Chicago failed in its bid to host the 2016 but demolition will continue regardless.
When Chicago failed in its bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, many s conservationists celebrated what they saw as a last minute salvation of many of the city’s historic buildings, many of which had been earmarked for demolition in the event of a successful Olympic bid.
But, as The Architect’s Newspaper so eloquently put it, those celebrations quickly turned into a wake as city officials pressed ahead with demolition plans, even though there are no redevelopment plans in place for the area.
This has raised questions over whether the demolition is, in fact, necessary or whether the $20 million worth of work has been allocated partly to keep the city’s demolition companies in work during the recession and also because the historic buildings are worth more as “scrap” than they are as a going concern.
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