LA vs. Chicago nightlife (state, size, live, best)

[AcroJimmy2]

Originally Posted by The Mayor of Mil-Town

"Get yer fancy dancin' shoes on Helen. We're packin up the kids tonight and headin into Chicago to do some clubbin'!"

That is a hilarious image!

[Gtownoe]

Originally Posted by US-Traveller

Chicago nightlife is kind of a dud for young out of control people, but it is fantastic for adults and families.

Wrigleyville? Doesn't get any more young and out of control probably anyplace else in the country.

I prefer the Wicker Park and Underground House scene though.

[The Mayor of Mil-Town]

Originally Posted by Gtownoe

Wrigleyville? Doesn't get any more young and out of control probably anyplace else in the country.

"Hey grandma? Better roll up yer window now..we got ourselves a group of them OUT OF CONTROL yuppies comin' up the street!"

[US-Traveller]

Originally Posted by Gtownoe

Wrigleyville? Doesn't get any more young and out of control probably anyplace else in the country.

I prefer the Wicker Park and Underground House scene though.

Most Wrigleyville folks from what I have experienced are in their 30's and 40's. In LA and elsewhere you find many more graduate school students and late 20's people having fun. Chicago seems to attract an older single adult crowd than most cities.

Chicago was rated #1 city for men by AskMen.com

[grapico]

Originally Posted by US-Traveller

Most Wrigleyville folks from what I have experienced are in their 30's and 40's. In LA and elsewhere you find many more graduate school students and late 20's people having fun. Chicago seems to attract an older single adult crowd than most cities.

Chicago was rated #1 city for men by AskMen.com

30s and 40s in wrigleyville uhhhh ...negative. its right down the street from depaul..
have to disagree with u on all points sorry.

[The Mayor of Mil-Town]

Wrigleyville? Is that really considered nightlife now? Chicago can offer much better than that I'm sure

[US-Traveller]

Originally Posted by grapico

30s and 40s in wrigleyville uhhhh ...negative. its right down the street from depaul..
have to disagree with u on all points sorry.

From my experience DePaul undergraduate students tend to congregate around the Lincoln Park area. Wrigleyville is actually north of Lakeview, which is not even close to walking distance from DePaul.

There are actually a lot of families living in Wrigleyville.

[Nafster]

Originally Posted by US-Traveller

Chicago nightlife is kind of a dud for young out of control people, but it is fantastic for adults and families.

I definitely disagree. Chicagoans are out of control, and the nightlife definitely fits the out of control crowd.

Bring a family to much of the city at night and you're in for trouble.

Why do you think so many people complain about Chicago being full of drunken yuppies, frat types, and hipsters?

It is the exact opposite of what you are saying in my opinion.

[grapico]

Originally Posted by US-Traveller

From my experience DePaul undergraduate students tend to congregate around the Lincoln Park area. Wrigleyville is actually north of Lakeview, which is not even close to walking distance from DePaul.

There are actually a lot of families living in Wrigleyville.

erm...they live in wrigleyville too trust me, its more in their price range. plenty of families in lincolnpark as well... not sure what you are arguing about wrigleyville is usually a young crowd , 20s, no doubt is going to be the bulk.
walking distance? i'm not sure what your definition of walking distance is but its 1.7 miles from depaul campus to clark/addison... not very far.

i agree with nafster on this, you are off on what you are saying, esp that its an older city... i'm just not buying it. yeah they have it too but there is a huge young presence all through the city, you have depaul in lp/lv colombia and uillinois-chicago downtown and others, northwestern and loyola on the far north/rogers park and uchicago on the south side...

people in chicago probably drink more than any other big city i've seen easily...
i think it was voted #1 binge drinking city not too long ago...
that whole chi-milwaukee area is #1 that i have experienced at least, I can't keep up.

not sure if i've ever seen "families" out much for nights on the town except at navy pier or grant park..

[AcroJimmy2]

Originally Posted by grapico

erm...they live in wrigleyville too trust me, its more in their price range. plenty of families in lincolnpark as well... not sure what you are arguing about wrigleyville is usually a young crowd , 20s, no doubt is going to be the bulk.
walking distance? i'm not sure what your definition of walking distance is but its 1.7 miles from depaul campus to clark/addison... not very far.

i agree with nafster on this, you are off on what you are saying, esp that its an older city... i'm just not buying it. yeah they have it too but there is a huge young presence all through the city, you have depaul in lp/lv colombia and uillinois-chicago downtown and others, northwestern and loyola on the far north/rogers park and uchicago on the south side...

people in chicago probably drink more than any other big city i've seen easily...
i think it was voted #1 binge drinking city not too long ago...
that whole chi-milwaukee area is #1 that i have experienced at least, I can't keep up.

not sure if i've ever seen "families" out much for nights on the town except at navy pier or grant park..

People drink heavy but that doesnt make the nightlife great--its a fun shot and a beer town--outstanding place to get drunk in the evening with some friendly folks. Don't get me wrong, I had a blast drinking at dive bars in Ukranian Village and other places, but its not what I would call "great nightlife". Even the main nightlife strips (like Damen/North/Milwaukee or Rush/Division) PALE in comparison to nightlife hubs in NYC, LA or Miami, and are more comparable to cities like San Francisco, DC, and Boston (i.e. Second Tier)--although I actually think some of those cities have more cutting edge and diverse nightlife.