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Iconic balconies of Marina City are banned for its residents during four months repair period
United States Architecture News - Jul 14, 2016 - 14:48 9464 views
It’s shaping up to be one bummer of a summer for Marina City, where some residents have been banned from their balconies.
City inspectors discovered trouble with nearly 2,000 balcony railings on the iconic corncob-shaped towers, a complex once considered a “seedy crumbling wreck” that a Cook County judge predicted would “fall in the Chicago River,” but recently was tagged a city landmark.
While crews work to fix 1,920 handrail posts, 1,300 balusters and 1,020 bottom rails, some residents have been banned from using the balconies for four months or longer......Continue Reading
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