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Northerly Island - home to 12th Street Beach, a temporary Charter One Pavilion, the Adler Planetarium and the vacant remains of Meigs Field - needs a makeover, according to the Chicago Park District. The man-made island would have temporarily housed a 20,000 seat Olympic beach volleyball stadium along with a canoe and kayak slalom course, but we all know how that panned out. Tonight, Chicagoans will get a chance to hear ideas and provide feedback to the Chicago Park District on the fate of the island.
Plenty of ideas have already been tossed around, from making the Charter One Pavilion more permanent to a migratory bird sanctuary. Keeping Northerly Island’s history in mind and with plans for a casino already ruled out, planners are likely to keep things at least moderately nature friendly. Grant Park Conservancy will co-host the public forum tonight with the Park District at the Spertus Institute (610 South Michigan Ave) from 6 to 9 p.m. In an interview with the Tribune, President Bob O’Neill said “With the rejuvenation and improvements to Northerly Island, it's history-making because of its significance in Chicago. It's a great opportunity for people to be a part of that.”
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I remember a while back some organization was proposing turning it into a bison sanctuary. I thought that was a cool idea. They used to have a website devoted to the plan but I can't seem to find it.
How about a small airport?
Northerly Island would be a great place for an airport. Cleveland has an airport on the lake shore. Is Cleveland smarter than Chicago?
That's the joke. It was an airport for over 50 years until Daley surprised us all one morning with giant "X's" where runways used to be.
http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2003/03-1-157x.html
Why do you have to do anything with it? Why not just plant a bunch of trees, maybe put in a nice fountain or two, perhaps even go so far as to build a few small hills so we have one spot in town with actual terrain, and leave it as open park space? The park district should brush up on their Olmsted.
Why do you have to do anything with it? Why not just plant a bunch of trees, maybe put in a nice fountain or two, perhaps even go so far as to build a few small hills so we have one spot in town with actual terrain, and leave it as open park space? The park district should brush up on their Olmsted.
This is the best idea. Cost effective and keeps with the original plan for the lakefront.
How 'bout a pedestrian bridge from the south? How much would that cost, realistically, in Daley dollars, $20 million?
How about a new luxury high rise community and retail center. We can call it lil' Manhattan.
Or lil' sexcriminalboat.
+1
Why do you have to do anything with it?
My thoughts exactly. Well CPD bureaucracy needs to exist to do SOMETHING so they'll figure out a way to make it less enjoyable for the homeless and people who like nature left alone.
Just leave that shit alone...DAMN! Always gotta be DOIN somethin'!!! I thought this was a recessdepression???