On the first warm day of 2009 I found myself wandering around the New East Side. It's the location of the last place I lived, The Shoreham, and a dozen other high rises along the lakefront. Wandering toward the water I was struck by something new -- a new boathouse at Dusable Harbor (401 North Lake Shore Drive).
When I lived in Lakeshore East, this was where a dank funk would roll out from beneath Lake Shore Drive and tumble into the welcoming waters of Lake Michigan. That's not what I found in 2009, though. The little area had been completely fixed up, with the previously mentioned boathouse, and a new bridge to keep Loop-bourne joggers from becoming unwillingly merged with speeding cyclists on the lakefront path.
Last night WTTW ran a piece on the new boathouse that we mentioned back in June. It's a nice look at how great architecture can come in very small packages.
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
More Concessions Coming to Chicago's Parks
Depending on your viewpoint, Grant Park is going to either get more convenient, or continue to be overrun by crass commercialism.
Either way, more concessions stands are opening up on Chicago's front lawn this year and in 2010.
There will be a new concession stand at 11th street soon.
Also under consideration is one at Michigan Avenue and Roosevelt Road, and maybe one near the Agora sculpture (many headless people) in the southwest corner of the park.
These are in addition to the revamped concession stands surrounding Buckingham Fountain.
Also, over in DuSable Harbor the new harbor house is getting a restaurant. It will be operated by another restaurant in Wicker Park and serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Right now, it will only be open for the summer, but if it works out there are plans to keep it open year-round.
If you haven't been over to the DuSable harbor area in the last year or so, things have changed a lot. It's been cleaned up a lot, there's a bridge over the former pedestrian path from the New East Side, and a stepped up police presence along with new bathroom facilities.
And another park is getting some food.
The newly-opened Pritzker park is getting a cafe. It's a partnership between JC Decaux, the company responsible for most of the city's street furniture, and the Chicago Park District. The cafe will be designed by the famed Robert A.M. Stern Architects firm in New York. The project is considered an experiment, and if it works out may be expanded to other city parks.
Either way, more concessions stands are opening up on Chicago's front lawn this year and in 2010.
There will be a new concession stand at 11th street soon.
Also under consideration is one at Michigan Avenue and Roosevelt Road, and maybe one near the Agora sculpture (many headless people) in the southwest corner of the park.
These are in addition to the revamped concession stands surrounding Buckingham Fountain.
Also, over in DuSable Harbor the new harbor house is getting a restaurant. It will be operated by another restaurant in Wicker Park and serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Right now, it will only be open for the summer, but if it works out there are plans to keep it open year-round.
If you haven't been over to the DuSable harbor area in the last year or so, things have changed a lot. It's been cleaned up a lot, there's a bridge over the former pedestrian path from the New East Side, and a stepped up police presence along with new bathroom facilities.
And another park is getting some food.
The newly-opened Pritzker park is getting a cafe. It's a partnership between JC Decaux, the company responsible for most of the city's street furniture, and the Chicago Park District. The cafe will be designed by the famed Robert A.M. Stern Architects firm in New York. The project is considered an experiment, and if it works out may be expanded to other city parks.
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