Re: Chicago Neighborhood Locator

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From: Eric Bohlman
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 03:57

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In chi.places Vito Prosciutto <vitoprosciutto@excite.com> wrote:
> Here's the thing: The neighborhoods that are listed there (and that get
> used in some other stuff as well, e.g., the chi.yahoo.com neighborhood
> listing and possibly also digitalcity chicago etc.) are "official"
> neighborhoods which may or may not compare to actual neighborhood names
> in use. For example, you will not find on that map Old Town, Printer's
> Row, Little Italy, Pilsen (aka Little Village aka Villita), Greektown,
> etc. etc.

Pilsen and Little Village have always been distinct neighborhoods.  Little
Village used to be officially South Lawndale, though IIRC the name was
officially changed, probably because North Lawndale, commonly called just
Lawndale, is about the worst neighborhood in the city.  Pilsen, IIRC,
makes up the bulk of the Lower West Side.

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Subject: Re: Chicago Neighborhood Locator
Date: 9 Dec 2000 03:57:23 GMT
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