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08-04-2009, 02:50 PM
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I was driving on S. Harlem and a friend of mine who is performing in a musical in Oak Park said "I thought I was gonna be shot there," as we past Berwyn. I almost rolled my eyes and said, "Seriously?".
Maybe he's right. Maybe Berwyn is actually going to the dumps. Any residents can attest to this?
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Negative. My parents still live there (I grew up there) and I'd say that in the past 5 years or so it's actually gotten better, at least on the south side. A lot of young, middle-class parents moving out from the city who are looking for something that still has an urban feel and is affordable. |
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08-04-2009, 08:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nJohn
I was driving on S. Harlem and a friend of mine who is performing in a musical in Oak Park said "I thought I was gonna be shot there," as we past Berwyn. I almost rolled my eyes and said, "Seriously?".
Maybe he's right. Maybe Berwyn is actually going to the dumps. Any residents can attest to this?
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Your friend shouldn't be allowed to leave his house if he really thinks that. How does he possibly function in society with that level of psychotic paranoia? Now, take a ride down Pulaski through Lawndale, that would be a legitimate statement. |
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08-22-2009, 05:08 AM
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UPDATE! I found an aprtment in Lyons and it is fine. Wow, people are really freaked out about nothing. I work nights and I have never felt unsafe. In fact parts of south Berwyn and most of Riverside are gorgeous.
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08-22-2009, 07:18 PM
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I have lived in Berwyn for the past 8 months. I have seen no evidence of crime at all. Where are you people from, Beaver Cleaver land?
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08-25-2009, 11:28 PM
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^^Most of the posters said crime wasn't an issue in Berwyn, so I don't know where the blanket "you people" statement comes from.
People assume Berwyn is bad because there are a lot of immigrants and *gasp* Hispanics living there. It's not exactly a high-rolling yuppie paradise, but it's still pretty safe compared to many other inner-ring suburbs.
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08-26-2009, 07:42 PM
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My dad always used to say people assumed Berwyn is bad because of the God awful sculptures at Cermak Plaza.
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