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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Trib agrees to vacate printing plant
Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 00:38:38 -0000 (UTC)
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BTR1701  <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>In article <v2gcvj$5r91$1@dont-email.me>,
> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>
>> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >In the continuing humilitation of a once fine but now decrepit
>> >newspaper, Trib has agreed to vacate Freedom Center on the near
>> >northwest side of the city by a year from July. The modern printing
>> >plant was built in 1981, moving all production out of Tribune Tower.
>> >This allowed them to build studios for WGN radio and a tv studio that
>> >was used for a short while.
>> 
>> >Tribune Tower is irrelevant to the newspaper; it's being turned into
>> >housing.
>> 
>> >I don't see how that's enough time to site and build a new plant, so my
>> >guess is they're going to the vacant printing plant in Milwaukee which
>> >Alden Capital already owns.
>> 
>> >Bally's was supposed to build and equip a replacement printing plant but
>> >they made a cash settlement instead.
>> 
>> >The newspaper was stripped of all its land and other assets years ago.
>> 
>> >https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-tribune-ballys-freedom-center-
>> >move-20230505-nf4sbgbsi5d3jccewdnx4wc4sa-story.html
>> 
>> The final editions have been printed at Freedom Center as of Sunday, May
>> 19, 2024. These were Sunday editions of Trib itself, Chicago Sun-Times,
>> and the midwest edition of the New York Times.
>
>Several years ago, the L.A. Times sold off its historic downtown 
>building and moved out to El Segundo into a small office block. (Looks a 
>lot like the Alaska strip mall Hilary Swank worked in on ALASKA DAILY.)

With that gorgeous view of mountains from all four sides of the interior
storefront?

>The people who can't stand the relentless firehose of 'progressive' 
>propaganda that's currently the Times' brand disdainfully refer to them 
>now as the El Segundo Times, implying that they're no different than any 
>of the other beach city coupon circulars.