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Tordek_Battlebeard t1_j1vz1wn wrote

Hi, just curious, what neighborhoods would you recommend? I am in the West End currently and my neighborhood is a straight up dumpster fire.

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AltruisticBowl4 t1_j1wc4a9 wrote

Really? I live on the West End and adore it! Loads of cute stores, good food, nice park, etc. What don't you like?

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Tordek_Battlebeard t1_j1wccek wrote

Well I don't live in the best part of it then I guess. I'm off broad St by the high school. Almost daily I see homeless people checking the door handles for unlocked cars to loot.

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AltruisticBowl4 t1_j1wctyz wrote

Fair enough—it's a BIG area I suppose and almost feels like it has a few different sub-neighborhoods. I'm close to the Armory which has been quite nice!

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wafflesandgin t1_j1yuory wrote

That area has also been HEAVILY gentrified via the WBNA. Never saw a neighborhood organization so intent on controlling what businesses establish themselves as the WBNA does.

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Dextrous456 t1_j226x45 wrote

Seems like an odd take. Gentrification is a complex outcome. It started with mafia control over the area, where they didn't allow non-whites to move across Cranston Street. That's what kept the neighborhoods segregated at first. Later, preservationists and DIYers who wanted a project fixed up housing that was largely abandoned or burned out. WBNA was organized by old timers (yes, all white probably) trying to keep their neighborhood from literally burning down. Real estate values then did their thing. Whether you like what WBNA is doing now doesn't mean they are to blame for everything that has happened in the last 50 years.

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Dextrous456 t1_j226e3b wrote

If you're off Broad Street, your n'hood is most likely either Elmwood or Upper South, not West End.

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Tordek_Battlebeard t1_j1wxu29 wrote

Also, you're right as well. There is a lot of great stuff around here. It's really just a lack of security and peace of mind.

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EtAvec t1_j20b7wg wrote

I live in Elmhurst. It’s pretty quiet over here. You have to avoid the streets with PC students, but other than that you’re golden.

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