Tag: Chicago neighborhoods

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A quick glance at Garfield Ridge

A quick glance at Garfield Ridge

Despite seeing thousands of white and African-American residents leave, the Southwest Side neighborhood of Garfield Ridge actually grew in size by [...]
City sending wrecking ball to South Shore’s ‘white elephant’

City sending wrecking ball to South Shore’s ‘white elephant’

Built for a then-hefty $9 million, South Shore High was planned to be "a pace-setter for the city," according to a 1968 Tribune story. The archite [...]
Does South Chicago have a new gay enclave?

Does South Chicago have a new gay enclave?

The New York Times map of American Community Survey data is already yielding some interesting examples of demographic clustering. The data says th [...]
NYT maps new Census data for every tract in America

NYT maps new Census data for every tract in America

Yesterday the US Census Bureau released the latest set of five-year American Community Survey data, covering 2005 to 2009. By the end of the day t [...]

Get your vote on at Curbed

The inaugural Curbed Cup competition for Chicago neighborhoods began today with what should be a pretty lopsided showdown between the first and last s [...]
Get your nominations in for the 2010 Curbed Cup

Get your nominations in for the 2010 Curbed Cup

Have you nominated your favorite neighborhood for the 2010 Curbed Cup? I'm guessing not, based on the five comments Mark has received to date. What ar [...]

Quote of the day: Where families go when the projects go

Some of Madden/Wells buildings were closed down fast when buildings experienced "emergency conditions"--much like Cabrini-Green is doing right now. Be [...]
Searching for stability in Chicago neighborhoods

Searching for stability in Chicago neighborhoods

Jeff Baird is a real estate valuation consultant based in Chicago. He founded Lakeshore Analytics to bring comprehensive, understandable housing d [...]

Curbed searches for the next hot ‘hood

Curbed wants to know which Chicago neighborhood is ripe for gentrification, or at least a new wave of popularity and activity. Will it be Bridgeport, [...]
The appeal of Roscoe Village

The appeal of Roscoe Village

Midway through our walk around his latest listing, I asked Eric Rojas to set the scene for any viewers who aren't familiar with Roscoe Village. Here [...]
Name the nabe of this public park

Name the nabe of this public park

Feel free to identify this park in the comments below, but if you want a YoChicago yo-yo, you'll have to tell us which neighborhood it's in. (The [...]
Visualizing race and ethnicity in Chicago

Visualizing race and ethnicity in Chicago

If you've checked your RSS reader at least once in the past 24 hours, at least one of Eric Fischer's city map mashups has probably crossed your scre [...]

Should we shrink Chicago?

From the Boston Globe, a story that dovetails with a recent discussion about Chicago's population trends: Frankly admitting that these cities are not [...]

Loyola welcomes students to the Far North

Yo sales manager and Loyola alum Anish stumbled upon this new video from his alma mater, which introduces new students to the campus' Far North Side [...]
Mapping violent crimes in Chicago ‘hoods

Mapping violent crimes in Chicago ‘hoods

I think the added level of complication is worth it. There are the shades of purple on the north, which should come as no surprise. The blues on [...]
Does red tape make Chicago undesirable?

Does red tape make Chicago undesirable?

Greg Hinz' question about taxes in Chicago during LISC/Chicago's recent "Back to the Future" panel turned into a discussion about the city's tangled [...]
Chicago neighborhoods, simplified

Chicago neighborhoods, simplified

Are 77 community areas and a hundred-something distinct neighborhoods just too much to remember? Don't worry, @properties has you covered. Never mista [...]
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