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.
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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.htmlMake 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!