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Chicago used to have Meigs Field right downtown, there was a small amount of local passenger service but it was mainly there so wealthy people didn't have to ta
by samatman 4y ago
Chicago used to have Meigs Field right downtown, there was a small amount of local passenger service but it was mainly there so wealthy people didn't have to take the El from O'Hare or Midway (or, let's be real, sit in the back while their chauffeur deals with the Dan Ryan).
Daley the Younger bulldozed it in defiance of the FAA, far and away the coolest thing that fella did.
- wl 4y agoToo bad the city of Chicago half-assed their redevelopment of Northerly Island. Half the island is still closed because the waves kept on destroying the paved trail along the eastern side. The artificial reefs and barrier islands the engineers said were needed to avoid this weren't constructed because of budgetary reasons.