Tag: West Southwest
East Garfield Park home and lot for $250M, non-negotiable
According to the sign in the 3100 block of West Lexington, the quoted price, $250,000,000, is sincere and non-negotiable, and only capable buyers [...]
A new single-family under $600K in Smith Park
Noah Properties' homes have been selling almost as quickly as they're completed - if not before. As a result, we've begun walking through the home [...]
A marginal misery tour of Brighton Park condos
The middle of the last decade surfaced a number of ambitious new residential developments on or near Western Avenue in Chicago's heavily Latino Br [...]
From Yo’s archives – a hot tub in Clearing
Five years ago today we were writing about a 3-bedroom raised ranch with a back yard hot tub pavilion in Clearing.
The recently remodeled hom [...]
A flurry of new three-flats on the market
Chicagoans love their two- to four-unit buildings, with the three-flat being one of the more popular configurations. According to the US Census Bureau [...]
Politicians and gangs – Uptown, Little Village and more
The January 2012 issue of Chicago Magazine features an important article for anyone interested in Chicago's neighborhoods – Gangs and Politicians: [...]
Google Street View’s Humboldt Park time capsule
View the 500 block of N Central Park Ave in Google Street View and you'll see a very different scene than the one, above, that I saw early yesterd [...]
Chicago News Cooperative visits West Garfield Park, thinks it’s in Austin
Whenever you read about a West Side or South Side neighborhood in Chicago's mainstream media you need to double-check the reference. Reporters vis [...]
Comment of the day – corn, cocaine and dropouts on Little Village’s 26th Street
Our video of a drive down 26th Street in Little Village has generated more than 15,000 views and scores of comments at YouTube – many of them sugg [...]
Quote of the day – North Lawndale not monolithic
The Tribune's Dawn Turner Trice recently visited North Lawndale with Marcus Betts, a resident who's optimistic about the neighborhood's future. Ac [...]
Neighborhood snapshot – Archer Heights
What the charming write-ups about Archer Heights never tell you is that it’s long been one of Chicago’s most segregated communities – and that’s s [...]