Video: Proposed Tribune Mega-Project Turned Into Animated Eye Candy
If you’ve been salivating over the prospect of Tribune Media (soon to be Sinclair Broadcasting) pulling off its proposed $700 million “technology campus” along the Chicago River, then grab another napkin. A new video has hit YouTube showing what the Trib and Riverside Investment’s 700 at the River District project could look like. The animation delivers quite a visual punch, giving viewers a fighting chance at...
Chicago History With the Late Gene Wilder
With everyone and his cat quickly adding Gene Wilder movies to their Netflix queue this week, or ponying up $2.99-$3.99 to watch his films on Netflix, Amazon, Vudu, Sony, or FandangoNOW, here’s one not to forget: Expo: Magic of the White City. So far, we’ve only found the 2005 flick on Netflix. And in spite of being the quick-fingered sorts, it’s still marked “Long Wait” in our queue. Here’s the...
Great Chicago Walks: Revisiting Classic Rail Stations Past And Present
About 50 years ago, I rode on a train for the first time. It was a St. Louis-to-New York City trip. I was a 12-year-old kid. I don’t remember what I had for lunch yesterday and I can’t seem to recall where I left my sunglasses but I do remember small details about that trip. The clackety-clack of the wheels, the whoo-whoo of the whistle. Seeing a man in a suit eating a hot dog with sauerkraut—for breakfast. I still enjoy traveling on...
