tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271409126833086486.post3950178517537887893..comments2024-02-10T08:50:46.342-06:00Comments on In and About the City: Union StationJames Iskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06219990004487304003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271409126833086486.post-18493564623832880002010-04-21T13:07:35.039-05:002010-04-21T13:07:35.039-05:00Thanks for your comments. Taking them to heart I p...Thanks for your comments. Taking them to heart I passed through the concourse yesterday and you're absolutely right, it is a complete mess. The "improvements" they made several years back were merely cosmetic, there is no rhyme or reason to the way the place is laid out, I'm there fairly regularly but still get lost trying to figure how to get out of the joint.James Iskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219990004487304003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271409126833086486.post-52538309950454765302010-04-16T09:56:47.918-05:002010-04-16T09:56:47.918-05:00I use Union Station every day, and the current ver...I use Union Station every day, and the current version of the concourse is a complete disgrace. The ceilings are too low, the passageways are too narrow, commuters clog up dangerously at the base of the escalators in the morning and Amtrak riders who are hauling luggage get jammed up with Metra commuters sprinting to their evening trains. When I see images of the soaring and expansive old concourse building, my heart skips a beat - this is absolutely, positively, how the station should still be. Shame on the powers-that-be for tearing down that great building so the site could be sold for the building of that anonymous office tower. <br /><br />You'd think that if they were that hellbent for income-generating space back then, they would have built the long-planned office tower on top of the headhouse instead of tearing down the concourse building.Petehttp://www.petelit.comnoreply@blogger.com