Rogers Park in 1,000 words: July 2007

Sunday, July 29, 2007

So long Rogers Park architecture.

They knew how to build 'em in Rogers Park ... back in the 1910's and 20's.

Every week I see more and more beautiful, classic buildings, being torn down, burnt down, and destroyed forever.

Everyone that I speak with about this agrees, but why are we allowing this to continue?

Do I need to break out the Granada Theater pictures to make the point clear?

Tags: 1920's architecture, 49th Ward, 60626, burndown, Rogers Park, teardown, Top Hat

1523 W. Morse Avenue

Tags: 49th Ward, 60626, Allied Waste Services, Morse Avenue, National Waste Services, Rogers Park, Smart Mortgage Center

1544 W. Morse Ave., the flyers don't seem to be working.

Heres a policing strategy: Hire more police officers and have them walk Morse Avenue 24/7.

Tags: 49th Ward, 60626, Rogers Park, Save your energy on the posters and pledges to actually make Rogers Park safer

155 Devon CTA bus stop

Do you know what this is about?

Tags: 155 Devon, 49th Ward, 60626, Morse Avenue, Rogers Park,

Loyola University remembers the Granada Theater.

Actually I'm shocked that Loyola University, who had a hand in destroying the movie palace, would display this beautiful print so prominently.

Thank you.. i guess?

Tags: 49th Ward, Granada Theater, Loyola University, Rogers Park

Sullivan School and open liquor.

Open liquor found in shopping cart behind Jordan School. There were even a few half finished bottles left for the kiddies.

How about if parents walk their kids home from school, so they don't have to be influenced by trash like this?

How about if regular citizens walked around for about an hour each night to pick up after the slobs?

Just a suggestion.

Tags: 49th Ward, 60626, liquor within reach of children, Rogers Park, shopping cartin a place it shouldn't be, Sullivan School

1622 W. Farwell Graffiti problem

Farwell Condominiums have a graffiti problem in their alley.

I called Mayor Daley's Graffiti Blasters to come in and remove or paint over the graffiti. I also contacted Groot about this issue at (800) 244-1977.