Where are the nice homes in Chicago? (Oak Park, Lincoln: fit in, to live in)

[drro]

Chicago really looks ghetto-ish everywhere outside downtown. The nice houses are in the suburbs but far from every suburb is nice.

[Aleking]

OP is trolling

EDIT: and Stephei is always trolling

[Drover]

Originally Posted by stephei2000

I do not like an industrial look. It is not matter where it is located.

You're a mess. Honestly. I'm at a loss as to how to respond to your increasingly incoherent and cognitively dissonant posts.

[stephei2000]

Originally Posted by UrbanCheetah

Wow 8if stephei200 dislikes historical architecture they must think places like Paris, Rome, London, etc, are ugly. I think its ridiculous to not like something because its historical. Its one thing not to like the look its another to dismiss all buildings that are historic a l. Very narrow minded.

No I can't judge as I have been to those places yet, and no I do not hate places because of history. I just do not like or see the appeal of Chicago architecture. Just because I think Chicago architecture and unappealing and unattractive not mean I would not like other architecture.

I like architecture just not the one a typical Chicago person would like. I used to go to Palmer Woods home tours as a child. These homes were built in early 1900s and the homes architecture is stunning.

Just I do not like Chicago architecture does not mean I dislike all historical architecture. You Chicagoans seriously need to get over yourself fast.

The attitude displayed here is what annoys me socially about the city. If you have a different opinion that is not Chicago culture get ready to be put to the stake.

[UrbanCheetah]

Originally Posted by stephei2000

No I can't judge as I have been to those places yet, and no I do not hate places because of history. I just do not like or see the appeal of Chicago architecture. Just because I think Chicago architecture and unappealing and unattractive not mean I would not like other architecture.

I like architecture just not the one a typical Chicago person would like. I used to go to Palmer Woods home tours as a child. These homes were built in early 1900s and the homes architecture is stunning.

Just I do not like Chicago architecture does not mean I dislike all historical architecture. You Chicagoans seriously need to get over yourself fast.

The attitude displayed here is what annoys me socially about the city. If you have a different opinion that is not Chicago culture get ready to be put to the stake.

Hey you are the one who said that you didn't like Chicago's architecture cause it's historical. Therefore one can only assume that any other historical architecture you would dislike. You said it yourself. Dur dur.

[andrew61]

Originally Posted by UrbanCheetah

Wow 8if stephei200 dislikes historical architecture they must think places like Paris, Rome, London, etc, are ugly. I think its ridiculous to not like something because its historical. Its one thing not to like the look its another to dismiss all buildings that are historic a l. Very narrow minded.

Chicago's historical architecture tends to have a coarseness about it that those other cities don't have. I can appreciate it for what it is, but I also can certainly see how some would find it offputting.

[andrew61]

Originally Posted by oakparkdude

That's understandable coming from a suburbanite, I suppose. And stephei2000 is essentially a suburbanite yearning for the suburban aesthetic she found in Palmer Park growing up. Nothing really wrong with that. Some people just don't like the look of dense urban cities. Still, its another step entirely to look at Lincoln Park in 2013 and call it depressing tenement housing. That's just bizarre. Lincoln Park clearly exudes wealth.

If you look at the backs of the buildings from the el train you might come away with a completely different impression. For example, the buildings on Bissell Street north of Armitage look absolutely stunning and upscale when viewed from the street... but then ride the train and take a look at their backsides -- graffiti, bricked-up windows, brown tenement brick, rusted gutters, a generally gritty, rundown look. From the train, one might be forgiven for mistaking it for a bad neighborhood, as a few of my friends visiting from out of town actually did.

[stephei2000]

Originally Posted by Aleking

OP is trolling

EDIT: and Stephei is always trolling

Typical, just because I have different opinion equals trolling on this board, and I love how a got deleted but I am being insulted left and right. The moderator must be in with Drover.

[stephei2000]

Originally Posted by andrew61

If you look at the backs of the buildings from the el train you might come away with a completely different impression. For example, the buildings on Bissell Street north of Armitage look absolutely stunning and upscale when viewed from the street... but then ride the train and take a look at their backsides -- graffiti, bricked-up windows, brown tenement brick, rusted gutters, a generally gritty, rundown look. From the train, one might be forgiven for mistaking it for a bad neighborhood, as a few of my friends visiting from out of town actually did.

True, my sister thought the same thing when she visited riding the red line up going north.

[stephei2000]

Originally Posted by UrbanCheetah

Hey you are the one who said that you didn't like Chicago's architecture cause it's historical. Therefore one can only assume that any other historical architecture you would dislike. You said it yourself. Dur dur.

No I just do not like Chicago typical tenement living looking architecture architecture because it is looks ugly, run down and poor.I stated you can feel the history coming alive.