Street/neighborhood character
Earlier this year I volunteered with a Neighbors Project (see blogroll in right column) project in Lakeview and asked a dozen or so people milling around Lakeview some questions designed to get a feel for what they identified with the neighborhood.
What do you identify with Milwaukee Avenue? [Update: Reader/ commenter/blogger The Urbanophile rightly illuminates that I should be more specific, so let's say Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square, or if you dare to drill down even more, the 2600 and 2700 blocks -- just let us know in the comments section what level of specificity you're talking about.] Or — more generally — what do you identify with Logan Square? Here are some questions to consider (if you live outside of Chicago, consider the questions for your own neighborhood):
- What’s the most memorable thing you’ve seen or done on Milwaukee Avenue? in Logan Square?
- What one word best sums up Milwaukee Avenue? Logan Square? why?
- What makes Milwaukee Avenue different than other streets in Logan Square?
- What makes Logan Square different than other Chicago neighborhoods?
- What landmark or street most captures Logan Square? why? Read the rest of this entry »
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