Talk:Millennium Park

message: I moved the budget overrun section here to the talk page temporarily to work on piecing together a more comprehensive article as the project has now been officially completed.  The budget overrun section, written by Toytoy, will be reintroduced into the article.  --Gerald Farinas 14:57, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Financial Information

message: I don't see anything postmodern about Millennium Park.  If anything we could consider it "ultra-modern" or "wow-factor" modern.  I don't know what this type of Gehry architecture is called, but it is certainly not postmodern.  Postmodern architecture draws on historical themes and style, and adds a modern "twist" to them.  There isn't any historical reference in the band shell, just references to Gehry's other work.
J. Crocker
I think in this sense "postmodern" serves as an ambiguous term referring to all contemporary architecture -- novel (i.e., not derivative) structures designed after the modern period. -- Downward spiral of death 23:45, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
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message: Does the ban on commercial photography have ramifications for GFDL licensing? Based on the article's source , it would appear that there are. Any thoughts? NatusRoma | Talk 06:30, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There is currently no ban on commercial photography in Millennium Park, rather the copyrights for the artworks in the park are still held by the artists. Under US copyright law there is no freedom of panorama for sculptures (although there is for buildings), so photographs of the artworks in Millennium Park are considered derivative works and only the artist can give permission for the publication of such works. ASAIK, the City of Chicago started trying to enforce a commercial photography ban, in part at least, because the city paid the artists for an exclusive licence to sell such derivative works. As far as Wikipedia is concerned, photographs of the artworks in the park should only appear here under claims of fair use. --JeremyA 18:08, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: that's not true, you can take pictures of whatever you want in public areas.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.223.17.115 (talk) 01:47, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  (just stumbled upon this discussion page) unfortunately, cases like Gaylord v. United States and the legal threat of Anish Kapoor vs. NRA (National Rifle Association) prove that photography is restricted in the U.S. with regards to uses of copyrighted monuments and sculptures. Private/personal uses of images are allowed as well as fair use-type uses like in researches and education. The licenses permitted on Wikimedia websites are commercial-type (CC-BY-SA and CC-BY for examples). JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 08:20, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
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message: I feel that the attractions at Millennium Park deserve some editorial attention.  I think it may be possible to improve them to WP:FT status.  I have created the template below to help us understand how the related articles are progressing.  Right now we have Crown Fountain, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, BP Pedestrian Bridge, and Lurie Garden.  There is a long way to go.  Crown Fountain will be renominated after it ends its current WP:PR.  There is a lot of work to do.  Next up for me will be McCormick Tribune Plaza/Ice rink.  I am not sure how much is out there beyond Chicago press on this one.  The impetus for the drive came after discussions with User:Torsodog about our common interests in Lakeshore East and Millenium Park.  He is doing a good job of cleaning up Cloud Gate.  It will be on its way to WP:GAC soon, I imagine.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM)  04:14, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
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message: There doesn't seem to be a reference for the budget table. There is some important information there, and I went to source the Cloud Gate portion for its article, but I couldn't seem to find any reliable source stating that the original budget was $6 million. Anyone know where this info was originally found? Torsodog (talk) 05:18, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
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message: I got a list of movies and TV shows that have obtained consent to shoot in Millennium Park.  Many of these movies have not been released yet, but if WP:RS make any reference to them being shot there add them to the aritcle. Here is what I have so far for movies: Nothing Like the Holidays also filmed at McCormick Plaza. The 2008 Beau Jest, He's such a girl shot in Millennium Park.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM)  00:20, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
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message: That text is incorrect. In fact the park is not even administered by the Chicago Park District, but by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. source User:scbomber 20:58, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The park is indeed located in the area of Grant Park. From the Millennium Park official site: "What is now Millennium Park was first conceived in 1998 with the mission of creating new parkland in Grant Park to transform the unsightly railroad tracks and parking lots that had long dotted the lakefront." --TorsodogTalk 22:06, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
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message: Which part is a green roof? How big is it? Rmhermen (talk) 02:02, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: What green roof are you referring to? I can't really think of any green roof... --TorsodogTalk 02:10, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

text: I think the fact that there's a parking garage (and streets!?) underneath makes it a "rooftop garden," if I understood that correctly. It's kind of odd, but much of Chicago's Loop seems to be built on two levels... This should be made clear if that's indeed the case, but I really don't know the specifics.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.44.185.172 (talk) 19:20, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Green roof

message: Why has so much of the information on the park been removed by JVCDude? I don't see a reason listed, and some of the other information, such as amenities and the controversies, would seem quite relevant, especially as this article was featured.
198.178.132.253 (talk) 04:04, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
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message: The article states that hundreds of Chicagoans visit Crown Fountain hoping to see themselves on one of the two screens, citing the Chicago Sun-Times (fn. 96).  While the reference does describe how almost a thousand Chicagoans appear randomly on the screens, I don't see where it says that hundreds visit to see themselves.  (The title of the Sun-Times article states that "many" have yet to see their own image, while the body of the article refers to "several" people who have not seem themselves.)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pinnochle (talk • contribs) 00:42, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hundreds Visit Crown Fountain 

message: The videos displayed on Crown Fountain fade to black every 15 minutes.[86] 
This is a poorly expressed caption.   Make the interesting information the topic of the sentence. The fact that videos are displayed is interesting. The fact that they fade out after 15 minutes is just possibly the most boring piece of information that could be stated, true though it may be. Amandajm (talk) 01:57, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks - I think the problem is that people who have seen the fountains are used to images showing the video faces displayed. Due to WP:NFCC and limited use of fair use images on Wikiepdia, the FAC image review did not think such a fair use image was allowed in the article (there is one in the article on Crown Fountain) but an image of the faded to black display with water cascading down it was felt to be OK. So the caption is trying to explain what is going on in the picture shown. Any specific suggestions for improvement are welcome. Thanks again, Ruhrfisch  ><>°° 03:23, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
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message: Who is the "Robert Israel" mentioned in the template? I ask because right now the only Robert Israel on Wikipedia is a redirect, and it refers to a San Diego lighthouse keeper. Obviously not the person intended with this template. Either an article should be written about the Robert Israel who had something to do with Millennium Park, or else the name should be deleted from the template. --MelanieN (talk) 23:29, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
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message: Could people please comment at Talk:Boeing_Galleries#Laura.2C_Paula.2C_and_Ines.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:04, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
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message: Is this park meant to commemorate the end of the second millennium? Or rather the beginning of the third?  I suspect the latter, just as parties on December 31, 1899 were generally meant (erroneously) to commemorate the beginning of the 20th century more than the end of the 19th (cf. the play Alison's House).  2600:1004:B16F:EB9:85C4:B2BF:7399:5FAD (talk) 01:54, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
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