I still remember when I first visited Chicago as a tourist. Friends in the area advised me: Don’t go to Aurora and expect to find the Spindle. That hallowed site, I soon learned, was in nearby Berwyn.
But last year brought the news that a planned strip mall renovation project would displace the rust-belt monolith. The latest from the Trib is that the developer’s expansion project is moving forward – albeit slowly. The property manager for the retail center estimates it may cost $300,000 to refurbish the Spindle. No word yet on whether or not the owners will pay out to save the circa-1989 relic.
Whew! The bullet is dodged and Berwyn’s “cool” factor remains alive!
I hear Berwyn cops like to haze rookies by telling them to respond to the 6 car pileup at 22nd and harlem.
If you’ve ever looked at this monolith up close you’d think twice about saving it. It’s literally covered in pigeon s**t. It doesn’t even look that good from far away.