tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post1214264025041806675..comments2023-06-18T06:22:32.696-05:00Comments on A Chicago Sojourn: Devon Avenue changesRobert Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639365590964995479noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-18779917959708163462008-04-25T21:37:00.000-05:002008-04-25T21:37:00.000-05:00The Rockwell-Devon lot has been vacant as long as ...The Rockwell-Devon lot has been vacant as long as I can remember. Ald. Stone has long pushed for a parking garage of some kind there, since he's one of those old-school supply-siders when it comes to parking -- i.e., "the more supply, the better, since at least it'll look like I'm 'doing something about it' when my constituents complain." Never mind that parking is absolutely the worst thing to put right in the middle of your thriving business district, and that it rarely makes money.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283122571671344629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-37028303097992515942008-02-27T21:10:00.000-06:002008-02-27T21:10:00.000-06:00The Viceroy building was originally the Cine Theat...The Viceroy building was originally the Cine Theater (http://cinematreasures.org/theater/4850/).<BR/><BR/>I hate the effect of the painted concrete. It takes all the depth away, it went from streamline to severe. Painted concrete almost never works; just look at the Metropolitan Correctional Center downtown.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, the Clark-Devon Hardware store was also a former theater, the Ridge (Ellantee). Across the street, the Assyrian Community Center, with an imposing Terra Cotta Bust, was originally the New Devon Theater.BWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443995905594721900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-17934261709864431362008-02-27T19:42:00.000-06:002008-02-27T19:42:00.000-06:00Good grief! I think I've read your entire wonderfu...Good grief! I think I've read your entire wonderful blog in one sitting! As a north-sider for years and recent Rogers Park-er, many of your posts truly hit home. I love these photos of Devon. Further east of here is a favorite building of mine - the Clark/Devon Hardware Store (a champion for being successfully independent in the age of Home Depot). The huge hardware-designed clock on its facade is a wonderful landmark.Swedish Colombianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493528372433644787noreply@blogger.com