Chicago Promontory Point’s iconic limestone steps along Lake Michigan shoreline just need repair, not replacement, advocates say [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — Some community leaders say the original limestone steps at Promontory Point are functioning and don’t need to be replaced, just repaired.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has already replaced much of Chicago’s shoreline barriers with concrete revetments to repair damage and erosion from the crashing waves of Lake Michigan. Promontory Point is the only spot where the original limestone steps remain.

“People love it. It’s like being on the coast of Maine as opposed to being in a bunker and it makes a big difference in the way people enjoy it,” said Jack Spicer, president and co-founder of Promontory Point Conservancy.

“It has so much written in it and on it and I don’t approve of them to alter it by any means,” said Hyde Park resident Ulis Woodard.

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