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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown
These are not inconsequential losses:
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The one on Erie was the Crerar-Adams Warehouse, 1910, Ottenheimer, Stern & Reichert. I'm having trouble finding info about the one on Ontario. |
To me they are. And without them, the streeterville neighborhood gets closer to its achievement of near complete blandness. They were a wonderful accent against the homogeneous canyons of glass and precast. Downtowns also don't have to be entirely highrises. The occasional low and midrise building provides some variation, visual interest, and unique sightlines.
If the new buildings are dramatically different form the design trends of this neighborhood over the past few decades, I may change my mind.
Chicago can be any city. Any city can't be Chicago.