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I remember the days when one would routinely have their car broken into when putting their car in the Blue Ribbon parking lot on the South Side. Now in Wrigleyville, you could to park in someones small front yard and not have a thing touched.

Thats the difference. Over the years, the south side has become a really bad of town, even though new Comiskey is really a nice park. The north side is much safer for people to go, especially people from the suburbs who don't feel like getting their stereo/cd player stolen, or being harrassed by bums, or worse, criminals on the street.

"I remember the days when one would routinely have their car broken into when putting their car in the Blue Ribbon parking lot on the South Side."

We charged 25 cents to park in front of my house. Just a little south of 35th Street on Wells. R.G. Lydy had the cinder parking lot concession on the east side of the ball park, which also served as the neighborhood softball diamond. Miss Mike's Hotdogs on the southwest corner of 35th and Wells. (Late '30's.)

Dose were da days, my friend. Too bad they had to end.

Suburban fear is greatly overblown. I have no fear of going to Sox Park. The real difference is that Sox fans are baseball fans whereas Cub fans are generally going to the park to be seen or play games.

Thats the difference. Over the years, the south side has become a really bad of town, even though new Comiskey is really a nice park. The north side is much safer for people to go, especially people from the suburbs who don't feel like getting their stereo/cd player stolen, or being harrassed by bums, or worse, criminals on the street.

Last I checked, more people have been shot outside of Wrigley Field than Comiskey Park.

Have you even been to Bridgeport in the past 10 years? There are very affluent homes being built in the area and the property values are soaring.

I continually get disgusted over the ignorance of many North Siders. They buy into Urban Legends when they don't even realize that the area around Comiskey has seen far less crime than Wrigley over the past few years.

"I remember the days when one would routinely have their car broken into when putting their car in the Blue Ribbon parking lot on the South Side."

You make a statment like this, the implication being that you're talking about years ago, and then make the conclusion that you'll have problems at Comiskey. Blue Ribbon Parking lot? What was that, the '50s?

Either you're living in the past, or out of tune with contemporary realities. Comiskey is in island in and of itself. There's nothing around it except parking lots. You talk as though you have to brave the dangers of the South Side just to get there. BS.

I live on the South Side. I would have to travel through some real sh*tty neighborhoods to get to your beloved Wrigley. Aside from the fact that you have no real parking facilities near Wrigley (unless you call parking under the El in a lot that might or might not be owned by the person collecting the parking fee from you), I wouldn't take the El to get there (Chicago public transportation is not for me).

I can park in the parking lot at Schaller's tavern on Halsted for free, walk over to the park a few short blocks away, passing the police station at 35th & Lowe...with thousands of cops all over the place for safety and crown control purposes. I then stop back aqt Schallers for a good meal and a few beers.

"The north side is much safer for people to go, especially people from the suburbs who don't feel like getting their stereo/cd player stolen, or being harrassed by bums, or worse, criminals on the street."

Pure nonsense. Stay on the North Side. We don't want crybabies at our park.

Best part of a trip to the North Side? The ride back south.