At the northeast corner of Lunt Avenue and Glenwood sits a storefront. Each one of the windows have a water-color, abstract painting, hanging in display. The artist's are children, but these children created a vision masterpiece for our neighborhood. A inviting property.
The property is owned and managed by LAMS, a local management company who has owned buildings in Rogers Park for over 40 years. I did a photo piece for Rogers Park dot Com on this property, last summer.
One of the many special things that makes this management company stand out, is the approach to create an environment called, neighbors helping neighbors.
One such project is Bobby Gene's, Indian History- Artist & Artifact Shop at 7003 N. Glenwood. The neighbor's joined together to give her space... a Extreme Make-Over, Rogers Park Style.
While Bobby was out, the neighbors moved in and went to work. They cleaned her space up by adding new carpet. They moved display cases and bookshelves, they straightened things up and they dusted. They were fixing the ceiling fan as I was visiting. They did the works, giving her shop a open and inviting look. Here are a list of people who helped in this undertaking.
Brandy
Tara
Hannah
Wally
Missy
Tom
Angela
Sandi
Jim
James
Jami
Bacchus
Zach
Tori
Dan
Christopher
Here is how you can reach LAMS Real Estate Management: Call 773-262-4043.
5 comments:
No argument there!
Nicely done Craig - it's good to hear of good management companies - so many are so bad!
Like the door photos on Glenwood - reminded me of a poster of Irish doors I've seen.
Thanks Carol,
Many of a photgrapher has used this concept, I got this idea from a poster called " The Doors of Lincoln Park, years ago.The Old Town Chamber of Commerece used this as a fundraising tool for street fairs and local shops.
A local printer made the Posters, they sold well, a local frame shop made money framing these posters, it was a win-win deal.
Not many of those Old Town Door's look the same way today, Old Town has changed greatly since I first moved there in 1980.
Still a few of my friends haven't 'given in" to the developement craze.
If anyone gets a chance to visit Old Town, stop into the The Butcher Shop, Village Cycle, Second City, The Cigar Shopp, Collar and Leash Pet Store, The Fudge Pot or The Fireplace Inn or any of the number of small business shops that line Wells Steet, and spend a few hours checking out this wonderful little neighborhood.
It's not the neighborhood I first saw in 1975, but it is a neighborhood that kept it charm.
Even with massive development.
"It's not the neighborhood I first saw in 1975, but it is a neighborhood that kept it's charm."
Craig it's not the neighborhood I first saw in the 1960's when I helped friends build and open the Plugged Nickel and an old schoolmate managed Chances R. It was the site of the Rising Moon and Crate and Barrel's first store and many other imaginative neophyte endeavors. It's not the neighborhood that I saw you saw and people see today. Market conditions and demographic changes demanded quality retailers and services in that area.
Market conditions and demographic changes WILL demand quality retailers and services for Rogers Park. If history is prologue, then I believe that Morse Ave. and Howard Street will once again provide goods and services that Rogers Parkers want.
And that's my opinion...
And I'm Sandy Goldman
Bazaar Bazaar, Burton Place, Crystal Pistol, Chicago Clock Company, Scholls Factory, Treasure Island, EXIT/Tequila Road-House, Hamet Framing and Art, Nookies, Old Towne Flowers, Hotel Lincoln, Orso's, O'Brien's, Topo Gigio's, The CourtYard Inn, Riply's Believe it or Not, Zanies. Many, many more I can't remember right now and not one dollar store listed.
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