Vol. 01 · The LaSalle Edition
★ A VOICE FOR CHICAGO'S LOOP REVITALIZATION
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MEET ME on LaSalle.
A front-row seat to the LaSalle neighborhood's next life.
A front-row seat to the LaSalle neighborhood's next life.
LaSalle Street and central downtown spent a century building Chicago’s reputation. Now it’s learning how to live again. Apartments are replacing empty office floors. Historic lobbies are waking back up. Somebody finally remembered architecture can flirt. Meet Me on LaSalle documents the comeback and the history… in real time. The people. The reinventions. The hidden gems. The odd corners. The big bets. The tiny signs that something is shifting downtown. Chicago doesn’t need another brochure. It needs witnesses, interest and belief in a vibrant downtown,
Downtown has been called "the canyon" for years. Turns out people forgot rivers run through canyons. Now the current is back. New ideas. New residents. New rituals. New reasons to linger after 5PM.
The Financial District is developing a social life, and a hipster flair. The tie is coming off.
Read the letter →A William Le Baron Jenney-designed building from 1893 is converting to 207 apartments on LaSalle Street, landmark protection included. Chicago gets this one right.
The Field Building, a 1934 Art Deco landmark at 135 S. LaSalle, is converting into 386 apartments and retail — the Loop's biggest bet on life after office hours.
Meet Me on LaSalle is produced by Torque, a Chicago creative agency with deep roots in real estate, architecture and the culture of cities.
For us, this project is different. It's personal. We believe LaSalle deserves documentation while the transformation is actually happening — not years later, after everybody pretends they saw it coming.
Downtown is starting to sound different and look different. We're here for all of it.
See something changing? New restaurant. Historic detail. Construction update. Perfect martini. Send it.
We're building a living archive of LaSalle's next era and we want contributors, collaborators, photographers, insiders, architecture nerds, business owners and curious people who still believe cities can surprise you.