This reminds me of the "I'm not a homophobe" letter this morning
Posted by
ty97
Feb 26 '10, 15:41
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My grandparents owned a house on 3745 W Lyndale for 48 years before selling in 1989. This neighborhood was once a mix of Polish, German and also Italian and Irish. The Poles were the number one group. Remember Logan Square also goes from Kedzie to Pulaski. My mother graduated from Kelvyn Park in Hermosa in 1978. Kelvyn and West Logan Square were starting to change in the late 70's. I lived in the area from 1982-1991 and it's my hertiage but I hate what it has became. We left in 1991 because the place had turned so bad. The areas around the Blvd have improved nicely but people forget that the backbone of Logan square was Fullerton Ave. Fullerton used to be loaded with great resturants all the way from Western to Pulaski back in the day. It sounds racist but ask yourself this if the Polish and not the Puerto Ricans were still the number one group would this area be like this? My family blames the Puerto Ricans for all the decline in the area. I have a couple of Puerto Rican cousins and they are good people. However most of the ones who live in Logan Square are scum. Do you think West Logan Square can ever make a comeback?
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