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Originally Posted by markh9
Burn the heretic!!!
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I know. I never thought I would advocate for a tower being
shorter, but that seems to be my complaint with many of LaGrange's historicist (especially the beaux-arts ones like this, 840 N LSD, 10 East Delaware). One need only look at how well the height-appropriate 65 E Goethe turned out (as a side-note, the detailing on that building turned out quite nice as well - usually the greatest failure of a LaGrange design; it also has real stone instead of precast if I'm not mistaken). I'd bet the height was a result of NIMBYs trying to keep the "neighborhood character" intact. In this
one case (if it was NIMBYs that are responsible), I commend them. Wow, I really am quite the heretic. I suppose I'll get that bonfire ready myself and you guys can just tie me up...