DMC Corp. Board Chairman R.T. Rybak said it’s a proposal worth considering.
“I do believe we should think very strongly about connecting to Soldiers Field,” he said, adding that the connection would provide additional paths to other parts of the city.
As originally proposed, the Discovery Square project stretches from Second Street Southwest to the north side of Seventh Street Southwest. It’s being designed as a public parkway that would encourage pedestrian activity, as well as some planned programming.
Patrick Seeb, executive director of the DMC Economic Development Authority, said the connection to the city park would also help highlight its proximity to downtown, which would add to the number of accessible activities for patients and visitors, as well as local residents.
last year, it came with a pink bathroom. It was my mother-in-law s favorite color, she said.
Rodimer briefly thought about replacing the dated color. Instead, she embellished the bathroom, dressing it up with black-striped curtains to highlight the vintage look. She s not alone in embracing what once would ve been demolished.
What s old is new again. The pink bathrooms of midcentury popularity are finding a whole new fan base with trendy homeowners
, according to local Realtors and residents.
Inspired by former first lady Mamie Eisenhower, who adored pink, the bathrooms were built by the millions in the 1950s and 1960s. They found their way into the ranches, Capes and split-levels that sprouted across the nation in the postwar boom years.