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The Urban Politician · October 19th, 2009, 05:52 AM

Does anyone else think that the repainting that was done with the Wabash portion of the L should be done throughout the central area?

It just looks too nice not to duplicate elsewhere. Has the city looked into this?

Urbanight · October 19th, 2009, 06:27 AM

Hells yes! It looks awesome. Recently I was walking down Wabash and it felt like I traveled through time. It makes the el tracks look like a true throwback. The tracks throughout the rest of the loop just seems old and weathered. On Wabash the tracks look restored, and it goes great with the restoration at Legacy and Sullivan Center.

There has to be a plan to repaint the rest of the el tracks. I think it should be done thoughout the city.

Aaron W · October 19th, 2009, 07:04 AM

The steel structure does look vastly better... too bad the Wabash el stations are still deplorable.

Metalus · October 19th, 2009, 08:37 PM

Same color I assume? Any images?

Northsider · October 19th, 2009, 09:38 PM

I love it, I hope they extend the paint job throughout the loop at least. But yea, the stations are a joke, looks like they are abandoned from afar

ChicagoismynewBlog · October 28th, 2009, 04:03 AM

Does anyone have a picture of what you're all talking about. I must not pay that good of attention when I'm over there because I was JUST down on Wabash...at night however, and didn't notice anything...

http://chicagoismynewblog.wordpress.com

The Urban Politician · October 28th, 2009, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChicagoismynewBlog

Does anyone have a picture of what you're all talking about. I must not pay that good of attention when I'm over there because I was JUST down on Wabash...at night however, and didn't notice anything...

http://chicagoismynewblog.wordpress.com

Are you serious?

Northsider · October 28th, 2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by The Urban Politician

Are you serious?

HAha.

Well, I guess maybe at night it's harder to tell...but it's hard not to miss the paint job

***i_am_hydrogen*** · October 28th, 2009, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChicagoismynewBlog

Does anyone have a picture of what you're all talking about. I must not pay that good of attention when I'm over there because I was JUST down on Wabash...at night however, and didn't notice anything...

http://chicagoismynewblog.wordpress.com

Painting the tracks was just one element of the recently completed Wabash improvement project.

t_george · November 14th, 2009, 06:07 PM

11-13

paytonc · November 30th, 2009, 04:41 AM

I dunno -- as a red-colorblind cyclist who's often squeezed between cars and those metal columns, I'd appreciate a brighter color. The mustard color was much more visible than the maroon is. That said, the street surface and sidewalks look good.

KurtFanta · November 30th, 2009, 11:58 PM

Thanks for the pic T George. I have been downtown a bit, but I did not know what you guys were talking about until I scrolled down and saw the pic. My wife and my boy and I are going downtown this weekend to go to the Walnut room and look at the windows at Macy's (or should I say Marshall Fields). I am new here on this blog, an amateur architecture buff who was born in Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park.

ChicagoismynewBlog · December 1st, 2009, 04:35 AM

Yes, I was serious and thank you for the eventual answer and picture.

http://chicagoismynewblog.wordpress.com

October 19th, 2009, 05:52 AM	#1
The Urban Politician The City Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,963 Likes (Received): 1	The Loop Does anyone else think that the repainting that was done with the Wabash portion of the L should be done throughout the central area? It just looks too nice not to duplicate elsewhere. Has the city looked into this? __________________ 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.

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Aaron W Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: US East Coast Posts: 739 Likes (Received): 2	The steel structure does look vastly better... too bad the Wabash el stations are still deplorable. __________________ "A city exists, not for the constant passage of motorcars, but for the care and culture of men." -- Lewis Mumford

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paytonc Pragmatist Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DC Posts: 433 Likes (Received): 0	I dunno -- as a red-colorblind cyclist who's often squeezed between cars and those metal columns, I'd appreciate a brighter color. The mustard color was much more visible than the maroon is. That said, the street surface and sidewalks look good. __________________ http://westnorth.com

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KurtFanta Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 Likes (Received): 0	Thanks for the pic Thanks for the pic T George. I have been downtown a bit, but I did not know what you guys were talking about until I scrolled down and saw the pic. My wife and my boy and I are going downtown this weekend to go to the Walnut room and look at the windows at Macy's (or should I say Marshall Fields). I am new here on this blog, an amateur architecture buff who was born in Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park. __________________ Kurt Fanta

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October 19th, 2009, 06:27 AM	#2
Urbanight Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 311 Likes (Received): 0	Hells yes! It looks awesome. Recently I was walking down Wabash and it felt like I traveled through time. It makes the el tracks look like a true throwback. The tracks throughout the rest of the loop just seems old and weathered. On Wabash the tracks look restored, and it goes great with the restoration at Legacy and Sullivan Center. There has to be a plan to repaint the rest of the el tracks. I think it should be done thoughout the city.

October 19th, 2009, 08:37 PM	#4
Metalus Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 102 Likes (Received): 0	Same color I assume? Any images?

October 19th, 2009, 09:38 PM	#5
Northsider Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,562 Likes (Received): 25	I love it, I hope they extend the paint job throughout the loop at least. But yea, the stations are a joke, looks like they are abandoned from afar

October 28th, 2009, 04:03 AM	#6
ChicagoismynewBlog Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 82 Likes (Received): 0	Does anyone have a picture of what you're all talking about. I must not pay that good of attention when I'm over there because I was JUST down on Wabash...at night however, and didn't notice anything... http://chicagoismynewblog.wordpress.com

November 14th, 2009, 06:07 PM	#10
t_george Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 95 Likes (Received): 0	11-13

December 1st, 2009, 04:35 AM	#13
ChicagoismynewBlog Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 82 Likes (Received): 0	Yes, I was serious and thank you for the eventual answer and picture. http://chicagoismynewblog.wordpress.com