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Originally Posted by Six Corners
The 1100 foot distance you quoted equals about 1 city block length-wise or 2.5 blocks width-wise.
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A Chicago long block is 660 feet and a short block is 330 feet. The Addison to Belmont stretch of the Drive is a modified version of short blocks.
Also, I think several of you are proving my point: the perception of life on Lake Shore and the reality of life on Lake Shore are not congruent.
Had I bought a place a few blocks over, it can be assumed that my choice was based on other preferences: across from the school, around the corner from the L, close to my favorite shops; pick any of the factors which go into choosing where to live.
I made a choice to be close the Lake and the park. Buyer beware, living on Lake Shore does not mean that you are close to either.
The current Redefine the Drive project propagates the mistakes of the last century. To quote Bowen Yang "White Star Line, you built a bad boat."