Pullman / Roseland Spring Parade of Homes slated for next weekend
Posted 4/27/2008 by Mark Boyer
We received a press release last week for the inaugural Pullman / Roseland Spring Parade of Homes, a tour of new and renovated homes on the far end of Chicago’s South Side. The event is free, and it’s sponsored by the Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (NHS) and Park Bank Initiatives, a nonprofit subsidiary of Park National Bank.
The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 4. It begins at Park National Bank, 1000 E 111th St, where you can get a map and welcome package. From there, you can take a van to the homes that are participating in the parade.
According to the press release, “all the homes showcased in the Spring Parade will be available for purchase with prices starting as low as $135,000, depending on the buyer's income; most homes are available for immediate delivery.”
For an idea of what you’ll be getting yourself into at the Parade of Homes, take a look at some of the videos in our YouTube Pullman video playlist that we shot with the folks from Park Bank Initiatives, or check out this strange Roseland video that Joe Zekas posted in 2006.
Comments
4/28/08
UptownR said:
That's a beautiful house. But every time I walk around Pullman I am equally haunted by the ghost of Old Man Pullman, the abandoned plant, and the unsafe neighborhoods next door. It's a place where the history oozes from every block, but it still feels kind of abandoned even though most of the homes are occupied.
Does anyone have first hand (or second hand) knowledge of what it's like to live there?
Joe Zekas said:
UptownR
The Sun-Times' Neighborhoods blogger, Mark Konkol, lives in Pullman and has written about it from time to time. I've linked to one of his posts.
UptownR said:
Thanks Joe!
This entry has inspired me to go down there this weekend or next to snap some photos. It's definitely one of Chicago's most fascinating neighborhoods.
Sheridan B. said:
I was down there a few years ago. I went down with some friends - I think there had been some open houses. The thing that struck us was the fairly strong gay presence in the area - several houses in most blocks had leather & bear pride flags flying.
I remember that being the place where edgy 70s rehabbers went for a period, since it's truly a unique urban setting, if an isolated environment - though with good transit to the loop.
4/30/08
Local Realtor said:
What's up currently with the Hotel Florence? It has the potential to be a community magnet if it becomes a 7-day-a-week restaurant & watering hole, if it isn't already.