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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
55 w wacker is an exquisite example of brutalism, one of the finest in the city.
our city's magnificent river canyon is very much the richer for having such premiere specimens of so many different architectural movements over the past century plus.
getting rid of it is an awful, awful idea.
if you want to get rid of garbage in the main branch canyon, start with the renaissance hotel before touching anything else.
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I just took a tour of 55 W Wacker, they are going to be renovating the lobby and putting some money into corridors, restrooms, elevator cabs, etc.
In other words, it should be safe from demo at least for the time being.