February 29, 200818 yr I'd rather have that than the 100 Years of Futility publicity. I would be willing to be the Cubs would average less then 25,000 if they played in the Cell. Most of the people at Cubs games are tourist just wanting to get a glimpse of the dump that is Wrigley. I also take the red line in to USCF, funny thing is, I take it from the addison stop.
March 2, 200818 yr QUOTE(greg775 @ Feb 29, 2008 -> 01:37 AM) I didn't know a lot of Sox fans took the El to the games. I thought most people drove. My bad. I even take the #8 bus down there quite frequently.
March 2, 200818 yr If I lived in Chi-Town I'd definitely look into the public transportation. It took about 3 hours in traffic to get downtown to the game I went to last year, but I'm not used to Chicago traffic.
March 4, 200818 yr I haven't lived in Chicago since back in the day. It seems people were back then afraid to take the El to the game lest they get mugged. Is that now a crock? is the El safe and sound? I would assume it is. It used to be if you went East of the park people were all scared they'd get mugged.
March 4, 200818 yr QUOTE(greg775 @ Mar 4, 2008 -> 04:34 PM) I haven't lived in Chicago since back in the day. It seems people were back then afraid to take the El to the game lest they get mugged. Is that now a crock? is the El safe and sound? I would assume it is. It used to be if you went East of the park people were all scared they'd get mugged. I think the reason folks were so scared was the endless row of housing projects that stretched from north to south. Those have since been demolished and a lot of nice new developments (residential, retail, IIT, etc.) have helped fill the void. If anything, it is the area west of halsted that is more dicey now versus the areas east of the park and Dan Ryan Expressway.
March 4, 200818 yr QUOTE(greg775 @ Mar 4, 2008 -> 05:34 PM) I haven't lived in Chicago since back in the day. It seems people were back then afraid to take the El to the game lest they get mugged. Is that now a crock? is the El safe and sound? I would assume it is. It used to be if you went East of the park people were all scared they'd get mugged. The last times that I've been on the El, I'm the scariest thing on there.
March 4, 200818 yr QUOTE(knightni @ Mar 4, 2008 -> 05:04 PM) The last times that I've been on the El, I'm the scariest thing on there. I would definitely be scared of a 6' tall owl riding the El.
March 4, 200818 yr QUOTE(Pants Rowland @ Mar 4, 2008 -> 06:13 PM) I would definitely be scared of a 6' tall owl riding the El. You should be.
March 8, 200818 yr The Tribune chimes in with a full article this morning on how this could actually happen.
March 8, 200818 yr QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 8, 2008 -> 09:55 AM) The Tribune chimes in with a full article this morning on how this could actually happen. It only makes sense. We might not like it, but it's the most reasonable solution.
March 8, 200818 yr QUOTE(greg775 @ Mar 4, 2008 -> 04:34 PM) I haven't lived in Chicago since back in the day. It seems people were back then afraid to take the El to the game lest they get mugged. Is that now a crock? is the El safe and sound? I would assume it is. It used to be if you went East of the park people were all scared they'd get mugged. Don't venture too far east and north of Wrigley Field at night.
March 8, 200818 yr QUOTE(Al Lopez's Ghost @ Mar 8, 2008 -> 12:38 PM) Don't venture too far east and north of Wrigley Field at night. Yep. You can get shot around Wrigleyville and those bars. Crazy drunks.
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