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I did enjoy the tour! Great to see some Chicago neighborhoods on here. I get kinda tired of the usual skyscraper sets in Chicago. There's so much to like about these areas. Hope to get more tours like these.
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Glenn's Diner looks awesome
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That was really fun.
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Excellent set! I can't wait to get biking around these areas.
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I didn't know the El had at-grade crossings. Is this the only one, or are there more places it does this? Does the train have to slow down here, or can it go full-speed? |
Chicago is like the T.I. song - you can have whatever you like. You can have a neighborhood within city limits that feels like a small town or you can a neighborhood that feels like a big city.
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^ Completely agree with that. It's also attractive for newcomers who wish to live the urban lifestyle, but not give up the car. Still a hassle to find parking, but at least you got the car when you need it. I feel the city satisfies people on so many different levels.
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The snow has melted, the leaves are coming out, people eating outdoors and the sun is out.:banana: What's not to love? Thanks for sharing these.
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Love it. Gives a real feel for the areas.
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The city is no place to raise children! Clearly, these kids are going to grow up to be drug lords and gangsters. Seriously, it is great to see the lesser seen parts of the city. IMO, Lincoln Square is one of the most underrated neighborhoods in the country. |
Excellent photography and a beautiful tour. The neighborhoods are especially beautiful in Spring, and the rebuilt stations are a vast improvement.
I preferred the old names for the CTA lines, as compared with the color-coding system that has become the standard for urban rail transit just about everywhere. Ravenswood has a pleasant sound to it; at least they could have come up with something better than "Brown." Kimball brings back a memory of a 1980s misadventure. I was headed for a stop on the (now) Red Line very late on a Saturday night, sufficiently impaired that I should not have been out by myself. It was colder than blazes, near Zero Fahrenheit, and I waited at Belmont in a semi-haze from the combined effects of alcohol and bitter-cold air. Finally a train came and I boarded, grateful for a place to sit down in the warmth. After a couple of stops I realized I had boarded a Ravenswood train, the last train of the night. The late-night bus between Kimball and the Red Line ran infrequently, and I was out in the cold again. Back at the Red Line I boarded the same car with the conductor. Three teenagers, the only other passengers on that car, began hassling me for money and the conductor made no attempt to intervene. I gave them my pocket change, probably a couple dollars' worth, and a couple of CTA tokens. I was very glad to get back to my friend's apartment. That was the last time I went out and got semi-sh!t-faced alone. |
A tour of a beautiful set of neighborhoods in Chicago that rarely get the time of day.
Mostly we see downtown, downtown, downtown. But these are the parts of Chicago that I like the most (okay, I still think downtown kicks ass, but still you gotta love the Brown Line hoods..) |
Beautiful Chicago!
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I actually like the name "Brown Line." It has a certain je ne sais quoi.
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Nice work. The Western-Damen-Montrose stops pretty much encompassed my Chicago world. Good to see it again.
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nice colourful tour!
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Popeyes!!!!
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Good idea on the thread, though. I like the tour. :tup: |
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