Chicago artist creates tourism posters for city's neighborhoods

Post by bombcar » Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC

NoNameHaveI wrote: post #47

tptacek wrote: post #3

Not clear why this is hitting HN today, but these are popular enough in Chicago to be kind of a cliche. No matter how convincing the poster is, I think you'll be disappointed if you plan a trip to visit scenic Galewood.

Hey! I live in Galewood! OK, Mont Clare really. But you would not be wrong in either case. People see/hear about Chicago (the city, not burbs) and think it is just deep dish, The Bean, and crime. But out here in the bungalow belt, it is working class schlubs just living quiet lives. Aka, the REAL Chicago. If you want a better picture, look up "Blues Brothers Mrs. Tarantino". Yes, I know that's Cicero, but close enoug…

Post by tptacek » Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC

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I've lived in some of the roughest neighborhoods there and never felt particularly unsafe walking around at all. A couple of times people dumped bodies in my yard, but I also had that problem when I lived in a really nice area too :D A couple of other times I took to my basement while there were gang shootouts happening outside my house. There is lots of great food in Chicago. Downtown is nice to me. You can get arou…

How can someone talk about a trivial experience of exploring food while acknowledging that they had bodies thrown into their yards? In both countries in Europe I lived I have never in my life seen a corpse outside of a funeral and even then. I also never heard gun shots except for hunting and never in an urban setting. I can’t imagine having my little children suffering seeing the corpse of a dead human being and I w…

Post by tptacek » Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC

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I live across the street from it. It's fine! It's just one of the most boring neighborhoods in Chicago. Walking distance to Johnnie's Beef, though, which is the best beef spot in the city.

KEEP. JOHNNIE'S. SECRET. Lines are long enough as it is. We don't need tourists messing it up. Signed, -Mont Clare resident

Post by kasey_junk » Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC

ptsneves wrote: post #43

qingcharles wrote: post #37

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I've lived in some of the roughest neighborhoods there and never felt particularly unsafe walking around at all. A couple of times people dumped bodies in my yard, but I also had that problem when I lived in a really nice area too :D A couple of other times I took to my basement while there were gang shootouts happening outside my house. There is lots of great food in Chicago. Downtown is nice to me. You can get arou…

How can someone talk about a trivial experience of exploring food while acknowledging that they had bodies thrown into their yards? In both countries in Europe I lived I have never in my life seen a corpse outside of a funeral and even then. I also never heard gun shots except for hunting and never in an urban setting. I can’t imagine having my little children suffering seeing the corpse of a dead human being and I w…

Post by kasey_junk » Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC

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I grew up here and have lived here for the last 20 years and I have never met anybody here who could tell either of those stories. It sounds pretty made up. Later I should add, I have friends who grew up in Lawndale, Gage Park, and Auburn Gresham. They don't tell these stories either. Witnessing violence, lots of property crime, being fucked with by the cops, feeling threatened by gang activity, sure. Bodies dumped o…

This was mostly in East Chatham, just south of Woodlawn.