From: Todd Larson 

On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 22:34:15 -0600, Bill Lucy  wrote:

>Out of darkness, Geo. says...
>> I can't believe they want to put a park there, what a stupid idea, nobody
>> lives there.
>
>In the original Chicago plan, Daniel Burnham wanted 5 small island parks built
on
>the lake. The only one that was built was this one, called Northerly Island.
The
>island becamed landed after the 1933 Chicago Fair. Later, a newspaper
publisher,
>Merrill Meigs decided an airport should be built there.
>
>And not living there is not a hinderance. In that vicinity is the Field Museum
of
>Natural History, the John G. Shedd Aquarium, the Adler Planetarium, Soldier
Field,
>and Grant Park. Believe me, there are people there *all* the time.
>
this ain't Cleveland>

Well, I've done more than a few food shows at McCormick Place.  Some of the
attendees would fly into there.

Damn, I have another there this fall.  I hate downtown.

 -Todd

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