Madison Street - East Garfield Park, Near West Side

A drive through more scenes of urban devastation - finally entering a stretch of the Near West Side that's experiencing a rebirth of new construction.

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• YoChicago

[YoChicago1]

The Census projections show a slowing in the city's population decline from 2000 to 2010.

The Census bureau also projects a 7.8% decline in the city's white population from 2005 to 2010, on top of a 5.5% decline from 2000 to 2005.

Not sure what you mean by "reverse white flight." There does seem to be a re-concentration of the white population away from the neighborhoods and along the gentrifying areas of the lakefront.

[Dipukas1]

rocks and blows, rocks and blows! haha

[Blight60624]

Chicago needs to attract 800,000 or so new inhabitants to get back to its' old glory. Half the west side is empty and maybe 60% of the south side...it is a shame.

[MBCustoms1]

thats my old hood !!!!!!!!!!westside !!!!!!!!

[RoolsPrivacy]

@waller3rd

You know, I'm white, and I ride my bike sometimes through this neighborhood and I'm pretty fucking sick of being threatened each time I do. It always happens at least once where someone vocally threatens me or throws some shit at me, and it's just because I'm white and "don't belong". I understand funny looks, but threats of violence are bullshit. Sure slavery has had long lasting negative effects,but black people need to take some personal responsibility once in a while

[temp229009]

@emjayseize Good post. Gentrification destroys communities, period. Mixed income housing hasn't really been a great solution (for the most part) either because it mostly means low income housing and rich people in this country want to ignore reality as much as possible. Rich whites in Chicago (like YoChicago) act as though the poor are bugs that need to be fumigated and it's sick.

If you wanna ride through GP at least make some interesting commentary, not run-of-the-mill ignorance.

[wickid4594]

Bob Dylan and Chicago... Marry me

[ChicaGorilla312]

lmao rock and blows

[c4h6i2s]

this guy sounds like raymond

[beepeelow]

This guy's take on East Garfield Park is not informed. Most of Madison is progressing. The vacant land parcels that he described are owned by two individuals. It is in play.

[chilonewolf]

gentrification.... yeah ok. black people bring the property value down by their own doings. if the property value stayed stagnant for white boys moving in, it wouldn't be a problem. but unfortunately black people cause more destruction than development in the lower income communities.

[youngdice07]

I live there!