Though living out of state now, I was heartened to find during the Winter Blast last weekend to see the downtown library branch open. I remember when living in Corktown in the '90s that the downtown library was sealed and shield for the demolition implosion of the J.L. Hudson's building. [[Did that occur in Oct 98?)

I seem to remember the downtown library not re-opening to the public as a branch in the years following the Hudson's building demolition. Wasn't it relegated to some administrative use for years? When did the downtown branch library re-open as a branch library? Was the interior renovated? I took a quick look inside the library last Saturday and it looked good.