tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29541387.post7035782108972638919..comments2024-02-29T13:58:50.507-06:00Comments on blogaway: Scared to Death SundayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054205963916941320noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29541387.post-33199265181571594552010-01-17T03:10:40.494-06:002010-01-17T03:10:40.494-06:00Hello- I just came across your blog three years af...Hello- I just came across your blog three years after the fact- as i am researching my old neighborhood for a personal project of mine. I am a 30 year old, higher ed. administrator who lived in Ida B. Wells for 22 years of my life until I graduated from college and moved out on my own.<br /><br />Just a note to you and your readers, Ida B. was NOT a hell ridden- exceptionally scary place to live. i think its sad that the media in general along with others individuals really painted the picture that it was this hell hole of a community, when in fact it was not. It was however a place where good & bad resided- gang bangers and grandmothers all living together because their economic means were of "low" or "impoverished" status. Just like any area, most residents were aware of what house or area was "seedy" or not to walk home alone after a certain hour. But wouldn't that be the same of any neighborhood in Chicago? Ida B was no different. <br /><br />I'm not upset at your post,nor at you, but I felt compelled to let you know that despite how the buildings looked at the very end (getting ready to be demolished) , there was many people who enjoyed living there, who played outside without fear, who celebrated many birthdays and have many fond memories of growing up in a close knit community. I learned some very valuable lessons living there and I wouldn't have changed it to live in Evanston, Beverly, Lincoln Park or whatever other neighborhood people tout as being these "havens of endless joy". Don't believe the hype folks!Quiana aka Haute Chocolate aka Mrs. Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286918580701391381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29541387.post-64204694119993583202007-02-07T01:38:00.000-06:002007-02-07T01:38:00.000-06:00Listen girl, you're not a photographer for AP...ye...Listen girl, you're not a photographer for AP...yet. <br /><br />Stay out of dark alleys (no pun intended) and strange neighbourhoods. Heck, some of those places are scary for Black people too, ask some of the residents:-(Debo Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870178701012520680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29541387.post-8906283730725993912007-02-06T14:52:00.000-06:002007-02-06T14:52:00.000-06:00I lived in Chicago for 1 year back in 93-94. I pic...I lived in Chicago for 1 year back in 93-94. I picked up photography a few years after I left and I always wish I had done so while I lived there. I would do exactly the kind of thing you did in this post.<br /><br />For now I'll have to enjoy it vicariously through you... keep 'em coming!WestEnderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13170032373825704559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29541387.post-61913571143109104132007-02-06T08:02:00.000-06:002007-02-06T08:02:00.000-06:00wow! good work on getting the photos! i'm always b...wow! good work on getting the photos! i'm always blown away by the pictures you post. you have some real talent for capturing images... keep up the good work. and thanks for staying tuned in!m.m.crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766156345359910160noreply@blogger.com