DePaul Purchasing Riverfront Property

[MUFC9295]

Oh, and btw, the Loyola discussion was absolutely hilarious.  It would be as if the Big East wanted to consider UW-Green Bay for membership.

Well, Wardle was a Golden Eagle.

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There's a lot of people that owe Avenue Commons an apology.

http://www.csnchicago.com/ncaa/news/DePaul-looking-to-build-new-arena-land-C?blockID=677786&feedID=661

[jmayer1]

There's a lot of people that owe Avenue Commons an apology.

http://www.csnchicago.com/ncaa/news/DePaul-looking-to-build-new-arena-land-C?blockID=677786&feedID=661

Can we trade Presidents?

[StillAWarrior]

There's a lot of people that owe Avenue Commons an apology.

http://www.csnchicago.com/ncaa/news/DePaul-looking-to-build-new-arena-land-C?blockID=677786&feedID=661

As we've seen time after time, one of the quickest ways to get brutalized on this board is to post inside information about anything.  Everyone begs for it, but then attacks anyone who is good enough to post it.  Thankfully, I don't know crap about crap, so I'm pretty safe.

[Avenue Commons]

There's a lot of people that owe Avenue Commons an apology.

http://www.csnchicago.com/ncaa/news/DePaul-looking-to-build-new-arena-land-C?blockID=677786&feedID=661

No apologies needed. I just hope that when I post something that people respect that I'm not making things up. I simply couldn't disclose my sources and I think I appropriately qualified my post. This is a fan-based message board. I don't have an obligation to disclose sources.

Good luck to DePaul.

[Blue Horseshoe]

There's a lot of people that owe Avenue Commons an apology.

http://www.csnchicago.com/ncaa/news/DePaul-looking-to-build-new-arena-land-C?blockID=677786&feedID=661

Ave Commons, I am not sorry for asking questions, nor am I sorry for participating in this thread. It's a college basketball board. I expect rumors, some which turn out to be true and some that don't.

Edited: And well done on being way ahead of the CSN Story.

[Avenue Commons]

Ave Commons, I am not sorry for asking questions, nor am I sorry for participating in this thread. It's a college basketball board. I expect rumors, some which turn out to be true and some that don't.

Edited: And well done on being way ahead of the CSN Story.

There is no issue with anyone asking questions. The issue I had is with some posters essentially demanding I divulge source(s). I have no obligation to do so and they don't have any authority to make any kinds of demands.

[Avenue Commons]

There's a lot of people that owe Avenue Commons an apology.

http://www.csnchicago.com/ncaa/news/DePaul-looking-to-build-new-arena-land-C?blockID=677786&feedID=661

Here's the Sun Times story on the plans for DePaul to "return home" to Chicago from Rosemont: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/11544685-419/depauls-strategic-plan-calls-for-mens-team-to-return-to-city.html

[Benny B]

No apologies needed. I just hope that when I post something that people respect that I'm not making things up. I simply couldn't disclose my sources and I think I appropriately qualified my post. This is a fan-based message board. I don't have an obligation to disclose sources.

Good luck to DePaul.

At least your sources yielded an idea that was completely logical... if all unnamed sources spoke with that degree of intelligence, we wouldn't have 70+ page threads on nonsense.

[Avenue Commons]

At least your sources yielded an idea that was completely logical... if all unnamed sources spoke with that degree of intelligence, we wouldn't have 70+ page threads on nonsense.

True. I found it kind of hilarious that anyone would think that I would make up a story about DePaul's plans to build a new arena on the site of a salt plant on the shores of the Chicago River and post it on a Marquette message board.

I like to think of myself as a creative guy, but I'm not THAT creative. Nor that crazy.

[The Special Brew]

Confessed newbie to be board, made my home in Chicago since MU undergrad (that's my qualifier for this...) In simply scanning this thread, I find it staggering that so many people have no concept of how close that property is to DePaul and how easily the student body can get there...the better property may have been Cortland and Southport but this will suit DePaul just fine.

Not sure I'd go so far as to call them a sleeping giant, but I'd guess this would do wonders to their recruiting and program. A glitzy new area with skyline views?

[Avenue Commons]

Confessed newbie to be board, made my home in Chicago since MU undergrad (that's my qualifier for this...) In simply scanning this thread, I find it staggering that so many people have no concept of how close that property is to DePaul and how easily the student body can get there...the better property may have been Cortland and Southport but this will suit DePaul just fine.

Not sure I'd go so far as to call them a sleeping giant, but I'd guess this would do wonders to their recruiting and program. A glitzy new area with skyline views?

And people can boat to the arena in the early fall.

Not to mention it is walking distance from the Cortland Metra stop which is a hub for all north and northwest bound Metra trains.

[MarsupialMadness]

And people can boat to the arena in the early fall.

Not to mention it is walking distance from the Cortland Metra stop which is a hub for all north and northwest bound Metra trains.

People can boat to the arena?

[Avenue Commons]

People can boat to the arena?

Again, I have to fully qualify this with a "as I understand it....." but one of the goals is that this would be a fully intergrated, accessible arena on the shores of the river.

Coming on high from the White House is a dictate (not related to DePaul) that Chicago continue to clean up the river. A lot of progress has been made.

[The Special Brew]

If they made that place like Washington's football stadium in Seattle so you could just pull your boat up....wow!

Didn't you hear Avenue? There's four species of fish in the river now. You'll be able to drink from it soon.

[MarsupialMadness]

If they made that place like Washington's football stadium in Seattle so you could just pull your boat up....wow!

Didn't you hear Avenue? There's four species of fish in the river now. You'll be able to drink from it soon.

I wonder how much boat parking would be.  Does LAZ control all of that, too?

[T-Bone]

LAZ would plaster the river with meters.  But it would be pretty cool, if you could. 

There are a couple of water-taxi services that couple make the trip from downtown to either location.  Would be neat to leave work, grab a bite, hop on a boat to see Marquette beat up Depaul (seaonally).

House of Purnell? 
Aguirre Arena?
Comegys Center?
The Corbin Dome?

(And the obvious Meyer Arena/Center/Bungalow)

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LAZ would plaster the river with meters.  But it would be pretty cool, if you could. 

There are a couple of water-taxi services that couple make the trip from downtown to either location.  Would be neat to leave work, grab a bite, hop on a boat to see Marquette beat up Depaul (seaonally).

House of Purnell? 
Aguirre Arena?
Comegys Center?
The Corbin Dome?

(And the obvious Meyer Arena/Center/Bungalow)

Whoever puts the cash up to put their name on it.

[Bocephys]

Whoever puts the cash up to put their name on it.

MUScoop Warrior Dome!?

[GGGG]

If they made that place like Washington's football stadium in Seattle so you could just pull your boat up....wow!

Didn't you hear Avenue? There's four species of fish in the river now. You'll be able to drink from it soon.

Asian Carp
Common Carp
Bighead Carp
and...uh...Chicago Carp

[Pakuni]

Five species, if you count bloated dead bodies.

[MUFC9295]

True. I found it kind of hilarious that anyone would think that I would make up a story about DePaul's plans to build a new arena on the site of a salt plant on the shores of the Chicago River and post it on a Marquette message board.

I like to think of myself as a creative guy, but I'm not THAT creative. Nor that crazy.

Well, your insight proved to be correct on "building a new arena," but it seems the location was a bit off.  And I'm not sure how much the city will care to cough up for development of property DePaul already owns.  Its now widely reported to be at Sheffield and Fullerton on what is now a street level parking lot and also bounded by Seminary and Altgeld (or Montana - I forget which is which).

[Dish]

Meant to give props to Ave Com, nicely done sir, you had this info way before anyone or media outlet I know.

[chren21]

Well, your insight proved to be correct on "building a new arena," but it seems the location was a bit off.  And I'm not sure how much the city will care to cough up for development of property DePaul already owns.  Its now widely reported to be at Sheffield and Fullerton on what is now a street level parking lot and also bounded by Seminary and Altgeld (or Montana - I forget which is which).

The northwest x of Sheffield n Fullerton??? 

[MUFC9295]

The northwest x of Sheffield n Fullerton??? 

From the mouth of Sweet Lou Canelis himself.