Getting passes (at the McCormick Hyatt) required walking more than 1/2 mile due to the security imposed in the area. Concrete barriers fronted by 8 foot fencing across major intersections required traversing back 1/4 of a block to move down south Michigan Ave.
Drove through downtown after picking up our badges and encountered minimal traffic and zero protestors.
Security at the United Center only required a 1/3 mile walk by comparison. Police outnumbered protestors by 50 to 1. Never felt safer.
From McCormick to downtown to United we saw only two groups of protestors of a dozen people or so.
- workingfromhome - Wednesday, Aug 21, 24 @ 9:00 am:
Was at the Colbert live show last night at the Auditorium Theater and they showed the DNC on video screens before the show went live a little after 11pm. A great evening all around.
Security is a bit more noticeable at Union Station this morning. But still mostly law enforcement officers in groups of 3~4 chatting, no obvious long guns or anything.
Various buildings seem to have more security outside but nothing you would notice if you don’t walk by three days a week.
I work right near the area of the ‘Clash. ‘ My building is next to the train station, and there were no signs of damage.
- Downstate - Wednesday, Aug 21, 24 @ 8:42 am:
Security at the DNCC was pretty incredible.
Getting passes (at the McCormick Hyatt) required walking more than 1/2 mile due to the security imposed in the area. Concrete barriers fronted by 8 foot fencing across major intersections required traversing back 1/4 of a block to move down south Michigan Ave.
Drove through downtown after picking up our badges and encountered minimal traffic and zero protestors.
Security at the United Center only required a 1/3 mile walk by comparison. Police outnumbered protestors by 50 to 1. Never felt safer.
From McCormick to downtown to United we saw only two groups of protestors of a dozen people or so.
- workingfromhome - Wednesday, Aug 21, 24 @ 9:00 am:
Was at the Colbert live show last night at the Auditorium Theater and they showed the DNC on video screens before the show went live a little after 11pm. A great evening all around.
- OneMan - Wednesday, Aug 21, 24 @ 9:02 am:
Security is a bit more noticeable at Union Station this morning. But still mostly law enforcement officers in groups of 3~4 chatting, no obvious long guns or anything.
Various buildings seem to have more security outside but nothing you would notice if you don’t walk by three days a week.
I work right near the area of the ‘Clash. ‘ My building is next to the train station, and there were no signs of damage.