Neighborhood Tales (original) (raw)

Architecture Wed Sep 17 2008

Over at Hyde Park Progress, David Hoyt has posted an interesting critique of the Tribune series Neighborhoods for Sale. The Tribune calls the feature an "unprecedented investigation" into the financially-driven friendships between aldermen and real estate developers over the last decade. And Hoyt doesn't disagree that there's been some improper wheeling and dealing between these two groups; rather, he notes that the Tribune misses half of the story by failing to discuss the dynamics of development on the south side of the city. It's a brief but worthwhile read for anyone who's wondered why so many buildings (like the beautiful St. Stephen's church in Hyde Park) remain abandoned.