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No question that this Museum of "Lucas’ toys" must be built. I can not find any reason why we are protecting an asphalt parking lot next to the lake… with the billions already gained with this newest SW movie, and two more to come, Chicago stands to benefit strongly with this project.

Don’t forget President Obama’s library is also coming to the south side. Wouldn’t that also generate more traffic for the area? I think with Museum of Science and Industry, Presidential Library, UofC, improved infrastructure/public trans, would be a nice place to start. However, Mr. Lucas would be crazy to give Chicago another shot after such a long battle

There was nothing BS about it.

Fact is Lucas could have built the museum in Chicago if he wasn’t set on it being on the lakefront. Not sure how they could be "heartbroken"—the amount of entitlement is strong with him.

The poll was fun but not meaningful. I’m fairly neutral about the museum itself and time will tell wherever it lands whether or not the content has enough value or interest to drive attendance thus a sustainable operating budget. What seems to be missing here is Mr Lucas’ all or nothing approach. Either he gets to build his venue where he wants to such as the Presidio in San Francisco, Chicago’s museum campus or now McCormick East land or he’ll take his bag of marbles and go elsewhere. If the Museum of Science and Industry can draw substantial visitors without the locations that Misters Lucas and Emanuel have been pushing then why not The Museum of Narrative arts? Mr Lucas should know if anyone should that content is king. Either he has it or he doesn’t. Location and building design will not sustain this project into the future nor should taxpayers be left with the bill when he or the rest of us are long gone. You gotta know when to fold em.

You know, this "museum" (the Lucas) could be nestled neatly into Chicago’s urban fabric just like the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of Art in New York. Closer to home, the Chicago Poetry Foundation, Library and Museum (61 West Superior) is an exquisite piece of architecture that is a real compliment to its neighborhood and to the city. It fits superbly into its urban context and is eminently accessible. NO lakefront site was required, no demolition of any landmarked structure was required, and construction took place upon acquisition of all permits! And its up – NO battles, NO location controversies. The ultimate irony is that this Lakeside Center choice is still NOT on the lakefront (look at a current map) – it is some two blocks west of the lakefront and it is close to an INLET between a manmade island and a park!

The logic is truly baffling to me: opposing a museum that would add green space…replacing a parking lot…on a MUSEUM CAMPUS! Seriously, it’s a plot on a MUSEUM CAMPUS.

And this argument that Lucas is some rich asshole who just wants a shrine to himself needs to be shutdown. The man already has given $25 million to After-School Matters, and every time I’ve ever visited a museum on the campus, it is filled with CPS kids from around the city getting exposed to something really valuable and inspiring. This would be a great addition.

This is nonsense. Build it! People have commented that there was strong opposition to the museum when Mr. Lucas pitched the concept in San Francisco. So what? Because San Francisco opposed the museum, people in Chicago should do likewise? San Francisco is a rich city, with very little space left for development. Chicago is not a rich city, with plenty of space for the development next to Soldier Field. The land in dispute is currently a parking lot, and there are absolutely no plans for that area to revert back to parkland. Developing a surface parking lot into a museum surrounded by wonderfully landscaped park space, serves a much higher ideal. The museum will make the space much more accessible to the public. How? 1) Let’s ask ourselves, what reason would any citizens have for visiting the parking lot, other than for the few dates when relatively few individuals park their vehicles there to attend events at Soldier Field?; 2) the Museum will be open to the public several days a week, whereas Soldier Field is closed most days of the year and thus eliminating any need or desire to access the parking lot; and 3) One could argue that Lucas’ work has a huge national and international following which probably dwarfs the number of Bears Fans who would travel to the space. Although some may not be fans of Lucas’ work (personally I’m not), its’ safe to say that more people would be interested in visiting his museum than a parking lot. Finally, I can’t imagine that the intent of the ordinance (the basis of the lawsuit) was to place a priority on cars over people.

the Exploratorium is not a museum.

Wow that museum looks pretty darn good!

Sad, but New York is not a museum.