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To: Whenifhow
55th and Normal we are losing all of this

Sorry to say it was lost a long time ago. I lived in that area when I was a small child in the sixties, we moved out in 1965. The area has not been a functioning neighborhood since the late sixties. They say the railroad is pushing them out. There were lowrise projects there at 57th and 58th and Normal. Right next to railroad tracks. The residents of these projects used to burglarize the boxcars every day. The projects were demolished with the railroad buying property. I worked there in the 90's, one of the highest crime rates in the city and maybe the country. They haven't lost much.

14 posted on 03/15/2014 8:42:27 PM PDT by dznutz
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To: dznutz

I had relatives who settled in that area in the late 1800s, and it was a really nice place. Nowadays I would not go there—very sad. I think these kids did a great job. This mayor is not one I would like to have as President.


28 posted on 03/16/2014 5:28:45 AM PDT by Ray'sBeth
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