Foul smells throughout Chicago area (Detroit: new construction, tree, areas)

[whinniethezen]

Every city has a bouquet of smells. On a recent visit to Chicago, there were alot of raw sewage type smells near the street corners in downtown Chicago. pewwwww. Does Chicago have sewage problems or is this just how big cities stink. I would think that the outdoor cafes would suffer. Also, there is a raunchy smell as you drive through most of the west side.

[skipcromer]

Originally Posted by whinniethezen

Every city has a bouquet of smells. On a recent visit to Chicago, there were alot of raw sewage type smells near the street corners in downtown Chicago. pewwwww. Does Chicago have sewage problems or is this just how big cities stink. I would think that the outdoor cafes would suffer. Also, there is a raunchy smell as you drive through most of the west side.

For somebody that posts so much about Chicago i'm surprised you would have to ask such a silly question.

[Chicago60614]

I've actually never noticed ANYTHING in Chicago like I have in some other cities in the USA. Every once in awhile I'll walk by a ranck sewer, but they do a pretty good job here.

You probably had bad luck.

[mas23]

Originally Posted by whinniethezen

Every city has a bouquet of smells. On a recent visit to Chicago, there were alot of raw sewage type smells near the street corners in downtown Chicago. pewwwww. Does Chicago have sewage problems or is this just how big cities stink. I would think that the outdoor cafes would suffer. Also, there is a raunchy smell as you drive through most of the west side.

boo hoo

[jdiddy]

Dumb.

[whinniethezen]

Originally Posted by Chicago60614

I've actually never noticed ANYTHING in Chicago like I have in some other cities in the USA. Every once in awhile I'll walk by a ranck sewer, but they do a pretty good job here.

You probably had bad luck.

Thats strange because I've never noticed it in other cities, except for Chicago and Detroit. Does Gary Indiana have any part in that raunchy industrial smell??

Not my breath, I use the Fresh Maker.

[Banx]

Occasionally u get a wiff of something like that, really not that often at all though. The smell that stick out to me the most in the city is actually the smell of chocolate u get in western downtown areas and the west loop. And I do mean real chocolate, not the other "chocolate".

[Chi-town Native]

I've noticed it in areas with lots of new construction - my theory is that when digging new foundations and connecting to sewers they end up cracking existing sewer pipes. if you've ever seen the old clay pipes, they're pretty fragile - contrary to much public opinion, tree roots often invade pipes due to existing leaks, the roots don't "cause" leaks, they just exploit them.

[Spandau]

Originally Posted by Chi-town Native

if you've ever seen the old clay pipes, they're pretty fragile - contrary to much public opinion, tree roots often invade pipes due to existing leaks, the roots don't "cause" leaks, they just exploit them.

Wow, that actually makes a lot of sense. Those poor maligned trees!

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by noid_1985

if the smell was following everywhere you visited- it could be your breath

Someone needs to close their legs as well. The odor is wafting into this forum all the way from California.