It's slated to be remodeled into something forgettable. Blair Kamin wrote a an excellent summation of the who, what, why, and why-it-shouldn't.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Midcentury preservation
Talk about your perfect storm for losing a piece of architecture! This building on S. State Street has it all: it's in a busy area, it's a retail facade, and it's Midcentury in origin.
It's slated to be remodeled into something forgettable. Blair Kamin wrote a an excellent summation of the who, what, why, and why-it-shouldn't.
It's slated to be remodeled into something forgettable. Blair Kamin wrote a an excellent summation of the who, what, why, and why-it-shouldn't.
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This is a stolen blair kamin article
Thanks, Anon, you're totally right. I've fixed the link.
I featured this post (with links and attribution) here on a group blog to which I contribute:
http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/03/mid-century-preservation-or-not-chicago.html
Make me wanna holler. Throw up both my hands.
But thank you for spreading the word.
One more thing that steams me about those who have not eyes to see: Not to buy into the Richard Nickel-as-martyr myth (okay, just a little), but did he die in vain documenting and fighting to preserve those "shabby old run-down" Louis Sullivan buildings?
Oh no, I used to walk by this building every day when I was going to school in the South Loop!
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