Hyde Park — the new Ann Arbor? In terms of being shorthand for “effete liberal intellectual enclave”, perhaps. Hyde Park is definitely an enclave of some sort; try driving into it from Lake Shore Drive without having memorized all the one-way streets and “Do Not Enter” signs, or taking public transportation there at off-peak hours. Although how effete can you be if you live in a neighborhood where things like this happen on a regular basis?
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Young Urban Amateur | 19-Jun-08 at 3:07 pm | Permalink
More importantly, what is Gawker doing quoting Bellow at length? This is what happens when I stop looking.
(TBIO, you gotta get onto Stony Island, then onto Cornell Ave. But my guess is you were coming in from the north, in which case I have no idea.)
this blog is overrated | 19-Jun-08 at 3:21 pm | Permalink
That’s what I do. I used to work at this summer program there now and then, and if I came back after not having done it for a few years, I would have to re-learn how to navigate the streets.
joe | 20-Jun-08 at 11:31 am | Permalink
as a former ann arbor resident who spends his daytime hours in hyde park, i can get behind that sentiment. the rents are outrageous, the people are just as ridiculous as they are in ann arbor, and the university is also a dominant, semi-political force in the south side.
hector | 20-Jun-08 at 5:05 pm | Permalink
All true, but if it were not for the University of Chicago, the neighborhood would have probably turned into run-down area,similar to adjacent areas. The presence of UC has had a positive effect on surrounding areas. However, some might argue that by raising the values and livability results in some residents unable to afford to stay.
Dale | 23-Jun-08 at 11:45 pm | Permalink
Hector — not so. Many of the problems surrounding the UofC were *caused* by the university.