tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post2372327358947293635..comments2023-04-01T06:34:38.141-05:00Comments on Hyde Park Progress: Ding Dong, Orisha's Dead!chicago pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-5874471008288250872008-11-20T18:51:00.000-06:002008-11-20T18:51:00.000-06:00Wow, there is some insightful reporting from an ar...Wow, there is some insightful reporting from an arm of the Tribune. Very in-depth.<BR/><BR/>cough.Zig and Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437539835562937888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-43422751323191287862008-10-27T21:55:00.000-05:002008-10-27T21:55:00.000-05:00Maybe the folks who are so determined to preserve ...Maybe the folks who are so determined to preserve this stuff would be willing to offer their front yards as new staging areas? Orisha Wall would have looked lovely in front of Casa de Spicer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-24251448805960665682008-10-27T20:54:00.000-05:002008-10-27T20:54:00.000-05:00Now that I think of it, the Aldermen could have ha...Now that I think of it, the Aldermen could have had a fundraiser where people get the chance to take a sledgehammer to the sculpture for $10 a swing. I would have put a ten spot in for me and my six year old son.edjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593866936717576973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-66121636583426143602008-10-27T19:16:00.001-05:002008-10-27T19:16:00.001-05:00I think the site of the departed Orisha Wall shoul...I think the site of the departed Orisha Wall should be left a pile of rubble, a somber monument to the accomplishments of the local Preservationist-Obstructionist Combine.<BR/><BR/>We can call it Monument to the Unknown NIMBY.chicago pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-88283472455525938742008-10-27T18:19:00.000-05:002008-10-27T18:19:00.000-05:00I hope they don't replace it with more ugly, junky...I hope they don't replace it with more ugly, junky public art. A tree would be nice, or maybe a flower planter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-11341118160607614242008-10-27T14:50:00.000-05:002008-10-27T14:50:00.000-05:00Must have been one of the more bizarre demolition ...Must have been one of the more bizarre demolition jobs that Bobcat operator has ever had. <BR/><BR/>Awesome pic, and a good omen.chicago pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-69942659523664562552008-10-27T14:13:00.000-05:002008-10-27T14:13:00.000-05:00Ah, some progress at last. Glad to see the sculpt...Ah, some progress at last. Glad to see the sculpture has been removed. Now I've got to get on over to newly-opened Zaleski & Horvath to celebrate with some gourmet munchies.LPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317816059809707252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-43566107834779033742008-10-27T12:11:00.000-05:002008-10-27T12:11:00.000-05:00Yeah that was a pretty ugly sculpture. Question: ...Yeah that was a pretty ugly sculpture. Question: Are you going to do a little election summary of the Alder(wo)men we can vote for in this coming election? I'd hate to vote for a NIMBY accidentally.autumnmisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000760107636577643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-14701322486929904642008-10-27T10:59:00.000-05:002008-10-27T10:59:00.000-05:00fantastic pic. Three cheershowever, as beth has p...fantastic pic. Three cheers<BR/><BR/>however, as beth has pointed out. There is real problem here. the only reason we got rid of this eyesore was that it wasn't well-maintained. No one considered that fact that is was hideous to begin with. <BR/><BR/>The idea that public funds are used to erect ugly art that takes 10+ years to remove is real frightening.Peter Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610159670466039455noreply@blogger.com