2019, 07:43 AM
 
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this one is for you, DavePa, with a big "thank you" to our crusader for the Thompson Center. With you at the helm, maybe we really can save it. AS WE F'ING SHOULD!! Maybe if your crusading had started a ways back, There still would be Marshall Field's on State Street. Macy's by going through the conversion really MF'd us.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/opini...dlm-story.html
Very interesting article and some history. Certainly more steps in the saving direction are being given. Thanks ED
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Old 06-28-2019, 04:58 AM
 
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Very interesting article and some history. Certainly more steps in the saving direction are being given. Thanks ED
keep up the good fight. And a key point in that article is that the Thompson Center is "public space", a part of the commons. A town square, if you will, although we don't do town squares any more....once we transitioned to the enclosed mall as our "public" place and then choosing to gather tightly by making our iPhones the public space. The commons argument is crucial here, that shared space that belongs to the people.

The whole issue is disgusting. And so short sighted. The Thompson Center site is an absolute gem with a North Loop location that places it smack in the middle of everything and with a transit component that is as good as it gets. So why are we selling ourselves short? This is a lucrative piece of land that a developer can construct and keep the Thompson Center while it, not the city, pays for it. Isn't there some logic in thinking the developer actually gains by retaining the TC, by having it incorporated into its project. Even if that means that the building is to remain a "public space" I can think of many advantages that either office or residential could have being in a building that is combined and connected with the TC would have.

And even if the developer doesn't pay for it and the city has to, the city might find it more cost effective to renovate the Thompson Center as opposed to having to build a new CTA megastation on the site. With Clark & Lake being the most complex and most served station in the CTA system, can you imagine how expensive it would be to rebuild it? Can you imagine the disruption that would occur while the long rebuild is taking place?
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Old 08-28-2019, 01:57 PM
 
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Illinois Governor moving forward with SALE of the Thompson Center. Structure needing 300-million in neglected and avoided repairs is going o make a sale a sure thing.

https://chicago.curbed.com/2019/8/28...n-preservation

There as been that Casino sight thread going..... it's been floated the Thompson. COULD BE A IDEAL CASINO???? The link notes all mentioned here. From a super-tall butted against it but incorporating the Thompson to Preservationist strong for saving it to be re-purposed and would fight for City Landmark status.

** But a Casino sure sounds interesting. What a GRANDIOSE ONE IT COULD BE and hotel.
But maybe having City Hall right next door doesn't help Casino owning conglomerate liking. Too much overhead viewing inside the grand atrium if a Casino floor.
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