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The stained glass hallway is the most depressing part of my commute in the winter. It's always a mess and very poorly lit. Also, the pedway in Chicago is more

by FLGMwt 9y ago

The stained glass hallway is the most depressing part of my commute in the winter. It's always a mess and very poorly lit. Also, the pedway in Chicago is more of a collection of disconnected minipedways. You definitely can't cross the lop without going outside. It's not nearly as seamless as the skyway in Minneapolis which has the additional bonus of natural light (even if it's usually overcast in the winter).

ryan606 9y ago
and with very poor signage, it's extremely easy to get lost.
mikeokner 9y ago
Actually Minneapolis gets so cold that it's usually pretty sunny in the winter because the air has less moisture and higher density.
- dmoy 9y ago
  Similar reason why it doesn't snow as much - too cold for the air to hold as much moisture compared to places where are warmer (but still below freezing).
- karlshea 9y ago
  When I moved here from Milwaukee that was the first thing I noticed in the winter, it's sunny outside way more often.
weberc2 9y ago
what do you mean "you can't cross the loop without going outside"? I can get from Lakeshore East to the blue line entirely under ground... But yeah, the stained glass hallway is dingy.
- FLGMwt 9y ago
  Ah, sorry, I used to work in the Opera House on the West side of West Wacker, which doesn't have a connection. Blue line => East side of the loop is pretty navigable.
  - weberc2 9y ago
    Ah, understood. I don't spend much time over there. Seems like a nice area. Amazon has a pretty swanky office near Monroe and Wacker, which I think is your neck of the loop.
baby 9y ago
Toronto has a crazy underground city
Turing_Machine 9y ago
I am very sorry to see from Google that the Smith Stained Glass Museum at Navy Pier closed in 2014. Not many people seemed to know it was there, but I always went out of my way to visit it when I was in Chicago.
60654 9y ago
Ahh the pedway. A lovely idea, but every piece of it is in different shape. Some bits are nice (Illinois Center), but others are super dumpy (from Macy's to Millennium Station), and anything in between. I hope this attention from the Architecture Biennial will result in some new interest and cash to freshen it up a bit. Because right now it's just raw and utilitarian, in that unsentimental way that Chicago infrastructure tends to be... :)

by FLGMwt 9y ago

ryan606 9y ago

and with very poor signage, it's extremely easy to get lost.

mikeokner 9y ago

Actually Minneapolis gets so cold that it's usually pretty sunny in the winter because the air has less moisture and higher density.

dmoy 9y ago
Similar reason why it doesn't snow as much - too cold for the air to hold as much moisture compared to places where are warmer (but still below freezing).
karlshea 9y ago
When I moved here from Milwaukee that was the first thing I noticed in the winter, it's sunny outside way more often.

weberc2 9y ago

what do you mean "you can't cross the loop without going outside"? I can get from Lakeshore East to the blue line entirely under ground... But yeah, the stained glass hallway is dingy.

FLGMwt 9y ago
Ah, sorry, I used to work in the Opera House on the West side of West Wacker, which doesn't have a connection. Blue line => East side of the loop is pretty navigable.
- weberc2 9y ago
  Ah, understood. I don't spend much time over there. Seems like a nice area. Amazon has a pretty swanky office near Monroe and Wacker, which I think is your neck of the loop.

baby 9y ago

Toronto has a crazy underground city

Turing_Machine 9y ago

I am very sorry to see from Google that the Smith Stained Glass Museum at Navy Pier closed in 2014. Not many people seemed to know it was there, but I always went out of my way to visit it when I was in Chicago.

60654 9y ago

Ahh the pedway. A lovely idea, but every piece of it is in different shape. Some bits are nice (Illinois Center), but others are super dumpy (from Macy's to Millennium Station), and anything in between. I hope this attention from the Architecture Biennial will result in some new interest and cash to freshen it up a bit. Because right now it's just raw and utilitarian, in that unsentimental way that Chicago infrastructure tends to be... :)