Comments on Revitalize Des Plaines!: Demolition: Des Plaines Motor Sales (Chevrolet), 1...

my dad used to work there, back in the 1960's....

2012-01-07T20:55:37.023-06:00

my dad used to work there, back in the 1960's. he would take me to work, every once in a while, I loved all the new cars !

I remember how Des Plaines let the Chevy dealer go...

2011-01-18T23:09:50.844-06:00

I remember how Des Plaines let the Chevy dealer go to Park Ridge.

Back then, people were fat and happy as a good economy kept tax revenue to the city healthy.

I now laugh at the cuts in education and police budgets the city has to endure.

Let's keep scaring away businesses just to keep the crabtree people happy.

Oh, I couldn't agree more. I'm a huge prop...

2010-09-24T20:29:18.183-05:00

Oh, I couldn't agree more. I'm a huge proponent of mid-mod. There are a couple of excellent Don Erickson buildings a little farther down Busse. But this one was not a good example of its type, lacked design integrity, and could not be considered part of any sort of district. There are plenty of worthy midcentury buildings in Des Plaines, as well-demonstrated by the Landmarks Illinois Recent Past Survey.

Before long we're going to regret the loss of ...

2010-09-24T15:57:02.583-05:00

Before long we're going to regret the loss of allour mid-century modern structures, much the same way we curse short-sighted people in the 50-60-70's who were knocking down underappreciated (at that time) buildings from the turn of the century through the 30's.