tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post6708046748610818595..comments2023-06-18T06:22:32.696-05:00Comments on A Chicago Sojourn: Showing the love for OptimaRobert Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639365590964995479noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-90852697459000846412011-10-19T01:13:32.114-05:002011-10-19T01:13:32.114-05:00Thanks for helping me appreciate these buildings a...Thanks for helping me appreciate these buildings a little more. My friends and I were in high school in the early 00s when they were being built, and we used to drive around critiquing them. We hated them all. With so many popping up so close together, it seemed like Optima was dominating our downtown. They absolutely did not fit in with the character of old Evanston. We worried that her narrow streets were unsuited to accommodate the traffic sure to be generated by so many new residents. This was the very beginning of the wave of redevelopment downtown. The whole thing was very jarring.<br /><br />Now that it's been several years and additional development, the eye has grown accustomed to these buildings, and they are starting to sink into the city's identity.M Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107318879930388022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-82395518131789719872010-08-31T09:18:16.283-05:002010-08-31T09:18:16.283-05:00I love the Towers lack of a parking pedestal, the ...I love the Towers lack of a parking pedestal, the variation on the first few levels is pretty spectacular.<br /><br />I'm a little less enthralled with the design of the pedestal on Horizons. I think with the absence of green in the winter it's going to look rather drab.<br /><br />Would love to see you revisit the buildings with snow on the ground, see what changes.Jeramey Jannenehttp://urbanmilwaukee.comnoreply@blogger.com