"The completely new 5th Version of the Children's Museum was revealed
yesterday, and details were still missing, even 13 days before the May
15th public hearing at 1pm. Please carefully study what we have so far at
http://neweastside.org/CCM-Myths.html "

Children’s Museum Map Gap Division Street

I went to the Breakfast@65West forum or "debate" this morning... It may be a warm-up or preview of the sort of arguments that might be expected next Thursday at the Planning Committee meeting.

I typed up some notes as a followup to the event posting --

http://www.windychat.com/union-leagu...html#post16462 (Union League Club of Chicago to host Reilly and Farrington)

"Farrington called the free access requirement "a fabricated issue," and noted the Art Institute and Harris Theater both charge admission, and park district programming at Daley Bicentennial Plaza, the field house the museum would replace, is paid for, in part, by user fees."

"Reilly rejected that argument, reiterating on several occasions that the museum's proposal could not pass muster with Montgomery Ward's criteria for Grant Park."

Legal issues at fore of museum debate

"Speaking to a largely unfriendly crowd, Children's Museum President Jennifer Farrington defended the new design, released last week, saying even though it was underground it would bring in more natural light than the museum's current site at Navy Pier. She said if there are "substantial" modifications, the museum would go back to the city for approval."

Children's Museum debate offers glimpse of things to come -- -- chicagotribune.com

From ArchitectureChicago PLUS --

"In a May 5th letter sent to Chicago Planning and Development Commissioner Arnold Randall , Royce A Yeater, Midwest Director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has come out in opposition to the Chicago Children's Museum campaign to build a new 100,000 square foot home in Grant Park."

ArchitectureChicago PLUS

"What a loser of a week it was for the Chicago Children's Museum."

"And Tuesday was only one day and one venue."

"That stubborn, we-demand-Grant-Park obsession is creating more enemies than friends for the once uniformly respected Chicago Children's Museum."

Option 8: A Hyde Park nexus -- -- chicagotribune.com

"Here at the Jerry Agar Show we attempted to get the Chicago Aldermen to state their position on whether or not the Children's Museum should be allowed to relocate to Grant Park."

AGAINST THE MUSEUM GOING TO THE PARK
FOR THE MUSEUM GOING INTO THE PARK
WON’T CALL US BACK OR ANSWER QUESTION
UNDECIDED

THE ALDERMEN LIST

Jerry Agar urges people to call their alderman