What do we value?

Here again, we face the destruction of a historic Rogers Park building. This one to make parking. Lakefront property used for private parking. How sad. One need only take a trip over to Winthrop in Edgewater where once stood architectural marvels of single family homes but now is a 4+1 corridor to see what regret is.

I have written my letters to the Alderman's office, which is about all I can do right now. I'm just too busy at work to get more involved. If you give a damn, at least write a letter. It might help you sleep better at night.

Dear Alderman Moore,

I sent the below letter to your office back in July. I realize it's easy to say "no" to teardowns but then provide no alternative, HOWEVER, if preservation is so important to you AS YOU SAY IT IS and preservation of the lakefront is so important to you AS YOU SAY IT IS, then where have the community meetings been to solicit help from the community? Maybe you think is another Adelphi Theater situation? If so, I believe you are mistaken.

Taking a beautiful and priceless piece of lakefront land and making it private parking is really a screwed up use of land. It just doesn't make sense, except for a few selfish people.
I am requesting that you hold a few community meetings to solicit ideas for saving this building. I would also ask if Dev Corp has done anything to help with this?

I just don't see how you can justify this kind of land use on that piece of property. Regardless of the zoning etc... A stand must be taken by our leaders to ask for better land use.

Best regards