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Originally Posted by Halsted & Villagio
^ As have said this many times... as someone who lives in Hyde Park, is developing a property in Bronzeville, I come in contact with Southsiders on a daily basis. The vast majority of Southsiders that I talk to are very much looking forward to the Obama library and hope and pray that their property values go up.
Imo what you are hearing from is the loud minority opinion on this issue... not the silent majority of hard working Southsiders who just go to work every day, pay their mortgages and taxes while choosing to stay out of politics. In a large metropolitan city, there is pretty much ALWAYS a group (large or small) angling for something. Thats not to say that they should be summarily dismissed as I am sure many of their points are valid. But to categorizing this group's opinion as the monolithic opinion of all Southsiders is a mistake.
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I wasn't implying all residents of Jackson Park, or of the south side. I probably should have done a better job at clarifying that in my previous post. I am in agreement with you that most people in the area would consider the library as well as rising property values a good thing. The ones speaking out against the ridiculous idea of gentrification in that neighborhood are definitely in the minority.
The fears of this vocal minority may be based in the fact that gentrification in general can and does push out residents of neighborhoods such as Logan Square and Pilsen, but Jackson Park is no where near that situation, nor will it be for decades to come, with or without the library.