Comments on Sloopin - A South Loop Blog: More on the Old YMCA Building that Might be Demoli...

Man, don't get me started on the Uptown Theate...

2009-11-06T10:21:02.541-06:00

Man, don't get me started on the Uptown Theater!

Chicago was the silent film capitol of the world before the studios moved to the west coast . . . the original Wizard of Oz was shot here!

I wish this city would embrace the arts more.

Well, the Uptown Theatre has been vacant over 25 y...

2009-11-06T09:55:36.152-06:00

Well, the Uptown Theatre has been vacant over 25 years, go figure. The racist anon would probably try to link that to Section 8 housing.

I don't see what social welfare programs and h...

2009-11-06T08:22:19.627-06:00

I don't see what social welfare programs and having an axe to grind with Jesse Jackson has ANYTHING to do with this subject.

This building has apparently been sitting empty for 20 years. How does the city (with it's building inspectors, fire codes, property taxes, etc.) not move in and exercise "imminent domain" or something? Someone owns the property, how does valuable underdeveloped land not change hands and get repurposed over the last 2 decades?

Because if the city spent more time/money on this ...

2009-11-06T07:29:25.367-06:00

Because if the city spent more time/money on this building as opposed to pouring millions into failed welfare programs such as public housing and floundering schools people like Jesse Jackson would go ape.

How does the city let a building is such a high pr...

2009-11-04T16:49:37.161-06:00

How does the city let a building is such a high profile area degrade to a condition where tearing it down is pretty much all that can be done?