why would anyone want to live in uptown? (Chicago, Berwyn: college, living)

[FlyiMetro]

Originally Posted by MannheimMadman

Was that supposed to be a poem?

Soft chuckle...

[andrew61]

Originally Posted by MannheimMadman

You're absolutely wrong.

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Just because it exists in the uptown community area doesn't mean much, really.

It's just like Ravenswood Manor being in the Albany Park community area. Obviously, it stands very separate from the rest.

And actually, parts of Ravenswood are in the Uptown community area, but definitely belong to the Ravenswood community area.

Actually, there is no such thing as the "Ravenswood community area"... most of Ravenswood is in the Lincoln Square community area, with a few portions spilling over into Uptown on the east and Albany Park on the west.

As for Andersonville, I define it by what I see in the area as far as streetscaping, banners, and such. Clark Street for several blocks south of Foster Avenue (but not quite all the way to Lawrence Avenue) is labeled as "Andersonville" by the lightpole banners and sidewalk carvings that are displayed there.

So I'd say that most of Andersonville is in Edgewater, but a piece of it is in Uptown. (Now, the real estate folks have been hyping the area south of Foster as "SoFo", but that's a different matter entirely.)

[jimmythegreek]

Originally Posted by andrew61

So I'd say that most of Andersonville is in Edgewater, but a piece of it is in Uptown. (Now, the real estate folks have been hyping the area south of Foster as "SoFo", but that's a different matter entirely.)

I am going to start calling the area around Monticello and Foster "MoFo" and with good reason.

[xavier xerxes]

Originally Posted by jimmythegreek

This is confusing me now.

Either you agree with the Chamber's boundaries or you don't. It seems like you are playing both sides.

Chamber of Commerce. Yes Andersonville is a business district.

[xavier xerxes]

Originally Posted by andrew61

Actually, there is no such thing as the "Ravenswood community area"... most of Ravenswood is in the Lincoln Square community area, with a few portions spilling over into Uptown on the east and Albany Park on the west.

As for Andersonville, I define it by what I see in the area as far as streetscaping, banners, and such. Clark Street for several blocks south of Foster Avenue (but not quite all the way to Lawrence Avenue) is labeled as "Andersonville" by the lightpole banners and sidewalk carvings that are displayed there.

So I'd say that most of Andersonville is in Edgewater, but a piece of it is in Uptown. (Now, the real estate folks have been hyping the area south of Foster as "SoFo", but that's a different matter entirely.)

Any Name that rifs off of SoHo is super lame. I think thats been established. SoFo is a bar that is South of Foster. How lame would that be if SoHo had a bar named Soho? Very Very lame.

[MannheimMadman]

Andrew61 gets it. Obviously the Andersonville community and chamber of commerce have decided to suck up that part of the "uptown community area" and call it their own. The way I see it, that effectively becomes part of the neighborhood. One thing we all agree on around here is that 'community areas' are merely for census data and a scholarly way to bound neighborhoods.

So, what's more important? Clearly, it seems that the actual neighborhood is, which is continually changing (and very visibly) versus the 'community area'. The Ravenswood/Magnolia/Foster/ Winnemac quadrant has a hell of lot more affinity to Andersonville versus the rest of Uptown, which is mostly a hell hole.

[xavier xerxes]

Originally Posted by MannheimMadman

Andrew61 gets it. Obviously the Andersonville community and chamber of commerce have decided to suck up that part of the "uptown community area" and call it their own. The way I see it, that effectively becomes part of the neighborhood. One thing we all agree on around here is that 'community areas' are merely for census data and a scholarly way to bound neighborhoods.

So, what's more important? Clearly, it seems that the actual neighborhood is, which is continually changing (and very visibly) versus the 'community area'. The Ravenswood/Magnolia/Foster/ Winnemac quadrant has a hell of lot more affinity to Andersonville versus the rest of Uptown, which is mostly a hell hole.

Whatever you want to call a neigborhood be it community area or whatever, nobody says blank neigborhood name and then community area that I know of. Except for these two guys I heard talking the other day, I didnt hear the whole conversation though.

The other person runs into Mr Automaton at the Starbucks
"Yes I live in the Uptown Community area, which quadrant of the city do you live Mr Automaton?"

Automaton responds "I live in Andersonville."

The other person talks "hmmm, is that in Edgewater?"

Automaton responds "No that part is actually in Uptown."

The other person talks more "Thats very odd, oh yeah its the chamber of commerce, a ploy to revive the neighborhood just like they did with wrigleyville back in the 80s."

Automaton responds "Whatever I just say whats popular"

The other person speaks, "Im not sure why I live in Uptown, its a hellhole."

Automaton responds "Well I guess you should live in Andersonville it has
absorbed part of Uptown and that part isnt a hellhole."

The other person speaks "Um Okay......"

Undefined areas like wrigleyville, andersonville, any kind of ville
is just lame. Its a chamber of commerce/real estate driven phenom.

[xavier xerxes]

Slang Chicago Neighborhood Names (Terror Town, The Ville) - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

[MannheimMadman]

Originally Posted by xavier xerxes

Whatever you want to call a neigborhood be it community area or whatever, nobody says blank neigborhood name and then community area that I know of. Except for these two guys I heard talking the other day, I didnt hear the whole conversation though.

The other person runs into Mr Automaton at the Starbucks
"Yes I live in the Uptown Community area, which quadrant of the city do you live Mr Automaton?"

Automaton responds "I live in Andersonville."

The other person talks "hmmm, is that in Edgewater?"

Automaton responds "No that part is actually in Uptown."

The other person talks more "Thats very odd, oh yeah its the chamber of commerce, a ploy to revive the neighborhood just like they did with wrigleyville back in the 80s."

Automaton responds "Whatever I just say whats popular"

The other person speaks, "Im not sure why I live in Uptown, its a hellhole."

Automaton responds "Well I guess you should live in Andersonville it has
absorbed part of Uptown and that part isnt a hellhole."

The other person speaks "Um Okay......"

Undefined areas like wrigleyville, andersonville, any kind of ville
is just lame. Its a chamber of commerce/real estate driven phenom.

You and your rhetoric are absolutely ridiculous.

[xavier xerxes]

Originally Posted by MannheimMadman

You and your rhetoric are absolutely ridiculous.

Ditto.