Posted January 4, 200817 yr We've already had a Rogers Park thread here on Urban Ohio, so I figured I'd post pictures of the North-most section of Rogers Park near the Howard Street station. I was waiting to pick up my friend who lives nearby, so I decided to take some pictures within a 2 block area. Looking towards the CTA station One of my favorite buildings So my friend says this used to be a theater, but they demoed everything but the facade, and put a retail structure behind that. Looking East down Howard, near a recently built shopping mall. Across from the mall on Howard is this new apartment tower. Residents have a mixed opinion of it. Artist's rendition of the tower. This renovated loft building sits at the corner of the massive mall parking lot. However, its close proximity to shopping and the CTA line make it a good place to live. The court was an ice rink Now for some apartments and walk-up buildings
January 4, 200817 yr I know exactly where all of that is (I have a friend that lives not too far from that in Evanston). Good job. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 4, 200817 yr Good stuff! When I photographed Rogers Park and Howard CTA last October, I hadn't been in that area in several years. I was pleasantly surprised to see the improvements in progress at the CTA station, and the development in the surrounding area.
January 4, 200817 yr Great stuff. Looks like a neighborhood I could definitely live in! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 4, 200817 yr If I lived in Chicago and had to work downtown i don't think I'd live that far North unless I had a lot of money and a car. 1.5-2 hours to get to work on the EL is a headache. Otherwise I think its a great neighborhood. Its cheap but it doesnt appear to be very crime ridden considering how many independant nail salons and liquor stores there are (the usual indicators). Very diverse; you always hear people talking in different languages.
January 5, 200817 yr I have two friends who've grown up there, and one of my college friends had an apartment there. 1.5 - 2 hours? Never! Taking the El downtown shouldn't take longer than 30-35 minutes from Howard. Taking the purple line express during commute times is even faster. When I worked at a firm in Evanston, the commute from Main to downtown at the very longest during a delay took about 40 minutes. Too drive that, it would take about 25 minutes, but then you have to deal with parking downtown. The neighborhood overall is pretty safe. It's just had some rough times in the past and is beginning to recover.
January 7, 200817 yr Taking the purple line express during commute times is even faster. That used to be called the Evanston Express.
January 7, 200817 yr MY friend in Evanston lied then! They probably said that because they didn't feel like going downtown. Im calling him out on it next time I go up there. Thanks, Hayward.
January 7, 200817 yr Boooooo suburbanites! I can't blame them though. Sometimes the CTA can be tiring, no matter the distance.
January 7, 200817 yr Yeah, I knew CTA was having funding issues and tracks in disrepair forcing the trains to move 15 mph through some parts but 40 minutes sounds more realistic. I don't like people in Evanston! We were walking in d/t Evanston one time and I heard these 2 women talking about how terrible socialized medicine is. I almost accidentally bumped into her, spilling her starbucks all over her. 5 dollar 10' pizzas only a block or two from a Northface flagship store is pretty impressive though. Cheap food :clap:
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