This morning my wife picked up on this series of three comments at Wirepoints, offering a glimpse of the current state of life on what used to be Chicago’s Magnificent Mile: Upon opening the Oak Tree in the the original Bloomingdale’s in Chicago, thirty odd years ago at 900 Michigan Avenue, I was offered the prime space, looking south down Michigan Avenue from the top of the Mall. Now, this remarkable retail space, 7,000 square feet, is occupied by a used ladies clothing store ! Parking still a bargain though… only $30 for three hours ! And the tourists have vanished !
I visited Chicago in 2017 and thought it was a magnificent city. I’m so sad to see what it has become. I wouldn’t dare go there now or New York. Why risk it?
In my small neighborhood in Tennessee, the tags on the vehicles buying homes since the blue state exodus began have been from Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, and California. Ran into a lady at the bank a few months ago who told me she was from Washington state and that she and her husband were building a new home here - they were exhausted with the leftwing politics. Anecdotal no doubt, but it is even more obvious when you drive by the businesses that rent U-Hauls here and the lots are full. Many of the escapees, however, are seemingly well off with RVs and multiple POVs who can afford to engage a commercial moving company.
Hobbsian Dilemma: when to leave AZ? Met a Cali couple a few years back on their way to TN. Looked at me like I was nuts when I said ‘Why not AZ?’ Now I get it.
The news about the decline of such a great American “city of the big shoulders” is so distressing. I spent part of my childhood in Davenport, Ia, and we would drive up to Chicago to go Xmas shopping at the magnificent Marshal Fields (now no more) and then off to The Bakery, a fine Hungarian eatery my father liked. We stayed in downtown at the Allerton Hotel. Sometimes we would go to a piano recital - I remember Van Cliburn, who had just won the Tchaikovsky competition in…the Soviet Union. Horror of horrors, he was welcomed and fêted across the US (early 60’s)…I am so sorry to hear of this state of affairs and worse, the continued doubling down on these outrageous policies.
Avoid the blue zone(s). Likely zone singular. It is the same ideology everywhere the D govern. We should call them The Blues. Uniform ideology, uniform policies, uniform results. Enter at your own risk.
When you mentioned the "blues" it made me think of the Chicago blues - the music, I mean. Maxwell Street, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Hound Dog Taylor, Koko Taylor, Son Seals, Fenton Robinson, and on and on. I feel very fortunate to have heard a number of these people play. They were representative of and the living embodiments of Chicago as a destination for blacks and as a place of hope for all people. How sad that Chicago now it is a place that people feel they need to leave to fulfill their hopes and dreams.
Great note d1. The Blues Brothers: is it a movie or a concert with car chases/collisions?
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I visited Chicago in 2017 and thought it was a magnificent city. I’m so sad to see what it has become. I wouldn’t dare go there now or New York. Why risk it?
In my small neighborhood in Tennessee, the tags on the vehicles buying homes since the blue state exodus began have been from Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, and California. Ran into a lady at the bank a few months ago who told me she was from Washington state and that she and her husband were building a new home here - they were exhausted with the leftwing politics. Anecdotal no doubt, but it is even more obvious when you drive by the businesses that rent U-Hauls here and the lots are full. Many of the escapees, however, are seemingly well off with RVs and multiple POVs who can afford to engage a commercial moving company.
This has been happening in Arizona for several years. Now we have Governor Hobbs and 2 lefty senators.
Hobbsian Dilemma: when to leave AZ? Met a Cali couple a few years back on their way to TN. Looked at me like I was nuts when I said ‘Why not AZ?’ Now I get it.
The news about the decline of such a great American “city of the big shoulders” is so distressing. I spent part of my childhood in Davenport, Ia, and we would drive up to Chicago to go Xmas shopping at the magnificent Marshal Fields (now no more) and then off to The Bakery, a fine Hungarian eatery my father liked. We stayed in downtown at the Allerton Hotel. Sometimes we would go to a piano recital - I remember Van Cliburn, who had just won the Tchaikovsky competition in…the Soviet Union. Horror of horrors, he was welcomed and fêted across the US (early 60’s)…I am so sorry to hear of this state of affairs and worse, the continued doubling down on these outrageous policies.
Avoid the blue zone(s). Likely zone singular. It is the same ideology everywhere the D govern. We should call them The Blues. Uniform ideology, uniform policies, uniform results. Enter at your own risk.
When you mentioned the "blues" it made me think of the Chicago blues - the music, I mean. Maxwell Street, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Hound Dog Taylor, Koko Taylor, Son Seals, Fenton Robinson, and on and on. I feel very fortunate to have heard a number of these people play. They were representative of and the living embodiments of Chicago as a destination for blacks and as a place of hope for all people. How sad that Chicago now it is a place that people feel they need to leave to fulfill their hopes and dreams.
I know you've called Chicago home for many years, but isn't it getting to be time to leave?
Should've done it as soon as I retired. Would have been much easier.
True, but remember that old proverb: The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
Never forget that after midnight it's all MAGA Country until the sun comes up....
I’ve known Obama to tell one truth, he promised to transform this country. He’s still working on it.