Douglas/Bronzeville neighborhood safe?

[TOkidd]

Originally Posted by treemoni

Your post reminded me of this really great photo journal depicting the Tri-Taylor neighborhood in the 70s: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjtqhoRM




I didn't think your post was too off-topic. All these neighborhoods are the same and represent the same things to those who don't live in them.

Great photos. Thanks for the link.

[noid_1985]

Originally Posted by OKParker

Good call. I do feel safer in Grand Boulevard than WGP and specific parts of Austin - and safer there than Englewood or some parts of the south side. But overall, I’m giving a strong endorsement to the rise of EGP that I have noticed this year. I have been tracking the area for a while and I’m really noticing some improvement (overflow from uke village and the west loop).

That said, I feel relatively safe in both areas, but still unsafe at certain times.. the rise of people with slightly more money (mostly white, some black) is what I’m noticing in EGP. A lot of the times when I feel unsafe in either area are typically when I see the all too common domestic violence issues leaking onto the street/sidewalk when I’m just walking through.. which I experienced every few weeks around 47th/prairie, MLK had it and even parts of grand boulevard east of MLK had multiple disturbing DV during my short stay in the neighborhood - the day I moved into my sublet a woman on my street a 150ft from my apt was pushed out of her husbands van over some dispute

Thanks for that,

Personally I would like to see revitalization programs or some type of urban renewal and not total gentrification in East Garfield Park.

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/comm...d-park-project

I think Humboldt Park will have to be fully gentrified while also having some sort of contingency plan for the adjacent neighborhoods of North Lawndale and West Garfield Park for any serious gentrification to take place in East Garfield Park. It will be curious to see what will happen to the area in the next 5/10 years or will development remain stagnant.

I do think something is in the works for the westside overall, there are a few homes in the North Austin neighborhood that are on the market for over $300k and Hispanic families are buying them along with the many 2-flats that are for sell. As gentrification pushes west and Hispanic families move south of North Ave. a lot of lower income Black families will be forced to move; more than likely out of state. Its an interesting scenario.