New Boathouse May Be the Beachhead Bridgeport Needs
When any neighborhood starts to turn around in Chicago, it needs a beachhead. A physical symbol of the future of the neighborhood so large and so impressive that it signals a point of no return. Think Aldi and Target in Uptown. Or 1K Fulton in West Town. Or Kingsbury Plaza in River North. In Bridgeport, that beachhead may well be the Studio Gang-designed boathouse now under construction at 2754 South Eleanor Street. It’s the...