“We have to be very careful about the precedent that the Farwell sets. If people are able to hollow out historic buildings, especially in such a prominent location, we will soon be living in a city that looks like a Body Worlds exhibit …Everything will look cool from the street …dead inside. It is a shame that no one will ever get a chance to truly experience these buildings ever again.”
– Tomi, commenting on our link to a Chicagoist post on the Landmarks Commission’s Farwell Building decision
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Comment of the day: fearing a hollow city
“We have to be very careful about the precedent that the Farwell sets. If people are able to hollow out historic buildings, especially in such a prominent location, we will soon be living in a city that looks like a Body Worlds exhibit …Everything will look cool from the street …dead inside. It is a shame that no one will ever get a chance to truly experience these buildings ever again.”
– Tomi, commenting on our link to a Chicagoist post on the Landmarks Commission’s Farwell Building decision
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