theonion.com — "A three-block section of [Chicago neighborhood] Wicker Park that once accommodated eight families, two vintage clothing stores, a French cleaners, and a gourmet bakery has been completely razed to make way for a private livery stable and carriage house," Kennedy said. "The space is now entirely unusable for affordable upper-income condominiums"
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bella2kApr 1, 2008
Its all $cientology's fault!
chinolofusApr 1, 2008
Aristocratization would improve wicker park. the yuppies and hipsters have killed that once cool neighborhood. the bastards are taking over chicago...they need to stay in lincoln park where they belong!
punkrockgeoffApr 1, 2008
The saddest thing is this is in general almost true. Gentrification in this day and age sucks. At least in Baltimore, it's about wealthy real estate developers(aided by the city and eminent domain) deciding a working class (usually white, don't want them pesky colored folks about) neighborhood is undervalued, then deciding to buy it all and price the locals out. It's dirty pool. The local government helps the real developers. Wages haven't gone up much past inflation in the last 10 years but rent has tripled everywhere?(granted I'm not factoring inflation in to rent costs but still..) There aren't triple the people in the city. Last time I checked the city is still losing population.
bosssmileyApr 1, 2008
Yeah. I can't get over the idea that theBronx is named after a Dutchman's farm. "The old Bronck homestead..."
redfanApr 1, 2008
Eh, I dunno, for The Onion, I didn't think it was _that_ funny. I assume the point is to make fun of people who complain about gentrification in the cities. Or maybe the gentrifiers themselves...Living in Chicago, I did get a kick out of the Wicker Park bit. People always complain about how "it used to be way better before the yuppies moved in" and all.
funnyjokessOct 14, 2008
Onion Sucks!