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I'm going to be in Chicago next week (from NZ), and I have never been there before, so I'm turning to ILX to help me out. I have to spend a little time on S Archer Ave (around the 4 & 5000 blocks) and I have no idea what that part of town is like - is there much to see around there, is it safe to walk around etc etc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Also, how's the weather at the moment?

― Bill E (bill_e), Monday, 18 April 2005 23:35 (twenty years ago)

The weather has been beautiful here. I have no idea where that is, but after mapping it it seems to be near midway? No idea about it.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 00:02 (twenty years ago)

Cheers Jeff, beautiful weather I like. I think the I'll be in is around Brighton Park - any ideas?

― Bill E (bill_e), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 00:35 (twenty years ago)

yeah sounds like near midway, meaning there's some "interesting", "colorful" bars nearby.

― ()ops (()()ps), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 03:27 (twenty years ago)

i'm not a chicago ilxor though so i shouldn't have answered.

― ()ops (()()ps), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 03:29 (twenty years ago)

south archer rules. you'll be near where the billingsgate mailing address was...

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 04:49 (twenty years ago)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/graphic/2002-09/4550393.gif

Number 58.

― Lethal Dizzle (djdee2005), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 05:08 (twenty years ago)

Brilliant! Thanks to you all.

― Bill som(E)where else, Tuesday, 19 April 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)

make no mistake, though, this isn't a trendy part of town with "things to do." i'm not saying that to denigrate it (i've never been there myself) -- but don't look it up in your guidebook, cuz it won't be there.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:50 (twenty years ago)

Sure ain't no #22! LOGAN SQUARE WHAT

― dan m (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

Er, #24. What can I say? I'm new in town.

― dan m (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha dan, I know EXACTLY what you're talking about. I think I'm #21.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

far enough down archer is chinatown though.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

this has way more things to do than the places with things to do.

go to one huck finn's donuts on archer. and to the dugout (is that the name?) good baseball card/record shop on cicero south of midway. go down ashland to that one big record store and the irish bar area. check out the south fork of the chicago river at ashland and archer, where you can see some sort of weird oil bubbling up from an industrial accident like 100 years ago. go to one stock yards. go to one back of yards, etc.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

I think I'm #21.

Nah, you're 24, like me.

― happy fun ball (kenan), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:06 (twenty years ago)

oh not in the same area but not far: pullman stuff. or go east and check out da u of chicago scene in hyde park. go say hi to louis farrakhan in kenwood. check out where geri's palm tavern was (it's gone right?).

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:07 (twenty years ago)

#77 represent!

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:09 (twenty years ago)

i grew up in 12!

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:10 (twenty years ago)

is this like a map of the wards?

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:11 (twenty years ago)

am i in #77? 3? 4? i'm corn-fuzed.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)

sad that the one time somebody has a southside-centric thread it by default turns into northside.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

um hi, everyone here is white

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

well except me, but close enough

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

I think you're just barely in #3, Kelsey. I think that's Foster on the north border and Western on the west border.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

phil, hi, the places that i listed upthread have mostly white populations!

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:28 (twenty years ago)

"omg what are all these white people doing in bridgeport"

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:28 (twenty years ago)

i'm sure rob would be all too happy to discuss the south side.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:28 (twenty years ago)

i used to live in hyde park, if that counts but for a morsel of something.
also, i was in beverly a few weeks ago.

― kelsey (kelstarry), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:29 (twenty years ago)

beverly! i couldn't remember the name. white irish guy galore.

of course hyde park counts.

rob needs to get in on this thread, yeah.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:30 (twenty years ago)

I think I'm somewhere around 3 and 4.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:32 (twenty years ago)

Erm, yeah, there are lots of white people down on the South Side. There are a couple of white south siders who hang around here. Beverly is really nice, but that's much further south.

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:46 (twenty years ago)

yeah dat's deep souf. but it's maybe a side trip.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

There's some beautiful architecture down there - really nice homes.

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:51 (twenty years ago)

hells yes. i love the south side.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

Hey thanks for all your help, this is great stuff!

― Bill E (bill_e), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

no sweat dude.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

I sweat today, man it was a warm day to be walkin' everywhere.

Bill E, as maligned as it can be, the CTA is your friend. This might help:

http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/rail/rail.html

― dan m (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 01:43 (twenty years ago)

sixteen years pass...

gonna be there next Wednesday droppin' some people off at O'Hare, what are the good record stores I should check out?

― frogbs, Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:35 (four years ago)

Depends on if you want to actually head into the city proper or not. Rolling Stones Records in Norridge is pretty decent and only a 15 minute drive from O'Hare.

If you want to head into the city itself, Reckless is always a win (three locations), Dusty Groove, Laurie's Planet of Sound.

Heard good things about Shuga and Rattleback, but haven't been to those in person yet.

― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:44 (four years ago)

Sorry, dumped that out quick before a meeting. To try to be a little more helpful here...

Assuming you are driving, if you are willing to head into the city proper a good bet might be to hit up Wicker Park since you can hit the biggest Reckless location, Shuga and Dusty Groove all pretty close together. Parking probably not too bad, especially closer to Dusty Groove and walk the couple of blocks to the others.

I brought up Rolling Stones Records because it is probably the easiest and most accessible from O'Hare, though I usually hit them up for their excellent metal CD section (I don't know how extensive the vinyl selection is there tbh).

― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 20:09 (four years ago)

Record Breakers isn’t too far into the city and a really good store. On Milwaukee Ave., so you could also head from there down to Reckless and Dusty Groove.

― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 4 August 2021 12:33 (four years ago)

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