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@MisizibiJohn 4 күн бұрын

Legendary

@peacefulexplorations 4 күн бұрын

@@MisizibiJohn Appreciate this! 🧡

@Michaela-cu6zx 4 күн бұрын

I love the Englewood neighborhood. I love this walk around the area. I’ve mentored many students here & so happy they are remodeling. Thanks for doing a neighborhood walk here. Many people wouldn’t but I’m glad it was you. It makes me proud to be able to see & appreciation Chicago.

@peacefulexplorations 4 күн бұрын

@@Michaela-cu6zx I love that they are putting money and value into the neighborhood. I love Englewood - it has so much history and the community is strong. I love that. The walk through the neighborhood was nice and I can tell they are trying to add more to the community. Thank you for your comment and I appreciate your support throughout my journey through Chicago 🧡🧡

@SirT80 4 күн бұрын

I use to spend so much time visiting family in the 80’s in Englewood. Seeing how 63rd and Halsted has transformed over the years is still shocking to see, mostly because I haven’t been in that area much over the years. But I’m glad to see the positive changes coming to the community!

@peacefulexplorations 3 күн бұрын

They have really changed 63rd and Halsted. I really like the changes to the area. I think they are building condominiums or more modern apartments in the area as well. Such a wonderful sight to see. Looking forward to visiting again to see what else they do!

@SirT80 3 күн бұрын

⁠⁠@@peacefulexplorationsthat’s great to hear!

@maxinepreston7601 4 күн бұрын

Hi Chicago UK here, loved the walk around englewood, it looks like they are breathing new life into the area. I hope you are doing well. Its 7.30pm here in a very chilly uk. I hope your day is going well and have a great rest of your day.

@peacefulexplorations 4 күн бұрын

@maxinepreston7601 Hey! How are you? I am doing well - it is 2:14 pm here and COLD LOL. It is 23 degrees today. They are definitely putting so much into the Englewood neighborhood - it is so nice and I love the work they have done so far. I hope you have a very wonderful evening and that it warms up soon for you all! As I hope we have warmer weather in the near future lol! Has the flooding stopped there? I truly hope it has 🧡

@maxinepreston7601 4 күн бұрын

Yes Englewood definitely looks on the up. There's still a lot of flooding about and it will get worse when the snow melts because the water has nowhere to go. We haven't got snow here but Wales and Northern areas have. Its going to be -5 tonight. Where the UK is our weather is decided by the jet stream. So one half of the country has snow and others don't!. Not as bad as the poor souls in California, losing their whole lives work. I hope if you have relatives there they are safe. Enjoy the rest of your day, its now 9.pm here now. Take care.

@peacefulexplorations 4 күн бұрын

@@maxinepreston7601 I was hoping the flooding would be gone by now but I totally understand that. It gets like that here at times. But probably not how you all experience it! -5 degrees? I had no clue it was that cold there! We have freezing cold but not every year. I hope you are staying warm during this time. I truly hope it warms up very soon. And yes - I am praying for Los Angeles a lot. So many people have been devastated by this fire. I pray they are able to recover and rebuild. Thank you so much and if you have relatives there - I pray they are okay as well. It is definitely heartbreaking to see so many people lose their homes 🧡🧡

@maxinepreston7601 4 күн бұрын

@@peacefulexplorationsyes it can get cold here. It's -10 in Scotland now. Yes, its horrible in cali, so sad to see people lose everything. I don't think we've got relatives in cali but we do in Canada. Enjoy the rest of your evening and please take care.

@peacefulexplorations 4 күн бұрын

@@maxinepreston7601 Thank you! Enjoy the rest of your evening as well! We will all keep praying 🧡

@Lexilex680 4 күн бұрын

You are the GOAT for going to Englewood. It is amazing how much you accomplish looking at all of your videos. I appreciate your boldness and dedication to showcase our city and communities. You are Chicago and my chicago ❤🫶🏻

@peacefulexplorations 4 күн бұрын

I'm so glad you like the video and appreciate all the love for Englewood. It’s truly a nice area. I really like going to other neighborhoods and showing the culture and community. It is a great thing to see and very vital for people to have. Thank you for your comment 🧡🧡 I appreciate it a lot! 🥰🥰

@gordonallen9095 3 күн бұрын

Grew up in Englewood. It's amazing how much has changed in the over 50 plus years since my dad bought our first house there. 63rd & Halsted was a thriving shopping corridor with Sears & Roebuck as it's commercial anchor in the 60's & 70's. Now it only has the little shopping center with the new Kennedy King College as it's anchor. All my family and friends I grew up with in the neighborhood are either dead, or long gone from Englewood now....

@peacefulexplorations 2 күн бұрын

This is still amazing to hear. My mom talks about different things on the southside - she grew up in the Ickes and shared so many stories about the mom and pop shops they had. The theatre that was in the Bronzeville area and etc. I love hearing about the community and learning about how things were. I love that. A Sears? It was where Kennedy King is now? I love the changes to the community and the rebuilding they are doing. But I would’ve loved to see that back then! We have so much history and culture than we realize until speaking to someone who actually lived it.

@peacefulexplorations 2 күн бұрын

@angelamagee2282 Күн бұрын

I grew up in englewood. I got a associate degree in arts at the school you showing. 😊

@peacefulexplorations Күн бұрын

I always came to Englewood to hang with my friends lol. I started to go to Kennedy but ended up at Harold Washington 😀 How was Kennedy?

@mindpowermovement Күн бұрын

Southside has some of the nicest housing stock in the city. I love those 2 flat greystones, I need to get one.

@peacefulexplorations 20 сағат бұрын

Definitely does! I love the houses on the Southside. The greystones - brownstones - mini castles. Southside has the best architecture in my opinion.

@jeromewysocki8809 4 сағат бұрын

Nice video. Of all the shopping centers in Chicago proper, 63rd and Halsted area once pulled in more retail money than anywhere else, except in the downtown Loop area. That record was held, probably in the 1920s until about 1955. A lot of retail business started leaving after 1952, when the Evergreen Park Shopping Center opened up at that time, at 95th and Western. The area struggled to stay competitive and had limited success. Sometime in the early 1960s, they closed off the streets to make it a pedestrian shopping outdoor mall. They even put up some of the same style of bright, fancy street lights as had been popular in the Loop area. Sadly, the crime situation got out of hand in the 1960s and beyond. I forget when Sears left. They stayed as long as they possibly could, but was losing money badly. Read an account of the Englewood Theatre. There was also, the Southtown Theatre. They were literally movie palaces in their day. At one time (1940s or so) Englewood was known as the "community of churches" because they had more evangelical churches in that area, than anywhere else in the world. I really hope the area rebuilds to its former glory. If they can take care of the crime problem (1% of the people causing 99% of the problems) I think it will revitalize very quickly. It has that potential. I remember the 1950s, when it was a great place for all people to live. I know it can happen again!

@ThomasParks-qp4br 2 күн бұрын

I went to Englewood High school and Kenny King College in the 50s and the neighborhood has changed to much for me.

@peacefulexplorations 2 күн бұрын

The community has a been building now. They are building apartments on 63rd street too. I can’t wait to see the finished product.

@Jim-bx7vs Күн бұрын

My old neighborhood 60years ago 🥹 born and raised 63rd sangamon beale school UGC,ENGLWOOD HIGH ,THOSE WERE THE DAYS 😊

@peacefulexplorations Күн бұрын

That is so awesome! A lot of people have been sharing stories about their childhood and how the 50’s and 60’s were in Englewood. It is fascinating to be able to hear. I appreciate that!

@Jim-bx7vs 17 сағат бұрын

Thru the 50's and 60's we didn't have to go down town for anything we had ,right there on Halsted 3movie theaters ,sears hillman grocery in the basement Walgreens ss kreskie rab the taylor huck Finn under the L A JEWELRY STORE YOU could by gold rings and chains on credit ,major motors 63rd near morgan A&P DIRECTLY behind us ( grocery) and HIGH & LOW (GROCERY) CATA CORNER MAN WE HAD EVERYTHING THE TROLLY BUSES no heat fish market ice cream parlor ,thanks for the memories and the watermelon man with horse 🐴 and wagon full of melons, basement quarter party we even had a hospital on 61st and green I used to run to the numbers house for my uncles and mr.freeze ice cream truck come thru when the sun was down and here I thought I had forgot about my wonder years.🥹

@Jim-bx7vs 17 сағат бұрын

The Kim, the empress and the Englewood theaters

@peacefulexplorations 16 сағат бұрын

@@Jim-bx7vs That is so cool! Movie theaters?? Watermelon man with the horse? That is insane. I honestly love hearing about the stories and how Englewood was back then! How many grocery stores were there? I’ve been hearing that it was a Sears - I think they should bring back a department store or something for the community. Huck Finn? Is that the breakfast restaurant? I think I saw one in McKinley Park recently. I love this - because when you travel to Englewood and West Englewood there are no memories of what or how it used to be. The history is fascinating and I appreciate you sharing your stories. Please feel free to share more. I love hearing about it all. And you’re welcome but thank YOU for remembering the things that used to be there and the things you used to do 🥰☺️

@bruceaskew2107 Күн бұрын

I spent my childhood in this wild hood

@peacefulexplorations Күн бұрын

Lol - I feel like everybody lived in or visited the neighborhood and I love that to be honest. I like hearing about the memories and things that people used to do 🧡

@trollndatrollaz9743 Күн бұрын

I miss the old donut 🍩 spot that used to be at the EL station

@peacefulexplorations Күн бұрын

I would’ve thought they would’ve put something to kind of replace it. Maybe they will in the near future. I heard there was supposed to be another apartment complex coming as well as new restaurants. I am excited for the possibilities. Englewood is a nice neighborhood - a lot of culture and history 🧡

@Jim-bx7vs 17 сағат бұрын

@@trollndatrollaz9743 huck Finn best old fashion donuts what was the name of the jewelry shop next to the EL

@GGm1819 2 күн бұрын

Can you do a virtual walking tour of pilsen next around blue island and cullerton towards 19th st thanks

@peacefulexplorations 2 күн бұрын

Yes! Absolutely - I don’t mind doing the area at all. I have one more video coming out on Sunday. So that will be the next video shortly after ☺️

@GGm1819 2 күн бұрын

@peacefulexplorations ❤️

@MRainy-ot7rc Күн бұрын

Tbh not a bad place needs more programs for ppl to get trades or better job a few programs to help with child care cost innovate real estate and kick the bad ones out ull be good

@peacefulexplorations Күн бұрын

FACTS! People always think Englewood is a bad area - the real estate here is nice. Every area has its own violence but people always talk so much about the neighborhood. I love Englewood - the community was nice. I like showcasing the southside. Because everyone talks about the bad. But I’m happy they are at least trying to build and put more money into the community. Thanks for this comment - that is one of the realest things said.