Two River North high-rises built around old Chicago row house

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  • Опубликовано: 23 мар 2023
  • Jennifer McElroy with the Chicago Architecture Center appeared on the WGN News at 4pm to talk about the 1870s Italianate row house at 154 W. Superior. To find out more: www.architecture.org

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  • @shuffleaccount1985
    @shuffleaccount1985 Год назад +23

    the two buildings are soooooooo UGLY and this beauty is still there LOVE THAT

  • @cristianavila955
    @cristianavila955 Год назад +9

    Gramercy Row still has a few of these up and running. I have had the pleasure of walking the inner workings of these buildings. Very cool to see a lot of stuff still kept in its original form.

  • @vanillapudding9471
    @vanillapudding9471 Год назад +12

    Just like on the movie “Up” when the old guy didn’t wanna move😂❤

  • @mariagonzalez9325
    @mariagonzalez9325 Год назад +3

    Remarkable work!!! An office loft was a genius idea.

  • @paulasmall5113
    @paulasmall5113 16 дней назад +1

    The only building on the block with class and interest

  • @derricklangford4725
    @derricklangford4725 Год назад +3

    I used to live on Ohio and Wells 20 years ago and I believe where both the highrises are there were matching row houses. I always remember walking past them thinking that they were so beautiful.

  • @je10022
    @je10022 29 дней назад

    Love this story!

  • @laurice8056
    @laurice8056 8 дней назад

    This is what you may call, “ Winning the Battle, but Loosing the War”. But I LOVE old architecture, so I wish this homeowner well.
    Too many developers don’t seem to value vintage architecture. And some legislators may feel the same way.
    That may be one reason why some cities have been granting eminent domain to private developers who claim that their projects will improve the neighborhood, or environment.
    But really they value profits over people and the community’s history.

  • @Culinary_Nerds
    @Culinary_Nerds Год назад +4

    It’s a 150 plus year house. That’s history. You should save it.

  • @carolcaponigro
    @carolcaponigro Год назад +4

    History is important.

    • @detroitman1000
      @detroitman1000 Год назад

      History is a European concept. The African lifestyle focuses on temporary pleasures and animalistic emotions. The future is African!!!

    • @rmp7400
      @rmp7400 Год назад

      ​@detroitman1000
      History is a Christian concept.
      Christianity is often persecuted but can never be overcome, thanks to Christ's
      Blessed Resurrection+

  • @robertgossit
    @robertgossit Год назад +4

    That's cool af

  • @thekeith-donovanexperience
    @thekeith-donovanexperience Год назад +8

    Keep history, block out gentrification.

  • @jonazo7188
    @jonazo7188 Год назад +2

    It's like Up!

  • @rmp7400
    @rmp7400 Год назад +1

    Awesome🎉

  • @WelcomeToCostcoILoveYou
    @WelcomeToCostcoILoveYou Год назад +1

    how would they repair outside mold?

  • @mariagonzalez9325
    @mariagonzalez9325 Год назад +6

    Landmark it!

  • @ironaddicted
    @ironaddicted Год назад +3

    Gentrification in chicago???😅 I wonder how much their property taxes are, you know the developers had city leaders/officials raise the taxes like crazy in an effort to get them out and sell

    • @Tony-md7dk
      @Tony-md7dk Год назад

      What's the opposite of gentrification?

  • @BUDDYX884
    @BUDDYX884 Год назад +2

    Many of those types of houses were demolished in that area.

    • @rmp7400
      @rmp7400 Год назад +2

      Unnecessary destruction is always motivated by greed...

  • @customcalendars4u2
    @customcalendars4u2 Год назад

    For anyone who is claustrophobic I can't imagine that brownstone being anything other than office space at this point, lol how petty of the developers to leave literally inches between the old property and the new River North high rises (I wonder if you can stick a finger between the two) just because the original owner wouldn't sell, they blocked EVERY single window that they could from the sides to the rear so that makes the property very unwelcoming for families to live in. This is what happens though when you live in prime real estate areas that developers want and local government sells out to, they strongarm you forcing themselves onto you and your property eventually.

  • @AlwaysStampinUp
    @AlwaysStampinUp Год назад

    They made a movie about this: “Batteries Not Included”.

  • @Kandiladi
    @Kandiladi Год назад

    It's worth millions too

  • @larnakeane8940
    @larnakeane8940 Год назад +1

    No zoning laws???

  • @user-ds2tg6gc6x
    @user-ds2tg6gc6x Год назад +5

    Don't destroy history.

    • @detroitman1000
      @detroitman1000 Год назад

      To have equity, we HAVE to destroy history! It’s the only way ✊🏿

    • @rmp7400
      @rmp7400 Год назад

      👍🕯✨️

    • @Gilmore304
      @Gilmore304 Год назад

      But yet money seems d as least persuade people to do just that.
      Sad

  • @devoradamaris
    @devoradamaris 8 месяцев назад +1

    🤲👑🤲

  • @donaldjackson4456
    @donaldjackson4456 Год назад +1

    No way to work on anything if repairing is needed. Crazy

  • @jeffz7532
    @jeffz7532 Год назад

    Let’s get some balloons and lift it to Paradise Falls!

  • @hankrhill324
    @hankrhill324 Год назад

    Gentrification… that’s one way to put it

  • @jones2277
    @jones2277 Год назад +2

    i hate those high rises.

  • @xploration1437
    @xploration1437 Год назад

    Nobody going to say anything about her sweater?

    • @jngobngo
      @jngobngo Год назад

      Only you apparently

    • @Josephcalo629
      @Josephcalo629 Год назад

      What’s wrong with it?

    • @xploration1437
      @xploration1437 Год назад

      @@Josephcalo629 I didn’t say anything was wrong with it. It’s just funky.

  • @rayrodriguez9782
    @rayrodriguez9782 Год назад +1

    Frank Gallagher never sold…

  • @shaystern2453
    @shaystern2453 Год назад +1

    good luck finding a parking space

  • @zachsamp
    @zachsamp 11 месяцев назад

    Two less sides to paint now

  • @ryeastra262
    @ryeastra262 Год назад

    Lol

  • @k.v.7442
    @k.v.7442 Год назад

    It's very ignorant that they're so close.

  • @andreah1104
    @andreah1104 Год назад

    Ridiculous