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Northsider · May 7th, 2011, 04:27 PM

To your first question, older (poorer, historically) neighborhoods like Pilsen and Wicker Park did not get their houses 'raised' with the street back the mid 1800s. In order to deal with the sewage problem in the 1800s Chicago literally had the streets raised so gravity could carry waste away from homes. In areas where they could afford it, the buildings were actually raised with the street. In poorer neighborhoods, the houses stayed, which is why in areas of Pilsen the houses are below the street level.

It's mentioned in detail in City of the Century, but I have also found some info here: http://www.gapersblock.com/airbags/a...hed_the_world/

bnk · May 8th, 2011, 08:14 AM

Just wondering as someone that is apprehensive about losing our Richard M Daily a Mayor that was the Mayor just a bit longer than his old man... Hell in 89 the late 80's [ yes I mean remeber the 76 election of Burn and before it. [ the 70's and early 1980's were tough times... [that is I was just starting college and was happy he took over the racial disaster on the lake.

What is his future? [ I would venture to say that those born after he was elected would give two shits before they even thought about this question. ]

Those born after the the early to late 1970's have little understanding of what could have become of Chicago in those turbulent times. The two of them contributed in saving the core of this city more than any other politicians could have in the some ~40-50 years or so in power...; After MJD the city was in a situ worse than today as far as the power vaccum. There seems to be a trust in Rham and the business leaders seem to be content for the moment....

But..... As to detify the second my thoughts on this subject must be addressed.

There is little that is being said about it.

He was never a strong public speaker and to garnish massive hundreds of thousands of dollars of speaking fees seems a bit of a challenge for him at the moment with his wife so frequently ill.

I wish the history channel will do a decent hour plus documentary on the man and I hope he retains a very strong semi auto biography team to build his legacy that he earned.

His younger brother earned millions through banking and is now a chief of staff to Obama. But RMD never earned millions, he only cololessed power and that power should earn him some respect in the future in the future governmental or quasi board of several large corps and lobbingy firms like his younger brother.

The jist of this post is how will RMD fund his lavish lifestyle with or without his large bodyguard entourage and trust me with this families medical bills he will need a few million in the bank in the next few years.

Is it though an autobiography plus a few international speaking arrangements, aka Dubya and Bubba? IMO RMD and only do a few in a couple of years.

Where is his big money income, other than a modest pension of being a mayor for twenty some odd years. To live like his brother or at least a quarter of his peers he will need an income of several millions for the next several years.

I hope all of his hard work will make his retirement prosperous. That said I do not wish that many people advanced success in their retirement years unless they truly earned it, and I believe in my heart he does.

The Urban Politician · May 8th, 2011, 08:40 PM

^ Another drunken post by bnk...

elguero · May 9th, 2011, 05:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Northsider

To your first question, ....

Thanks for the info; I had assumed something along those lines but hadn't quite reconciled why it only seemed to occur in certain neighborhoods.

Northsider · May 10th, 2011, 03:38 PM

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BorisMolotov · May 24th, 2011, 07:46 AM

I found no better place to ask this, but what are the large blocks south of UIC and the IMD? The area I'm talking about is 13th st, 14th st and 15th in between Damen and Ashland. Was there a CHA project that got torn down? I got lost looking for a friends house and came upon those streets and it was really weird to look at.

As a related note, are there any plans to develop that in the future?

Northsider · May 24th, 2011, 08:05 PM

You mean all those empty blocks? Definitely looks weird from satellite. From the map here it looks like it could be Brooks Homes, Abbott Homes, or Loomis Cts...though those all appear to have been east of Ashland

Ordoseclorum · May 25th, 2011, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BorisMolotov

I found no better place to ask this, but what are the large blocks south of UIC and the IMD? The area I'm talking about is 13th st, 14th st and 15th in between Damen and Ashland. Was there a CHA project that got torn down? I got lost looking for a friends house and came upon those streets and it was really weird to look at.

As a related note, are there any plans to develop that in the future?

I think I read that that neighborhood was claimed and torn down at the same time as UIC was built. The parking meters are fairly new to keep people from parking there long term. I think the land belongs to UIC or the IMD or the city, but not certain.

BorisMolotov · May 25th, 2011, 08:53 PM

Well I hope one of them does something with it because it was really creepy because the streets and trees are there and they look like a regular neighborhood except there are no houses.

ChitownCity · May 31st, 2011, 04:36 AM

So I was watching this movie the other day called "Opportunity Knocks" filmed in chicago in 1990. I was curious to know what this building was with the spire on it. Why was it demolished?

and I don't think it was either of these...

by Reallyboring on flickr

Kevin J · June 3rd, 2011, 10:15 PM

The building with the spire never existed in Chicago. IMDB says the movie was filmed in L.A. too, so maybe it is/was there. Or maybe it's just a matte job.

Jim856796 · June 4th, 2011, 12:49 AM

In the first photo was depicted the Mercantile Building, so that had to be a couple of Dallas skyscrapers and not those of Chicago or L.A..

ChitownCity · June 4th, 2011, 06:38 AM

^ Okay, thanks for the responses

Cytryna · August 5th, 2011, 06:59 PM

Northsider · August 23rd, 2011, 08:09 PM

Quote:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/p...,1147877.story

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has moved back into the Ravenswood neighborhood home that was at the center of his protracted residency fight during the mayoral campaign, and he took the Brown Line to get to City Hall today.

Well, that's more times than Daley ever rode the L.

bnk · August 29th, 2011, 09:13 PM

Playboy Club to reopen in Chicago after 20 years

Last Updated: 1:04 PM, August 29, 2011

Posted: 1:03 PM, August 29, 2011

CHICAGO -- Playboy is planning to resurrect Chicago's Playboy Club only blocks from where the original one opened in the 1960s

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...#ixzz1WRlb1udU

redbaron_012 · December 28th, 2011, 10:12 AM

Love the Banner today : ) I just watched DVD 'Source Code' and that shiny sculpture featured specially at the end. How long has that been there ? I visited Chicago way back in 2000......Don't think it was there then, but as a tourist must miss things ? Chicago is a wonderful city and I hope to come back one day.......I expected it to be a gritty industrial city but thought it very clean, tidy and attractive. I keep up with the place via SSC, nothing stands still for long............

tpe · December 28th, 2011, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redbaron_012

Love the Banner today : ) I just watched DVD 'Source Code' and that shiny sculpture featured specially at the end. How long has that been there ? I visited Chicago way back in 2000......Don't think it was there then, but as a tourist must miss things ? Chicago is a wonderful city and I hope to come back one day.......I expected it to be a gritty industrial city but thought it very clean, tidy and attractive. I keep up with the place via SSC, nothing stands still for long............

As I mentioned a few months ago when the movie came out is the US, I loved the opening Chicago sequence in "Source Code" -- especially the aerial shots of Millennium Park. And the scene by "The Bean" close to the end was also nice -- Spring in Millennium Park is quite lovely with the trees in flower. They held off final finishing/polishing of the surface until right before opening.

Without checking online, I distinctly remember that the Park had just opened in Spring of 2004. But "The Bean" had been tantalizing Chicagoans way before that -- at least a year before opening, I think...

I also like the look of today's banner.

snhaetnhlaonncg · April 4th, 2012, 06:25 PM

chicago COOL BLDG LIST
light show at the bean
marina city exhibition
John Ronan's poetry foundation
INSIDE gehry's pritzker pavilion
A ride on the 'El'
Chicago river dyed green for St. Patrick's Day!

other Chicago photos

HomrQT · July 11th, 2012, 12:05 PM

http://acm.jhu.edu/

May 8th, 2011, 08:14 AM	#622
bnk Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,104 Likes (Received): 39	Just wondering as someone that is apprehensive about losing our Richard M Daily a Mayor that was the Mayor just a bit longer than his old man... Hell in 89 the late 80's [ yes I mean remeber the 76 election of Burn and before it. [ the 70's and early 1980's were tough times... [that is I was just starting college and was happy he took over the racial disaster on the lake. What is his future? [ I would venture to say that those born after he was elected would give two shits before they even thought about this question. ] Those born after the the early to late 1970's have little understanding of what could have become of Chicago in those turbulent times. The two of them contributed in saving the core of this city more than any other politicians could have in the some ~40-50 years or so in power...; After MJD the city was in a situ worse than today as far as the power vaccum. There seems to be a trust in Rham and the business leaders seem to be content for the moment.... But..... As to detify the second my thoughts on this subject must be addressed. There is little that is being said about it. He was never a strong public speaker and to garnish massive hundreds of thousands of dollars of speaking fees seems a bit of a challenge for him at the moment with his wife so frequently ill. I wish the history channel will do a decent hour plus documentary on the man and I hope he retains a very strong semi auto biography team to build his legacy that he earned. His younger brother earned millions through banking and is now a chief of staff to Obama. But RMD never earned millions, he only cololessed power and that power should earn him some respect in the future in the future governmental or quasi board of several large corps and lobbingy firms like his younger brother. The jist of this post is how will RMD fund his lavish lifestyle with or without his large bodyguard entourage and trust me with this families medical bills he will need a few million in the bank in the next few years. Is it though an autobiography plus a few international speaking arrangements, aka Dubya and Bubba? IMO RMD and only do a few in a couple of years. Where is his big money income, other than a modest pension of being a mayor for twenty some odd years. To live like his brother or at least a quarter of his peers he will need an income of several millions for the next several years. I hope all of his hard work will make his retirement prosperous. That said I do not wish that many people advanced success in their retirement years unless they truly earned it, and I believe in my heart he does. Last edited by bnk; May 8th, 2011 at 08:20 AM.

May 8th, 2011, 08:40 PM	#623
The Urban Politician The City Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,968 Likes (Received): 0	^ Another drunken post by bnk... __________________ It is humanly impossible to walk through Chicago's core and not consider it one of the world's great cities unless you are inwardly angry at the place for somehow threatening or robbing your hometown of its vitality or integrity.

May 31st, 2011, 04:36 AM	#630
ChitownCity Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: CGO, IL Posts: 1,354 Likes (Received): 1	So I was watching this movie the other day called "Opportunity Knocks" filmed in chicago in 1990. I was curious to know what this building was with the spire on it. Why was it demolished? and I don't think it was either of these... by Reallyboring on flickr Last edited by ChitownCity; June 4th, 2011 at 06:37 AM.

June 4th, 2011, 12:49 AM	#632
Jim856796 The Q&A Guy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Citizen of the World Posts: 6,747 Likes (Received): 7	In the first photo was depicted the Mercantile Building, so that had to be a couple of Dallas skyscrapers and not those of Chicago or L.A.. __________________ I honestly think all development projects must be dashing, sustainable, and futureproof. You support the good projects... and oppose the bad.

December 28th, 2011, 10:12 AM	#637
redbaron_012 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,061 Likes (Received): 118	Love the Banner today : ) I just watched DVD 'Source Code' and that shiny sculpture featured specially at the end. How long has that been there ? I visited Chicago way back in 2000......Don't think it was there then, but as a tourist must miss things ? Chicago is a wonderful city and I hope to come back one day.......I expected it to be a gritty industrial city but thought it very clean, tidy and attractive. I keep up with the place via SSC, nothing stands still for long............ __________________ "Make no small plans, for they have not power to stir the blood" - Daniel H. Burnham

May 7th, 2011, 04:27 PM	#621
Northsider Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,572 Likes (Received): 25	To your first question, older (poorer, historically) neighborhoods like Pilsen and Wicker Park did not get their houses 'raised' with the street back the mid 1800s. In order to deal with the sewage problem in the 1800s Chicago literally had the streets raised so gravity could carry waste away from homes. In areas where they could afford it, the buildings were actually raised with the street. In poorer neighborhoods, the houses stayed, which is why in areas of Pilsen the houses are below the street level. It's mentioned in detail in City of the Century, but I have also found some info here: http://www.gapersblock.com/airbags/a...hed_the_world/

May 10th, 2011, 03:38 PM	#625
Northsider Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,572 Likes (Received): 25	edit

May 24th, 2011, 07:46 AM	#626
BorisMolotov Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 354 Likes (Received): 0	I found no better place to ask this, but what are the large blocks south of UIC and the IMD? The area I'm talking about is 13th st, 14th st and 15th in between Damen and Ashland. Was there a CHA project that got torn down? I got lost looking for a friends house and came upon those streets and it was really weird to look at. As a related note, are there any plans to develop that in the future?

May 24th, 2011, 08:05 PM	#627
Northsider Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,572 Likes (Received): 25	You mean all those empty blocks? Definitely looks weird from satellite. From the map here it looks like it could be Brooks Homes, Abbott Homes, or Loomis Cts...though those all appear to have been east of Ashland

May 25th, 2011, 08:53 PM	#629
BorisMolotov Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 354 Likes (Received): 0	Well I hope one of them does something with it because it was really creepy because the streets and trees are there and they look like a regular neighborhood except there are no houses.

June 3rd, 2011, 10:15 PM	#631
Kevin J Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 244 Likes (Received): 0	The building with the spire never existed in Chicago. IMDB says the movie was filmed in L.A. too, so maybe it is/was there. Or maybe it's just a matte job.

June 4th, 2011, 06:38 AM	#633
ChitownCity Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: CGO, IL Posts: 1,354 Likes (Received): 1	^ Okay, thanks for the responses

August 5th, 2011, 06:59 PM	#634
Cytryna Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Poznań (Poland) Posts: 929 Likes (Received): 0

August 29th, 2011, 09:13 PM	#636
bnk Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,104 Likes (Received): 39	Playboy Club to reopen in Chicago after 20 years Last Updated: 1:04 PM, August 29, 2011 Posted: 1:03 PM, August 29, 2011 CHICAGO -- Playboy is planning to resurrect Chicago's Playboy Club only blocks from where the original one opened in the 1960s Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...#ixzz1WRlb1udU

April 4th, 2012, 06:25 PM	#639
snhaetnhlaonncg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 36 Likes (Received): 2	chicago COOL BLDG LIST light show at the bean marina city exhibition John Ronan's poetry foundation INSIDE gehry's pritzker pavilion A ride on the 'El' Chicago river dyed green for St. Patrick's Day! other Chicago photos __________________ URBAN ARCHITECTURE NOW Contemporary Architecture & Urbanism Blog

July 11th, 2012, 12:05 PM	#640
HomrQT All American City Boy Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Uptown, Chicago Posts: 169 Likes (Received): 5	http://acm.jhu.edu/

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