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Originally Posted by cbotnyse
and the only problem you have with all of these is they are not 100% free? I understand your argument, but firmly believe that cultural attractions like this can co-exist in Grant Park.
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I'm on your side, dude... I'm just pointing out the silliness of the "Forever free open and clear" argument, because it's obviously already applied selectively (i.e. meaninglessly). If the Children's Museum is to be criticized in this location, it should be along the lines of:
1. It is not of cultural significance to justify this location, as opposed to AIC, Pritzker Pavilion, etc.
2. An underground Children's Museum?
3. It's ugly
4. No public subsidy to a private organization (but it sure wouldn't be the first time...see above "meaninglessness of selectively applied rules")
Traffic/accessibility concerns are NIMBY fodder. The "Forever free" people are begging the question of why the AIC shouldn't be demolished, Lollapalooza disbanded, Harris Dance Theatre demo'd, etc for consistencies sake, since those are obviously an impediment to Grant Park being forever free open and clear. The proposal needs to be attacked on different grounds than these.