River City: One Man's Dream by taffy

River City: One Man's Dream

About 40 years ago, the developer envisioned growth along the south branch of the Chicago River, starting with this multi-use building including a year round harbor for resident's boats. It stood isolated and sad for several decades, but this year developing is catching up. The area just to the north will have 6 skyscrapers along the river and just to the left (east) of it is a large commercial area of theaters and shops. Imagine commuting by boat up the river to the downtown area!
They look similar to the Corn on the cob buildings don't they. Chicago is expanding!!
June 13th, 2017  
@pamknowler Aha! I can tell you are on almost our time zone! Yes, it does sort of curve like the corn cobs - well spotted.
June 13th, 2017  
@taffy We are in Trinity now and watching icebergs melting!! Fabulous!!
June 13th, 2017  
Beautiful arch'l shot!!!
June 13th, 2017  
Cool building- I wonder if the residents have gotten used to the isolation and won't be happy about their view being blocked or they'll like the new additions to the neighborhood. I'm sure commuting by boat would be fun.
June 13th, 2017  
Wonderful pic, story
June 13th, 2017  
Neat composition...neat shapes, lines
June 13th, 2017  
interesting story to accompany the image
June 13th, 2017  
How nice would it be to travel by boat into the city. The only problem might be the mooring situation at the city end.
June 13th, 2017  
That sounds cool, nice scale with the boat against the building!
June 13th, 2017  
This looks futuristic, amazing that it is right on the water! Chicago is an amazing place!
June 13th, 2017  
Chicago is full of surprises. It is a wonderful city. I do see the corncob shape,
June 13th, 2017  
Super composition. Some people are just ahead of their time.
June 13th, 2017  
Awesome picture and perspective.
June 13th, 2017  
Beautiful structure. We visited Chicago last summer. What a great city. I assume these apartments are now lived in. The views must be amazing and the shape of the windows accentuates it from within and without.
June 13th, 2017  
Wow, the architect must've been ahead of her/his times, the buildings look relatively modern. Very interesting story to them too, thank you. A river commute sounds good. A business in Melbourne has just floated the same idea but has run into a big snag (metaphorically speaking) with the number of rowing clubs and their boats using the same stretch of the Yarra river.
June 13th, 2017  
A really interesting building, ahead of its time I think. What a great way to travel.
June 13th, 2017  
Chicago really does have an interesting mix of architectural styles. This shot reminds me of Seattle where the ferries are the only means of transportation to the smaller islands.
June 13th, 2017  
Cool building and a much easier commute.
June 13th, 2017  
An interesting building!
June 13th, 2017  
An interesting capture and story :)
June 13th, 2017  
Great building. Nice shot.
June 13th, 2017  
I like how you framed this shot, and the story behind it is very interesting.
June 13th, 2017  
Love the composition :)
June 13th, 2017  
Lovely shot, such a fun idea. My best friend's son just moved to Chicago.
June 13th, 2017  
Like Island living
June 13th, 2017  
Pam is right... it does look like the corn cob building. I like the shapes and the curves. Wouldn't it be great to commute by water?? Chicago is really expanding!
June 13th, 2017  
That's awesome! Cool shot! I remember getting off the CNW train and some commuters would catch the Wendella boats up to MI Ave. Since I worked in the Sears Tower, I never got to ride the boats to work, but I always thought it would be neat to boat to work. It looks like the residents of this complex will get to do just that.
June 13th, 2017  
Such an interesting shaped building. That area is definitely going to change with all the upcoming developments.
June 13th, 2017  
Amazing building and nice contrast with the boat
June 13th, 2017  
Great pov and an interesting building
June 13th, 2017  
This is fantastic Taffy and like Pam I saw the similarity with the corn on the cob building Fav
June 13th, 2017  
Nice shot, great lighting
June 13th, 2017  
Very interesting architecture. I love the lighting.
June 13th, 2017  
Great capture
June 13th, 2017  
I do quite fancy a commute by boat. The development as it stands looks rather overwhelming. I think it will look better set amongst other buildings. Very interesting.
June 13th, 2017  
Such an interesting building.
June 14th, 2017  
I am a fan of weird and wonderful buildings!
June 14th, 2017  
Lovely composition. What an interesting tale - glad to see it is coming to life now.
June 14th, 2017  
Tom
wonderful image, great pov, development and story
June 15th, 2017  
Really interesting rounded edges! Cool shot!
June 15th, 2017  
it looks like a space ship! i must tell my niece to bring me here next time i visit which methinks is rather imminent. aces, miss taffy!
June 16th, 2017  
such interesting architecture... nice sense of warmth in this image
June 17th, 2017  
What fun to commute by boat. It looks almost sci-fi
June 18th, 2017  
Isn't amazing how some people are visionaries like that? When we were in Panama City Beaches recently, we heard the story that in 1935, developer Gideon Thomas started buying up a lot of worthless land for $1.00 an acre. It was so sandy that very little would grow. People mocked him asked what he was going to grow? He answered, "I am going to grow people". As I looked through some history of the area I found out that Spanish explorers landed here and many of the names in the area were named by the Spanish. Like St. Andrews Bay that the Hathaway Bridge crosses. It was a no man's land where mostly escaped slaves and Indians lived.
Today as you drive on US Route 98 both sides of the road are lined with hotels, motels, condos and all kinds of businesses that boggle the mind.
June 19th, 2017  
@skipt07 Fascinating bit of history. It is interesting to wonder what leads someone to act on their visions, to have visions but not act, or to simply live in the moment and lack any sense of a vision. Thanks for sharing that - I'm guessing we'd fine stories like that throughout the world. I don't think I"d have the patience to wait 40 years!
June 20th, 2017  
Brutally good!! Could not resist the pun. It was part of the Open House Chicago last year, I was hoping to get to it but ran out of time, I saw some excellent shots from there.
June 22nd, 2017  
That is quite the complex
July 13th, 2017  
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