The United Center has been a bit of a paradox for the past 30 years.
Built in 1994 for $175 million, the venue represented a major investment on the Near West Side back when the area was severely under-resourced, and when many pro sports teams were abandoning big cities for suburbia and asking taxpayers to help with the cost of the move.
But after building the stadium, the Wirtz and Reinsdorf families, owners of the UC, committed the most flagrant of fouls: They surrounded the building with acres of surface parking. Читать дальше...