The Joys of High-Rise Living
Kneeling in front of the toilet bowl shortly after I moved into my Marina City high-rise home, I realized there are some things newbie tower dwellers have to learn for themselves. No matter how long you stare at the water line, you’re not going to see evidence of the building swaying. That was an early lesson in skyscraper living for me. So was this fact that evades most late-evening House of Blues concert-goers underneath Marina City: sound rises.