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05-31-2009, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by j33
I went for a bit the other day. It wasn't too bad. The $5 is optional, so getting in for free isn't necessarily something to brag about.
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Jesee69 would steal a sandwich from a homeless guy and brag about his free meal. |
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05-31-2009, 07:51 PM
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I went this afternoon and thought it was pretty good. Definitely a nice break from the crowds that fill the Lincoln Park and Lakeview festivals.
Not that I don't like those, but it felt more like the real city than transplantsville.
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05-31-2009, 09:15 PM
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Location: Wicker Park, Chicago
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Originally Posted by skipcromer
Jesee69 would steal a sandwich from a homeless guy and brag about his free meal.
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I'd never do this! I've given many $1 to homeless people!
The Fair is still going on 9:15 pm Sunday night! |
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05-31-2009, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Chicago60614
I went this afternoon and thought it was pretty good. Definitely a nice break from the crowds that fill the Lincoln Park and Lakeview festivals.
Not that I don't like those, but it felt more like the real city than transplantsville.
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Give it a couple more years and there will not be much difference anymore. |
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05-31-2009, 11:51 PM
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Location: Uptown, Chicago
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Originally Posted by surlycue
Lots and lots of yuppies and $600 strollers. It wasn't exactly representative of the neighborhood...
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Yuppies with $600 strollers sound about right to me for that neighborhood... |
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05-31-2009, 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Lookout Kid
Yuppies with $600 strollers sound about right to me for that neighborhood...
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Yeah, I thought about it for a moment before posting. There is certainly a stark difference between the residents that own versus those that rent in WP/East Village. I don't know how long rent disparities can keep up though now that so many people that bought in the boom need to move on to bigger spaces or better school districts but cannot sell at a profit (or even breaking even). Eventually rents will need to meet mortgage costs you'd think? Not all of the rental options in trendy areas can be from older timers that have owned the buildings for 20+ years, right? |
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06-01-2009, 12:05 AM
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There is certainly a stark difference between the residents that own versus those that rent in WP/East Village.
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That difference is shrinking. I know many young professionals who rent in those neighborhoods. |
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06-01-2009, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Lookout Kid
Yuppies with $600 strollers sound about right to me for that neighborhood...
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Yeah, that is pretty common here now. I've been in the neighborhood for seven years, and it was pretty gentrified when I first moved here compared to my friends who have been living here since the early 90's, but it has really started to take on the 'expensive stroller crowd' in earnest over the past 3 years or so.
Oh well. It's going to take more than a few yuppie moms to chase me out of an apartment I like that is cheap and close to the 'el'. |
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06-01-2009, 08:25 AM
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There was a mix of hipsters and yuppies that's for sure. The people are more laid back generally around here, kind of reminds me of E Lakeview in that regard.
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06-01-2009, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Venom
I cruised around bucktown tonight and there was a bunch of annoying people riding bikes.
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I literally got stuck at a light for about 30 minutes cuz there was some bike athon. I swear there had to be 1000 bike riders in a row. |
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