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I suppose this is the last men’s hotel, as in, literally for men-only, in Chicago. But there are still single-room occupancy buildings, or SROs, around. They a
by perardi 6y ago
I suppose this is the last men’s hotel, as in, literally for men-only, in Chicago.
But there are still single-room occupancy buildings, or SROs, around. They are largely clustered in Uptown. I would link to them, but, perhaps unsurprisingly: not much of a web presence.
And let me tell you, as one of those gentrifying tech folks living in the new or refurbished developments in Uptown and Edgewater: there are some nice folks there. One of them gave me a clicker randomly to help me train my dog. Walk by these buildings every day, they always compliment my dog.
- perardi 6y agoAnd this is an excuse to link to this really thorough documentation of the architecture and history of Uptown, which has had a wild history. https://chicagoflaneur.com/2020/04/24/portrait-of-chicago-uptown/ https://chicagoflaneur.com/2020/04/24/portrait-of-chicago-up...
- throwaway894345 6y agoWhere are some of these SROs at? Are they along Sheridan north of Montrose? That seems to be where things are the most dodgy (which isn't to say they aren't nice people, only that you notice the stark contrast when you cross Montrose on Sheridan or Hazel).