Update on height and Milwaukee Avenue

Even as I wrote in Height and Milwaukee Avenue (Part I) (now updated),  that “it took several sessions just to get the question right so that it adequately reflected the sentiments of participants concerning height,” the responses didn’t seem quite right, but I brushed off the feeling.

After recently reviewing the sessions once again though, I noticed that I had not shared the final iteration of the responses, but the one prior to the response options having been ultimately revised.  Below is the final and more nuanced breakdown of desired height:

What average height do you envision for new buildings along Milwaukee Avenue?

The difference here (for comparison purposes I have included the original graphic at the bottom of this post) is that workshop participants did not have to choose between one- to two-story buildings and three- to four-story buildings, for example, when their desire may be for a finer distinction like two- to three-story buildings.

Given these finer distinctions, while still a plurality, only 37.5% of workshop participants envision three- to four-story buildings along Milwaukee Avenue, and 22.5% only see two- to three-story buildings along Milwaukee Avenue, a distinction that was not previously available.

Prior responses (with more limited options)
regarding height and Milwaukee Avenue.

 

 

Holiday diversions in Logan Square:

N.A.I.L.S. Holiday Art Sale and Silent Auction:  Saturday, December 5, from 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, December 6, from noon – 5:00 p.m., at 2314 N. Milwaukee Ave.

 

Holiday diversions in Logan Square: Thanksgiving preparations

Julejentenes Christmas Bazaar

Whether you’re entertaining guests or being entertained on Thanksgiving day, stop in at the annual Julejentenes Christmas Bazaar at the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church (Minnekirken) at 2614 N. Kedzie Avenue on Saturday, November 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to pick up Norwegian cookies and breads to wow your guests or your Thanksgiving hosts.  If sweets aren’t your thing, crafts will also be available to purchase, or just go to enjoy a bowl of hearty pea soup and buy a raffle ticket.  The bazaar is a fundraiser for the last remaining Norwegian language church in Chicago.

Indoor Winter Farmers Market

The 3 P’s of parking (P-1)

You’ve heard of the 4 P’s of marketing, right?  Product, price, promotion, and placement.  As regards existing parking, placement is a given.  But let’s look at the other 3 P’s of marketing/parking as they relate to the Emmett Street parking lot, which as previously noted (see Is there a parking problem?), is always at least half empty.

Product

You want a product that appeals to your customer. 

Thankfully, I periodically see workers cleaning up trash in the parking lot.  The pavement markings seem in pretty good shape, but the pavement could use repair in some places.  The fence around the lot also needs repair in a couple of spots, but these are not yet too troublesome.

Attendant station

But the presence of the abandoned attendant station in disrepair hadn’t even occurred to me until brought to my attention by someone who said this was one reason she did not use the parking lot.  I guesss having lived in the neighborhood long enough to remember when there was a

Café con Leche is now BYOB

Café con Leche’s long-awaited expansion at 2714 N. Milwaukee Avenue is ready to be experienced, even over a bottle of wine or beer — that you bring with.

For now, you’ll still order at the counter and bring your food into the expanded space (photo above).  Perhaps you’ll have picked up a bottle of something across the street at Red Star Liquors.  Enjoy a cozy conversation near the warm and inviting fireplace, a more solo pursuit on your laptop with free Wi-Fi, or watch some T.V. near the future bar area.   The hours have expanded too — until 10:00 p.m. every night.

And/or allow a little extra time on your weekday mornings to take advantage of a dine-in breakfast special.

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Fall diversions in Logan Square:

Phantom Gallery Chicago’s ”Chicago Revisionists” opening reception Friday, October 16, from 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. at 2827 N. Milwaukee Ave.; show continues Saturday and Sunday, October 17-18.

The Logan Square
ARTicipation Tour
continues with the family-friendly Victor M. Montañez/Know Art Gallery Open Studio Saturday, October 17, from 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. at 3036 N. Sawyer (dress to ARTicipate!); RSVP requested.