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• That wallpaper looks very similar to what my parents stripped out of a bathroom in the house they moved into in 1986. If I bought this place, the first thing I’d do is strip it off the walls.

• Seriously. The wallpaper and curtains are attrocious. If they used an interior designer on this unit, I would seriously re-think that relationship.

• C’mon, guys. It really isn’t fair to take shots at people’s taste in decorating.

• Joe,

  generally I would agree with you on your “people’s tastes” comment. However, in this case it is justified. That is some seriously ugly wallpaper.

  Coming from me that is quite a statement. I live most of my life in Dockers, jeans, or sweats. I have almost zero fashion sense or interest and even I can recognize that model as being WRONG.

  Oh well, back to the State news……..

• IrishPirate,

  If a wealthy, gorgeous 23-year old invited you to spend weekends with her in this place, and she had picked the wallpaper – what would be your take on her taste in decorating? Suppose she stocked the wine rack to your exacting standards? What then?

• Joe, that’s not playing fair!

• Joe,

  Wine rack? I think you’re thinking another type of “rack”.

  That being said I would probably not notice the decorating and as for wine she could just pick up a cheapo box at Jewel and I would be happy.

• UptownR,

  OK. I’ll pose this a different way that’s more “fair.”

  The group marketing this project is extremely experienced and sophisticated. I don’t know the specifics here but, on a project like this, marketed by a group like that, there are generally several furnished models.

  Each of those furnished models will be designed to appeal to a different target demographic group, by a designer who has a keen eye for the tastes of that group.

  The previous commenters are extremely unlikely to be among the demographic group at which this model was targeted. It would not be unreasonable for a member of the targeted group to read the comments here as racial, ethnic, gender or age-related slurs, as the case may be.

  So, what’s everyone’s comfort level with slamming the wallpaper now?

• “Fair” as in “fair housing.”

  Can’t we just get back to the hypothetical 23 year old?

• IrishPirate,

  Just trying to put you on another type of rack.

  Or maybe I’m just looking out for the viability of your aldermanic candidacy next time out.

• Thanks Joe.

  I was thinking about Governor next time. Even I would have a hard time reaching the lows of the now most recent former occupant of that office.

  I could try though.

  Oh well………

  I don’t know how well my platform of invading Indiana and Iowa and taking their corn to fuel our automobiles would go. Plus I imagine Cheesehead forces might stop my pincer movement into Wisconsin somewhere near the “Mars Cheese Factory”.

• I’m sorry I need to put my invasion plans on hold as it is the “Mars Cheese Castle” not factory. How can I invade Wisconsin if I don’t even know that simple factoid?

• My wife and I are looking to buy in the old town area. We seriously considered P of O T, but ultimately decided against it for the following two reasons. One, we don’t like the idea of the mixed income development. Secondly, and more importantly, we feel the units are priced too high on a $/ sq. ft. basis. The largest of the townhouses is about $333 / sq. ft.. We’ve seen several places which are much less expensive. Most notably, we bid on a 2200 sq ft duplex on the 1400 block of mohawk listed at about $520k (about $236 / sq ft.) And that’s if you were to pay asking price! P of O T needs to lower prices if they want to sell their already complete vacant townhouses.

• IrishPirate,

  Stick to Indiana and Iowa. They’re armed and dangerous in Wisconsin, and anti-Irish.

• Come on Joseph, remember “Tail Gunner Joe” McCarthy was a cheesehead and look at the notoriety he achieved.

• IrishPirate,

  Pay a visit to the historical museum in Milwaukee and check out the “No Irish Need Apply” sign section.

• I’m glad you guys moved on from your dirty old men track to this invasion track. Do the invasion plans include bringing Wisconsin cleanliness to Chicago too?

• Whoa, Sheridan B. Only IP was on the dirty-old-man track.

  I can’t speak for IrishPirate, but I think he’d oppose importing Wisconsin values here, especially political values.

  Chicago’s uncleanliness in the political sphere seems to be treasured by its citizens and is one of the few things that gains us national attention.

  As for cleanliness in the physical sphere, Chicago has a long-standing tradition of brutal neglect of most of its neighborhoods. Why mess with something that’s worked for the Machine in the “city that works?”

• It’s a wee bit late, but I wouldn’t mind bringing the scale of Milwaukee’s park system to Chicago. Those dead German socialists certainly knew their public parks.

  I don’t think Milwaukee is quite as “clean” as it used to be. Urban problems have reached there also.

  They also have had some political scandals. Mild, by our Olympian standards, yet not the Wisconsin of old.

• IrishPirate,

  I lived (such as living is) in Milwaukee for 9 years.

  I’d take Chicago’s public parks over Milwaukee’s any day, every day. Chicago’s are far superior. No comparison.

• My experience with Milwaukee’s parks is limited to the Fairgrounds and the lakefront area north of the fairgrounds.

  I was impressed with both, but apparently shouldn’t have taken that experience and spoken for the city as a whole.

  I’ve probably spent a total of less than 20 days in Milwaukee compared to your 9 years.

• No, I meant physical cleanliness, our politics are far too fun to lose.

• irishPirate,

  Veterans Park and Lake Park are the main lakefront parks in Milwaukee north of the festival grounds. They’re dwarfed in size, facilities and beauty by Lincoln Park and Grant Park. The “fairgrounds” means State Fair to Milwaukeeans, and that’s not in the city.

  A more serious issue, from a residents’ standpoint, is that the bluffs along the lakefront severely limit access paths to the lake.

  Beyond the lakefront, Washington Park in Milwaukee is the only one you could mention in the same breath with a dozen of Chicago’s great city parks.

  If you’ve spent 20 days in Milwaukee you probably know it pretty well. Why would you want to invade it?

• Joe,

  the first time I visited Milwaukee was probably 1978. I was only downtown and it was cleaner than the then Chicago downtown.

  The rest of my visits are a blur because of excessive alcohol intoxication, but you are probably right on my silly invasion plans.

  Unlike a certain former President I don’t want to invade anyone without thinking about the implications and the force requirements to hold not only Milwaukee, but the Mars Cheese Castle.

  During World War Two Army Chief of Staff George Marshall started planning for the occupation of Germany and Japan as soon as the war started. One must think these things through.

  I’ll defer to your more experienced opinion on Milwaukee parks; however, one thing I am sure of is that the Meier Festival Grounds are superior to Chicago’s festival grounds. Which we don’t really have.

• IrishPirate,

  No festival grounds? What about Navy Pier, Grant Park and Millennium Park? What about Wilson and Broadway?

  I was in two grad school courses in urban planning with Milwaukee’s then mayor, Henry Maier. He was a great guy, a great mayor, and played a mean accordion.

  I almost typo’d Maier as a great “buy” instead of guy – Chicago on my mind, I guess.

• Those aren’t designated festival grounds.

  The Maier grounds are much better for a festival.

  It is almost as if you built another version of Navy Pier and only allowed festivals there. Permanent stages, bathrooms, restaurant facilities etc. Plus that overhead tram that traverses the park is neato, Batman.

  Now Millennium Park is great, but not for a festival of the size they do in Milwaukee. The problem with Grant Park is the temporary setup.

  The new setup of Navy Pier is not really appropriate for a festival that draws hundred of thousands of people a day.

  Now something that might have used Northerly Island and a domed Soldier Field might have worked well. Ah, a domed facility in Chicago. That would have made the Olympics easier, plus all those Evangelical Conventions where they like to have massive meetings.

  At the Maier fairgrounds they have Summerfest, and a whole bunch of ethnic festivals every summer. Including the “no Irish need apply” Irishfest.

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