No one noticed. All the big shots walked right past it. Twice. Once to enter, once to exit. Not Katy Hogan, who signed up as a representative Loyola Park Advisory Council ( what's that? ). Not Michael Harrington or Don Gordon of the Rogers Park Conservancy. Not Jennifer Clark with Loyola University. Did anyone of these folks warn an official of this broken door/window? They all have organizations focusing on issues about making the park a better place to play.
Buildings with broken doors and windows are not inviting places to enter.
Yet these kids are forced to enter this site, looking run down. It's no wonder they these kids can't take pride in anything. They see our own officials let their own property look run-down and slum-like.
This makes the neighborhood look blighted.
Not one of the dozen hot shot, high paid, Park District officials either. Did anyone of these big shots care? It sure didn't look like it? They walked right past it with-out saying a thing about it. Did anyone make a note this was broken? Not even our own Alderman " I know the ward like the back of my hand" Moore.
Maybe they did notice and didn't give a ( you fill in the word here ) ?
The broken window/door at Loyola Park Fieldhouse, 1230 West Greenleaf.
Here we have a broken window, "broken since early summer"said Mary Hopkins Loyola Park fieldhouse director.
Early summer and it can't get fixed because of a contract hold-up?
" I put in a request to have it repaired, but the Chicago Park District doesn't have a broken window repair contract yet. said Hopkins. So it remains, well, broken and boarded up. Much like the storefronts on Morse Avenue.
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keep up the good work Craig. You are so right that this should have been fixed months ago.
Our Alderman must be embarrassed having his Loyola Park Fieldhouse look so slum-like with a boarded up, broken window... I was.
I sent a note to the Park District's website but have yet to get a response. Has anyone else ever sent emails to them? If so, what kind of turn around time should I expect for a response?
James,
I would be honored to be arrested with you at the Loyola Park Field House door.
"Put DOWN the power drill! Back AWAY from the door!"
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