is the logan square area safe? (Addison, Charleston: countertops, crime, appliances)

[cheddaman123]

do you mean east of california? im saying this bc i read in here a little bit that on the west of kedzie was were it starts to get a bit worse and beyhond kimball is no good.

[cheddaman123]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

Thanks for having a sense of humor.

hahaha, i cant come in here and **** everyone off!? then ill never get an answer lol!

[cheddaman123]

any other comments, suggestions, info, or suggestions besides craigslist for apartment searching would be greatly appreciated.

[Avengerfire]

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[Chi-town Native]

Originally Posted by cheddaman123

do you mean east of california? im saying this bc i read in here a little bit that on the west of kedzie was were it starts to get a bit worse and beyhond kimball is no good.

Logan Boulevard stops at Kedzie, as you continue west the street reverts back to Wrightwood. Wrightwood right off of Kedzie is fine, but your gf will likely want to walk on the Bouelvard and to go to the restaurants on California, and as the pedestrian traffic is generally heaviest between California (2800 W) & Kedzie (3200 W), it can feel a lot safer.

There are some really nice streets just north of Logan Blvd on the 2700 N blocks.

[Chicago60614]

Originally Posted by cheddaman123

so anyways, to be blunt i worked all day and looked mildy for an answer but im a bit lazy. i currently live in the portage park area, and i am looking to rent an apartment on the 2400 block of kedzie, on kedzie and fullerton in the logan square area. i was wondering if i could get a general consensus of how safe the area is. i am a 23 yr old male 5'11" 180 lbs, built, but i want to make sure its okay for my gf as well who i will be moving in with. any insight is greatly appreciated. thanks.

That's funny, I was a 23 year old 5'11" 170lb male who moved into that exact same 2400 block of Kedzie about 9 years ago.

I lived there for 3 years and never even remotely had an issue. I'm sure stuff goes down, but I found it very clean, safe and enjoyable. Maybe don't go wander around the side streets and alleys alone at 3am, but I came home from the Blue Line DOZENS of times at 2am, 3am, 4am, 5am and was never bothered if I just stuck to Kedzie.

[Champion Willis]

//www.city-data.com/forum/chica...an-square.html

Read this thread and check out the 40th post

[Tenzo]

ABout 12 years ago I used to get off the subway at logan park and transfer to the Diversy bus.

I rememebr something funny.
I was working late a few nights in the winter.
So I'd be coming home around 11 at night and there were some pretty shady characters hanging around the the stop.

Because of the cold winters I would put some heavy boots on to keep warm and the snow offf my good shoes. I'm riding the escalator up and a guy in an old army jacket engages me in conversation.

Him; "nice boots."
Me; "uhhhm, thanks"
Him; "I have a knife"
Me, looking him in the eye; "No thanks, I don't think I'll trade"

I had been working 14 hour days and was too tired to mess around. I'm thinking; if you want to mug me, fine. But at least put some effort into it, otherwise forget it.

[ERS-One]

Originally Posted by lincolnparker

I am speaking from a Lincoln Park resident perspective. I would say I have been in that area a few times and it appeared to be generally ok, though questionable figures do roam on the st, but for a guy like you, I would not worry too much about it.

Well put. I'll second this. I used to liver a little further west, and south than the OP is looking at, and would again with no problem - not to mention kedzie/fullerton.

[chicagocubs]

have you tried looking in the paper? Don't people list rentals in the Sun Times or Trib anymore?