Moving from CA to Cairo...Where and what kind of work is available? (Chicago: to buy, nightlife)

[skipcromer]

Originally Posted by Drover

Still, it's just astonishing to even contemplate that such a huge level of abandonment and disinvestment is even possible.

Ever been to E. St Louis Drover?

[By~Tor]

Originally Posted by muleskinner

Players Club We probably drank together ol'buddy.My GOD we had some killer fist fights in that place...like the wild west some nights(not as bad as Shawneetown tho')....Do you remember that black cop that used to come waddling in there that was about 6'9 400 lbs???? He drove an old Dodge that was worn COMPLETELY out and we would ride wheelies or do burnouts on our motorcycles in front of the club while he was working traffic and get him to chase us and end up having to run all the way to Raleigh/Galatia on back roads before we could turn and head south to get back home....way out of the way for me(about 45 miles out of the way),but it was fun..... I think if he would've admitted it,he enjoyed it too

I think the cop in question was Mark Hodge, but I could be wrong there... he went off to St. Louis, I think, and even Curt Hustedde is ( I believe) long gone from Muddy...... as is the Player's Club....

[HeadedWest]

Originally Posted by Chicagoland60426

Honestly there is really nothing worth while south of Springfield.

We're not too Chicago-centric, are we?

[whatever you want]

Originally Posted by By~Tor

I think the cop in question was Mark Hodge, but I could be wrong there... he went off to St. Louis, I think, and even Curt Hustedde is ( I believe) long gone from Muddy...... as is the Player's Club....

I never knew his name,but he was huge ........and he was a blast to run from.

[BLS2753]

Originally Posted by Central Illinois 1

No offense to anyone living in Cairo, but it definitely would not be my first choice. It has high unemployment, high crime, it is remote, and economically depressed. However, given that you have the money and time, if you have a Victorian to renovate that you can turn around and sell for a profit, it may not be all bad. But I would not plan to get top dollar for it. I am doing some guessing here, but I would think that very very few homes in Cairo are worth more than $80 - 100K.

Try $50K.

[whatever you want]

Originally Posted by BLS2753

Try $50K.

I was thinking more like $2500.oo

[Trimac20]

Ghost towns would be cool to wander round, but that is sad. They should make it into a historical village to attract tourist, the southernmost town in Illinois. They could make it a smaller version of Memphis.

[BLS2753]

Originally Posted by muleskinner

I was thinking more like $2500.oo

I was being generous

[whatever you want]

Originally Posted by BLS2753

I was being generous

LMAO...point taken

[Happy in Wyoming]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

Ghost towns would be cool to wander round, but that is sad. They should make it into a historical village to attract tourist, the southernmost town in Illinois. They could make it a smaller version of Memphis.

Ghost towns are fun. I've been in bunches in the west. Even the towns that still have humans are fine, unless too many move in. St. Elmo was one of the best in Colorado until realtors discovered it.

But I can imagine exploring empty attics and dim basements in Cairo. I am sure that they impart a definite strangeness

On a more modern note, why not a Victorian festival. People would wear period costumes, cook and serve 19th century food, and demonstrate the old crafts. If it went well, Cairo could eventually become Victorian Cairo, a place in the tradition of Colonial Williamsburg. One important thing would be to ban alcohol at any festival. We don't wish to have the problems that "Taste of X city" have experienced. I've often thought that a homemade candy and soft drink festival would be a winner anywhere. And it certainly fits in with Victorian times

I haven't been to Cairo since 1965, so I need to get cracking. I doubt that I can make it this Spring before the hot weather starts, so I'm going to shoot for Autumn or early Winter.

Maybe there could be a party for fanciers of Western Americana in Cairo. It was certainly an important place in the opening of the West.