The Century and Consumer buildings on State Street near Adams were built in early 1910.
tell a story about what Chicago was like back then," said Lee Bey, Chicago Sun-Times Architecture Critic.The Federal Government, specifically the General Services Administration, owns these old skyscrapers and got funding to tear them down, citing security reasons.
"I think we can be a little more creative with these buildings rather than spending $52 million of taxpayer money to demolish them for a gravel lot," said Ward Miller, Executive Director, Preservation Chicago.The Dirksen Federal Courthouse has security concerns. One worry is that people could peer into courtrooms or judge's chambers from the skyscrapers.Now, there's a new proposal to address the security and keep the history.
"We have a new plan to use these buildings as a collaborative archive center, which we've named the Chicago Collaborative Archive Center, and the whole idea is, is that archives are light sensitive. So any windows facing the federal center, and even those beyond the federal center could be blocked," said Miller."So we have so much to lose here and yet so much to gain if we just choose the right path," said Miller.
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