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Is Chicago's Chinatown like NY's in the sense that the Chinese have EVERYTHING on lock and they rarely sell property to people outside of their race?
BTW, why are Chicago's rail ridership numbers so damn low? For a system of its sheer size and scale, they should definitely be above 30%. Talking with the Chicago forumers on here, I gained the impression that it was a NYC or something.
Awesome set. I love your photography; so many great angles in your shots with the right touch of emphasis on all the details. Thanks for the great photos. Those bridges are industrially beautiful.
That newish homes development is pretty horrid (great shots of it though). I hope that the party behind the Grand Imperial Hotel is in it for the long haul, i.e. I hope it ends up being built sometime in the next five years--it would really be a boon to that area.
Great set! It's incredible how much Chinatown is growing. If you ever take the Amtrak into the city, you get to cross that old steel relic of a bridge.
No frills or nonsense. Pure grit and culture. Yup.
Is Chicago's Chinatown like NY's in the sense that the Chinese have EVERYTHING on lock and they rarely sell property to people outside of their race?
BTW, why are Chicago's rail ridership numbers so damn low? For a system of its sheer size and scale, they should definitely be above 30%. Talking with the Chicago forumers on here, I gained the impression that it was a NYC or something.
Thanks Kingofthehill - you know, I can't really answer either of the questions. I assume the properties stay in the family. I think the sustainability of the neighborhood depends on this.
As for the CTA, while ridership seems to be up, there are a suprising number of people who drive to work. I am perplexed when most of my friends say they "need" a car. i gave up mine 5 years ago and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I've saved thousands of dollars. Chicago is well served by mass transit but it is still a very easy city to get around by car.
Thanks for the comments, btw the shot of chicken feet is an homage to your threads.
Awesome set. I love your photography; so many great angles in your shots with the right touch of emphasis on all the details. Thanks for the great photos. Those bridges are industrially beautiful.
That newish homes development is pretty horrid (great shots of it though). I hope that the party behind the Grand Imperial Hotel is in it for the long haul, i.e. I hope it ends up being built sometime in the next five years--it would really be a boon to that area.
That new development is a little on the ugly side, but it doesn't bother me too much. There are new developments in Lincoln park and other areas that are overdone with tacky details, and fake arches. At least the Chinatown homes are simple and have some variation, but they are weird.
i see that you're smitten with that elevator lift bridge by ping tom park just as i am. what a beautiful and mesmerizing structure, great work capturing it. whenever i paddle the south branch, i always stop for several minutes to study and admire it.
here's one of my shots of it from last fall. i just love this beast.
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Is Chicago's Chinatown like NY's in the sense that the Chinese have EVERYTHING on lock and they rarely sell property to people outside of their race?
Short answer yes. Properties in Chinatown rarely show up on the standard listing services (MLS etc), and the population in the area is generally about 80-90% Chinese depending where you draw the boundary.
i see that you're smitten with that elevator lift bridge by ping tom park just as i am. what a beautiful and mesmerizing structure, great work capturing it. whenever i paddle the south branch, i always stop for several minutes to study and admire it.
here's one of my shots of it from last fall. i just love this beast.
you are right, I'd love to see this beaut in action, seeing the counterwights brop while the bridge elevates, its probably an awesome site.
Wonderful shots! I keep telling myself to visit Chinatown when I am there but always end up doing something else on the way. I told a few friends that live there I was going to walk to it from the museums and they laughed at me. I didn't want to seem stupid, so I didn't do it. Is it a rough area to walk through from Grant Park?
Chinatown, Hyde Park and the southern end in general are foreign areas to me, but I know there are some areas there that you just do whip out a DSL camera and start shooting. I may be back there this summer and your pics have again piqued my interest in this neighborhood.
Wonderful shots! I keep telling myself to visit Chinatown when I am there but always end up doing something else on the way. I told a few friends that live there I was going to walk to it from the museums and they laughed at me. I didn't want to seem stupid, so I didn't do it. Is it a rough area to walk through from Grant Park?
Chinatown, Hyde Park and the southern end in general are foreign areas to me, but I know there are some areas there that you just do whip out a DSL camera and start shooting. I may be back there this summer and your pics have again piqued my interest in this neighborhood.
no its easy to walk from the museums. You walk through the south loop neighborhoods stright into Chinatown. You get close to some housing projects, but not close enough to feel unsafe. It does help to know where you are going becasue you skirt some industrial areas that may seem scary to an outsider, but to me its just Chicago.
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