Parking is already a disaster in that area.. I guess I will ride my bike out there to check it out.
You're standing in line......
To see the store open?
Also, this Lincoln Park is a major yuppie and expensive area, littered with trendy stores, bars, and entertainment venues. It also has a very active nightlife. I would say definitely upper middle class type people hang out and live there. It is also mostly white. It is not even close to being "ghetto," by any stretch of imagination.
Since when did Lincoln Park become all that bad? The western half (where the store is) is a little rough around the edges, but come on. Besides that, the area has seen a lot of redevelopment over the past few years.
Haha is this the same Lincoln Park!? Apple you better hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide your husbands cuz they're rapin' erybody out here!
I for one am very curious to see how this store and venue will look a year from now. Did you notice the two security guards around the building?
Those smooth and shiny panels around the building are screaming "tag me!" in that section of the hood. While the immediate area looks nice, get on Google Street View and travel a few blocks to see what is around that place.
Jobs meeting with Obama right before this store opening is not a coincidence.
Also, didn't the area just SW of the North/Clybourn station used to be called Weed Street?![]()
I'm predicting a burglary any time from the first to two weeks of that store's opening...
Its inevitable...
Unfortunately, you are right. Putting a high end retail next to a place with a high per capital of Section 8 housing will do that. Surprised I only saw two security guards on the scene. My take is that after an unacceptable "shrink" of retail stock occurs, this place will start to get a perimeter of security.