Hyde Park OK for Young Professional?

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Originally Posted by chet everett

First, having slogged down Harlem I would not recommend this. It is true that the stretch between the Kennedy down to Oak Park is worse, but the section between the Ike and the Stevenson is no cakewalk either. The section down to Bridgeview itself also suffers from tie-ups related to professional soccer as well as folks trying to use surface streets to Midway.

Secondly I find it hard to believe that anyone would seriously suggest the "specific experience" of living in Forest Park is significantly better than living in Beverly. Neither will ever hold a candle to areas like Wicker Park or other popular northside / near to the lake neighborhoods but both are arguably more consistent with the kind of entertainment that is closer to the tradition of locally owned tap rooms / sports bars that are quickly being lost to "gastro pubs" and "craft made cocktails"...

There is a small but very active nightlife district on Madison Street in Forest Park. Whether it "hold[s] a candle to areas like Wicker Park or other popular northside / near to the lake neighborhoods" is a matter of opinion as the OP hasn't given us more specific information as to what they're looking for. But I'm not aware of any similarly cohesive nightlife area in Beverly or Morgan Park aside from a small cluster of Irish pubs on Western.