[amtrak-official]

Today is a tragedy, The Chicago Hole is dead

Related Midwest secures financing for skyscraper project at Chicago spire site

Related Midwest has received more than $500 million in construction financing to kickstart their two-tower development project at the former

Chicago Star Media

[amtrak-official]

Lay still my sweet sommer child

[acreepywholockian]

at least they still got the bean!!!

[amtrak-official]

She's no giant hole though

[systemadministratorclu]

Okay, what's the story with the giant hole?

[amtrak-official]

Skyscraper was going to be built but it was ugly so the economy crashed in 2008 and the Chicago Skyline was saved forever

[systemadministratorclu]

But.........don't skyscrapers go UP? Towards the SKY? Why make the big hole?

[amtrak-official]

I don’t know, I think it was for foundations or some shit, do you need a reason for a big hole? No, not really