Teach me about Chicago

Teach me about Chicago

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will chicago ever be cool again like new york or los angeles

Was it ever 'cool' like those two? It is basically known internationally for Al Capone. That is why I want to learn about it!

Chicago seems like the most "American" city. Present-day NYC is like a huge tourist trap, and LA is just a bunch of suburbs, it doesn't seem like a real city.

well, i feel like it used to have some aura of american greatness and cultural influence like new york or la but nowadays it's just chiraq

I went there in 2015 and thought it was one of the nicest cities I visited. Apparently it turned into a shithole very recently

>LA is just a bunch of suburbs, it doesn't seem like a real city.
What do you mean?

Wasn't Chiraq the president of France? Chicongo sounds better.

No

I'm looking at it on google map and I have to say it looks peng

Outside of the magnificent mile and north side it’s really quite grim. Would not want to live there unless I was making a lot of money.

Horrific winters, crime and homelessness are rampant, and a ton of urban decay.

It’s very nice to visit In the summer if you have money though the downtown area has world class shopping and dining. And the architecture and museums are incredible.

jacques chiraq or something, yes
la has a big urban sprawl

will a midwestern city ever rival the coastal cities again?

They never did

>a lake in an artificial island in a lake

what's the fucking point,

Aren't there a lot of slavs in and around Chicago?

That's a pond Jacques

2nd blackest city in the world after Paris

It is based

It actually isn’t a shithole except for certain parts/suburbs, but every city has bad areas.
Chicago is still a major logistical hub and the 3rd largest city in the US, we are bigger than everyone other than NYC and LA.

it is a pretty sterile place... better than NYC but at the same time it's not...

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Stay out of the south side

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Chicago invented the modern skyscraper and was THE boomtown for a few decades. Also it was really important for black culture.

These days its politics arent workable anymore (even though its always been corrupt) and its population is shrinking.

It's Polish clay.

Depends where. Everything from South Loop to Hyde Park is going to gentrify fast.

Chicago is still better than coastal cities outside of NYC and Boston.

Toronto, once we Annex Canada.

Chicago could if the city and Illinois got their finances in order, but that's unlikely.

You mean like in the last 2 years? Are you retarded? Chicago was most dangerous in the late 80s/mid 90s.