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Posted 13, February, 2013

The Chicago Spire was a proposed supertall skyscraper to be built along Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois.  It’s construction was stunted due to the “Great Recession” that started in 2008.  The project was officially declared dead in the water in 2010 after developers were unable to secure the funds.  After nearly 5 years of planning, the Chicago Spire will remain a 30 meter (100 ft) wide hole in the ground, instead of the towering 610 meter (2,000 ft) structure it could have been.

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    Damn economy. Messing up architecture. Damn economy.
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    The Chicago Spire ismiyle hayli uzun ve sivri bir spiral şeklinde olması beklenen gökdelen, 2008 yılında Amerika’da...
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    The Chicago Spire was a proposed supertall skyscraper to be built along Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. It’s...
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    That awkward moment when your city wants to throw a dildo into the mix. Classy.
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    Ole flop ass hole in the ground of a construction project. This is what happens when you combine an economic downturn...
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