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Old 06-27-2009, 02:04 AM
 
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how nice is the island really? from driving down through it looks nice but i know looks dont mean everything the impression i get is that they just take care of their homes and lawns ect and dont let people loiter or sell drugs on their blocks but i was wondering if anyway white people still live there
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Old 06-27-2009, 02:15 AM
 
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I don't think there are many white people there -- my guess is fewer than you could count on two hands. I think its "bastion of civilization" reputation is overplayed a bit, but the reputation takes hold anyway because of the neighborhood's relative calm compared to the really bad storm of urban activity that goes on around it. And some of that activity does seep into The Island, including a recent shooting and a number of robberies, burglaries, thefts, that kind of thing. All in all, it is a far cry from the jungle around it, but nobody should confuse it with Edison Park either.
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Old 06-27-2009, 02:42 AM
 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3BZpmMyMaw


the west side does seem to vary from block to block though one block could be very well kept with nobody out selling drugs and stuff while another could be totally run down with gangabangers selling rocks and stuff all of the island seems pretty calm though

lol i once saw a sign near cicero an and van gladys that said no selling/buying drugs and it was deserted if you go over by my grandparents house by kostener and harrison theirs people hustlling everywhere sadly
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Old 06-27-2009, 02:44 AM
 
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Do you have an aversion to punctuation or something? Because once you get beyond two would-be sentences your posts get increasingly difficult to read.
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Old 06-27-2009, 02:44 AM
 
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thers some very beatiful brick houses in austin/ garfield park its sad to see that area in the state it is in
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Old 06-27-2009, 02:47 AM
 
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Do you have an aversion to punctuation or something? Because once you get beyond two would-be sentences your posts get increasingly difficult to read.

lol well sorry mr drover


i dropped out of high school but my dad got me a damn good job so ha

it pays to have city connections
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Old 06-27-2009, 11:02 AM
 
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lol well sorry mr drover


i dropped out of high school but my dad got me a damn good job so ha

it pays to have city connections
Machine politics, that's why Daley has loyal supporters. Only at the city can someone with a 12th grade education be making $94,000, especially in this economy.
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Old 06-27-2009, 12:55 PM
 
Location: Chicago: Beverly, Woodlawn
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The problem with no education is Plan B. It's hard to go from 94K to minimum wage if something were to go wrong.
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Old 06-27-2009, 01:04 PM
 
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What is the island? I know he's not talking about Goose island.
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Old 06-27-2009, 01:10 PM
 
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^ It is a neighborhood next to South Austin,Lawndale, and the town of Cicero. It is grouped in the Austin "Community area."^
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