O'Hare expansion in Bensenville

(Area is now gone. See this Channel and O'Hare Playlist for more videos) Here is an entire neighborhood slated for demolition. What use to be a nice neighborhood of families with well kept homes is to become part of the airport. Chicago has deep pockets and was able to buy off all these families but the Village of Bensenville and other towns are fighting to stop the tear-downs.

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[primeminister87]

this is not bensenville when you think about Its now Chicago since they bought all the property

[ipfeldspar]

Agreed. It is still kind of weird to regularly see Chicago Fire Department trucks on York Road.

[codowner00]

im actually glad i worked in this area for 2 years, it was a very poor low class neighborhood, my car was broken into and another coworker was assaulted on the way to work only a block from the bensenville police dept

[ipfeldspar]

Were you in the houses, or the apartment complex/

[ipfeldspar]

You are very welcome. I think I can identify with you as the family farm of my grand parents, was ripped out, and is now a gravel pit. However, as long as we still have the memories, our homes will always exist!

[chulamista]

@ipfeldspar Thanks for showing 128 Garden, the address where I grew up between 1952 and 1969. That is a different house than the one I grew up in as my old house burned or was removed several years ago, but it still brings back memories.

[chulamista]

@CrazyChrisBelmont97 I lived at 128 Garden from 1952-1967. I believe a retired couple named Christiansen lived at 136 when I was there.

[ussvoyager2001]

I lived and grew up from the Chicago and worked at O'Hare for many years. I'm familiar with the neighborhoods and people. Illinois, best people on Earth!! Except for the creepy little bastards with the beedy little eyes, called politicians; who'll do anything for money and someone else's bed. Bensenville, I agree, didn't need to be destroyed. Anyway, thanks for allowing me to vent on your site. And nice videos great work!

[ipfeldspar]

I somewhat agree but I'll still use this analogy. Chicago is doing the equivalent of trying to make a Volkswagen larger for additional seating. It can be done but it would be more cost effective to start from scratch. No matter how much land the city buys in Bensnville it won't be enough. For the same money, Peotone could have been completed by now. Ironically, the folks that got moved got their houses bought out at the high end of the real estate cycle. I hope they spent the money wisely.

[ussvoyager2001]

Who cares! Tear down! This recession already destroyed everything else. How can you sell a house for $110,000.00 when a couple of years ago it was worth $400,000.00? Tear them all down! By the way, what the hell is O'Hare expanding for? Like that'll do any good for anything! Rest n peace Bensenville.