Building Boom Reshaping Chicago Skyline

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan

3 January 2001 - 12:00pm

As new malls and condos replace buildings of historic significance, Chicago struggles with the question: What is more important, property rights and progress or preserving architectural heritage?

The city known for its architecture is undergoing the biggest building boom since the 1920s. The city's famous skyline and streetscapes are being transformed. "Hundreds of buildingsare being leveled for apartment towers, malls and college dormitories...Many politicians applaud the demolitions as progres...[b]ut many worry about losing other, less celebrated buildings, which give context and form to the skyline and the center city."

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Source: San Jose Mercury News, January 1, 2001