tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post8503401510786837892..comments2024-03-27T06:24:30.922-04:00Comments on A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books: 3 Blocks, 5 Buildings, 18 Months LaterJohn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-18671866281312514432008-01-05T08:41:00.000-05:002008-01-05T08:41:00.000-05:00bandwagon smasher - It may not be your observation...bandwagon smasher - It may not be your observation skills, but maybe years of dirt or the fact the mural is stuffed under Michigan Avenue that makes it easy to miss. As far as I know it's still there. Check out <A HREF="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8569789954620040658&q=blues+brothers+chase&total=35&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0" REL="nofollow">this video</A> of the chase scene from Blues Brothers to see what anonymous is talking about. Zoom forward to 4:00 to see it.John Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-47922253207422561402008-01-05T01:00:00.000-05:002008-01-05T01:00:00.000-05:00I've lived at Grand and McClurg for six years, and...I've lived at Grand and McClurg for six years, and I've never seen a mural at Grand/Michigan underpass. It's either been removed, or I'm not very observant. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-26292542853753597812008-01-02T23:14:00.000-05:002008-01-02T23:14:00.000-05:00I believe it's still there, though thankfully the ...I believe it's still there, though thankfully the Built Form building has covered that <A HREF="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2005/04/whales-in-chicago.html" REL="nofollow">damn whale mural</A>.John Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-84924397224045187992008-01-02T16:00:00.000-05:002008-01-02T16:00:00.000-05:00Wow. I lived in that neighborhood (445 E. Ohio) i...Wow. I lived in that neighborhood (445 E. Ohio) in the mid '90s and it sure has changed! Thanks for the annotated photo. But my favorite part of the neighborhood is the old mural under Michigan at Grand which appears in The Blue Brothers -- is it still there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-20641910444518614002008-01-01T23:07:00.000-05:002008-01-01T23:07:00.000-05:00Yeah, it's under construction already. There is an...Yeah, it's under construction already. There is another set of twin towers by the same architect and developer planned to go on the old CBS studios.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-36379441511019106172008-01-01T18:21:00.000-05:002008-01-01T18:21:00.000-05:00The second Streeter's going ahead? Good to see tha...The second Streeter's going ahead? Good to see that some "twin towers" do happen after all, as I know Chicago is home to many planned ones that never happened (NBC Tower, Title and Trust, Kenzo Tange's AMA Tower, etc.).John Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-47023403536400383642008-01-01T15:43:00.000-05:002008-01-01T15:43:00.000-05:00You could also add the Parkview tower and Streeter...You could also add the Parkview tower and Streeter II to that list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com