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Navy Pier: Navy Pier - A lost opportunity?
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  • Written by yooperprof on Feb 7, 2004
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  • Ersatz Urbanism
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    • Too many fudge shops. Navy Pier has a remarkable location overlooking one of the most dramatic skylines in the world. It's disappointing that the city of Chicago and the developers weren't able to make better use of the Navy Pier space once it became open for redevelopment. Basically, this is the same "Festive Waterfront Reused Old Buildings Tourist Tat" that has become an urban cliche very quickly in the last 20 years.

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    Alternative: Go to one of Chicago's many authentic ethnic neighborhoods and have an inexpensive dinner in a 1950s-era restaurant with surly waitresses and home-made pies in the display case out front.
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    Water Tower: Horse-drawn Carriages at Water Tower
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  • Written by yooperprof on Jan 25, 2007
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  • the curse of being a white horse?
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    • Poor horsies. They've got to be frightened by all the car traffic. I've read somewhere that there is a city agency that works to make sure that they are fairly treated, but I've never heard anything from the horses' point of view.

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    Alternative: Why not just walk?

    Or take a taxi up and down Lake Shore Boulevard to the Lakeview neighborhood and back. That way you can really see Chicago's magnificent skyline.
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    Dabs Tue Jul 22, 2008 15:15 UTC
     I'll withdraw my motion to kick you out of the Chicago top 5 ;-) Good to see you and hope to finally try that Russian place on your next visit!    		Callavetta Sun May 25, 2008 16:36 UTC
     I wish I could get up my nerve to try Priceline. You paid less to sleep than I paid to park! Well, almost anyway. I just can't make the leap to not know exactly what hotel they will give me.
    deecat Tue Apr 1, 2008 20:21 UTC
     Update on restaurants. Yum! Reviewed all your grand tips on the Chicago food scene. Like the variety, details, humor, and sense of culinary excellence. Always a pleasure to read your well-crafted work, Chet.    		volopolo Fri Mar 28, 2008 19:42 UTC
     Excellent Chicago picture. I love to visit this city one day!
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