tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post7570205903266145933..comments2023-10-01T11:04:12.429-05:00Comments on Sloopin - A South Loop Blog: Wabash Avenue Construction Almost Done and it Looks GoodSloopyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03513112726608015138noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-29039039895539276882009-10-28T11:40:19.794-05:002009-10-28T11:40:19.794-05:00Now it's a gang-tagged, graffitti-filled floph...Now it's a gang-tagged, graffitti-filled flophouse steps from one of the dumpiest L stops in the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-38967201830413829342009-10-27T14:40:03.912-05:002009-10-27T14:40:03.912-05:007 years ago, the building Bongo Room is in was a b...7 years ago, the building Bongo Room is in was a bum-infested flophouse . . . things are coming around just fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-49171942603447454912009-10-27T14:19:13.884-05:002009-10-27T14:19:13.884-05:00Unfortunately, now that all the construction is do...Unfortunately, now that all the construction is done and the scaffolding and equipment have been removed, it reminds me of what a dump that block actually is. The building just south of Bongo Room looks like something out of a war zone. It will only get worse the longer that the old Sam's stays abandoned and vacant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-38718938738002721502009-10-21T09:13:08.481-05:002009-10-21T09:13:08.481-05:00I bet Bongo Room is happy. Too bad that their win...I bet Bongo Room is happy. Too bad that their windows are now full of gang tagging (maybe the city can use some of Lance's tax money to clean up the mess).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-31990843117413292712009-10-20T18:21:47.356-05:002009-10-20T18:21:47.356-05:00I wish Roosevelt between Canal and Clark had sidew...I wish Roosevelt between Canal and Clark had sidewalks that big and nice looking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-49651829408114487062009-10-20T08:28:37.832-05:002009-10-20T08:28:37.832-05:00I agree. What a difference! Hopefully some new ret...I agree. What a difference! Hopefully some new retail will be enticed in.Scrumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963135920577462855noreply@blogger.com