The Loop's theatre district has been beautifully restored and has been revived years ago. Block 37 will only enhance its strength. Many parts of the Loop have lost their business only atmosphere. The east Loop, in particular, has taken vintage buildings unsuitable for today's office space and converted them to condos; new condos have joined these structures. The Loop restaurant scene has improved, but still has a way to go. Entertainment other than theatre has not kept pace.
[b]Isn't it time today to reexamine the role of what once was downtown Chicago, the Loop, the place where downtown=Loop and Loop=downtown.
For all the pleasures that places north of the river can and do offer, isn't it time we started to reappreciate that there is only one Loop. Only one place where canyons rise block after block, street after street.
Isn't it time to realize that no matter how trendy Rush Street or River North may be, there is nothing that compares with a theatre located in a dense cluster of skyscrapers for sheer excitement? That this is the most desirable location for dance, clubs, restaurants, virtually every type of pleasure-oreinted activity.
For all the growth on the periphery of a downtown area that spreads from North Avenue to Cermark, from the lakefront to the United Center, shouldn't we also refocus on the core that made it all happen...the incredible, the unique Loop?> |
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