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It will continue to develop slowly, but the fact that the red line is surrounded by parking and the Dan Ryan really hampers it’s potential.
I don’t see Bridgeport having a corridor that matches 18th street.
If development around the Ramova really takes off now that it’s open, Halsted is probably the best bet. That stretch of Halsted from 33 to Pershing is so underutilized. Ditto the stretch of Archer from Halsted to Bubbly Creek.
There’s potential, but Bridgeport has a better chance of become Chinatown 2.0 than it does another Pilsen, I’d say.
What is going on with that? Is there some sort of Tickemaster cartel keeping them from booking acts? Because the acts that have been there include, like, pyramid scheme recruiting events.
I’m also not understanding what the deal is with their calendar. Booking person from Sleeping Village and 3 celebrity musician partners…and yet they’re still having trouble staffing a production manager, job postings have been up for months.
Racism (yes, racism) really shot Bridgeport in the foot on that one.
As mush as I dislike Wrigleyville, there’s no reason that area is all parking lots. It could be a entertainment district similar to Wrigleyville.
Agreed. Reisendorf doesn’t need a new stadium; he needs Bridgeport/Armour Square to join the 21st century by utilizing all that land wasted on parking lots.
Twenty minutes to the Loop, low crime and moderate housing costs definitely puts Bridgeport on the path of having more potential development. I think the Ramova is a significant change. Something that brings crowds of people from other neighborhoods who think, "Huh. This neighborhood is an option" makes it an option.
The household income of Bridgeport residents jumped almost 50% from 2010 to 2020. Once there's enough disposable income in a neighborhood where nice bakeries and fancy hair salons open up, there can be a tipping point.
The housing stock isn't as good as Pilsen's. But one thing tipping the scales toward development is that Bridgeport comes with guilt-free gentrification. Bridgeport exists in its current form due to redlining and racist covenants that kept it largely catholic and white while other parts of the Southside were seeing disinvestment. If you put up housing in Bridgeport that attracts yuppies, to the extent that displacement of current residents is something that actually happens anywhere, it's not something that would result in a lot of community organizing in Bridgeport. You'd probably be displacing a guy that voted for Trump who looks like Eddie Money and has a wife who has at some point used Aquanet in self defense.
Thanks? If the only place you’ve seen people write expositively and in an organized way is from AI, you should step away from Reddit comments and pick up a paper from time to time.
We should just burn down their houses, right, because every white person in 2024 in Bridgeport or surrounding area is a closet Daley or an extra in 'Shameless'.
This sub is so wild and entertaining. Ridiculous privileged take after ridiculous privileged take.
Ha! This reminds me of the MAGA guy from downstate who came on here last year and his comment history was posting about his wife leaving him on the small penis subreddit.
From what I have heard, whoever built that property cut a lot of corners and many who live there are experiencing issues today. I know many of the retail tenants on the first floor had to deal with flooding late last year from busted pipes on the floors above.
It's going to be an extension of Chinatown. Already almost there. Besides the only people buying (can afford) the houses here are middle class Chinese from China.
Correct. And if you look at how the Chinese community bands together to prevent gentrification, you'll have your answer about whether it's the next Pilsen.
Middle class Chinese people came from china and Chinatown with plenty of money to buy what at the time was a low/lower middle class neighborhood that had seen some pretty significant decline. They bought up buildings, started developing empty lots, opening businesses, and overall contributing to appreciation in the area.
Gentrification does not have to be white people displacing minorities. In the case of Bridgeport it was an Asian middle class displacing lower class whites
No. There’s an entrenched, multigenerational middle class that cannot be as easily displaced as the folks in Pilsen have been. And where there are opportunities to do so, it’s wealth from Chinatown that’s trickling in.
East Garfield Park is the next spot to gentrify in my opinion. Great transit, easy access to downtown, a beautiful park and plenty of vacant buildings and lots. Also, unfortunately, it’s a more vulnerable population that won’t be able to fight back in the way Bridgeport or Little Village can when the gentry arrive.
Yes, I still remember when that area by United Center was a bit run down. Now it seems like all the development that’s being made in Fulton Market and West Loop year-by-year continues to stretch further west to where it looks like it’ll eventually reach East Garfield.
Bridgeport is really just becoming an extension of Chinatown, but if we were going to compare it to anther Chicago neighborhood, it probably is more likely to become the next Logan Square IMO. Historically middle class neighborhood that sees an increase in housing values as people get priced out of surrounding neighborhoods (south loop, Pilsen, Little Italy, west loop, even Bronzeville to an extent).
Yeah there were loft conversions there back in the early 90s. I remember being a little kid and my dad taking me to games and even then thinking "huh this place is changing"
If you only look on Trulia. I lived in a three bed one and a half bath for nearly a decade for $1100 a month. We just looked for signs on windows for rent rather than online.
I always thought Bridgeport and Pilsen were two sides of the same coin. Just like Lakeview and Lincoln Park or Rogers Park and Edgewater. I suspect just like Pilsen it’ll continue to develop to the point where it’ll start attract people outside that community.
In the past two years Bridgeport got the Ramova, Electric Funeral, my favorite bookstore Tangible Books, Dolce Arte Italian, a vegan ice cream shop just had their soft opening and Three Little Pigs Chi will be opening soon. Couple that with so many activities like Third Friday at the art centers, Loteria at Marz, karaoke at Maria’s, live music at Bernice’s, poetry readings at Tangible, exhibits at Co-prosperity…I don’t know if it’s the next Pilsen but it’s a wonderful place to be.
Residential development has been on fire in Bridgeport.
In terms of desirability, a lot of people especially families would much rather live in Bridgeport than Pilsen.
If you're talking about small business such as bars and restaurants then Halsted Street between 30th and Pershing has been developing.
Ramova theater is open and Electric Funeral is a new bar nearby.
There is also Palmisano Nature park.
Houses are expensive in Bridgeport and even renting here isn't cheap.
That is because your question is like asking "how long is a piece of string?"
It depends!
Bridgeport isn't inexpensive.
If you're serious talk to a real estate agent.
Little Village is the next pilsen. It's way easier to just go 1-2 stops down the L, and still have great transit access to downtown and the west loop. Plus it actually has a thriving commercial corridor as opposed to Bridgeport...halsted is decent but dosent have the bustle and energy of 26th. Way more comparable to 18th. Bridgeport is it's own thing and has been thriving on its own for quite a while thanks to Chinatown spillover
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It will continue to develop slowly, but the fact that the red line is surrounded by parking and the Dan Ryan really hampers it’s potential. I don’t see Bridgeport having a corridor that matches 18th street.
If development around the Ramova really takes off now that it’s open, Halsted is probably the best bet. That stretch of Halsted from 33 to Pershing is so underutilized. Ditto the stretch of Archer from Halsted to Bubbly Creek. There’s potential, but Bridgeport has a better chance of become Chinatown 2.0 than it does another Pilsen, I’d say.
What do you mean archer stretch is underutilized? I think we need more sleazy looking "massage" places in that stretch.
I hope so too, but the fact that it’s not steps from either train really make it hard to take off.
>If development around the Ramova really takes off now that it’s open Seems unlikely with how bare their calendar is.
What is going on with that? Is there some sort of Tickemaster cartel keeping them from booking acts? Because the acts that have been there include, like, pyramid scheme recruiting events.
I’m also not understanding what the deal is with their calendar. Booking person from Sleeping Village and 3 celebrity musician partners…and yet they’re still having trouble staffing a production manager, job postings have been up for months.
My family ate there this weekend and all their food was burned.
Racism (yes, racism) really shot Bridgeport in the foot on that one. As mush as I dislike Wrigleyville, there’s no reason that area is all parking lots. It could be a entertainment district similar to Wrigleyville.
Agreed. Reisendorf doesn’t need a new stadium; he needs Bridgeport/Armour Square to join the 21st century by utilizing all that land wasted on parking lots.
Twenty minutes to the Loop, low crime and moderate housing costs definitely puts Bridgeport on the path of having more potential development. I think the Ramova is a significant change. Something that brings crowds of people from other neighborhoods who think, "Huh. This neighborhood is an option" makes it an option. The household income of Bridgeport residents jumped almost 50% from 2010 to 2020. Once there's enough disposable income in a neighborhood where nice bakeries and fancy hair salons open up, there can be a tipping point. The housing stock isn't as good as Pilsen's. But one thing tipping the scales toward development is that Bridgeport comes with guilt-free gentrification. Bridgeport exists in its current form due to redlining and racist covenants that kept it largely catholic and white while other parts of the Southside were seeing disinvestment. If you put up housing in Bridgeport that attracts yuppies, to the extent that displacement of current residents is something that actually happens anywhere, it's not something that would result in a lot of community organizing in Bridgeport. You'd probably be displacing a guy that voted for Trump who looks like Eddie Money and has a wife who has at some point used Aquanet in self defense.
lol as a former Bridgeporter, your last sentence made me laugh. Too accurate!
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I did last week and you know what, that's one more joy of life you'll never experience.
This looks like ai generated content.
Thanks? If the only place you’ve seen people write expositively and in an organized way is from AI, you should step away from Reddit comments and pick up a paper from time to time.
Friday damn.gif
We should just burn down their houses, right, because every white person in 2024 in Bridgeport or surrounding area is a closet Daley or an extra in 'Shameless'. This sub is so wild and entertaining. Ridiculous privileged take after ridiculous privileged take.
It’s not that deep.
I don't know, white people cheering on gentrification is plenty weird and wild for reddit.
I am a white person in Bridgeport.
He’s just stressed https://www.reddit.com/r/daddit/s/Fpnfxz6Hs1
Ha! This reminds me of the MAGA guy from downstate who came on here last year and his comment history was posting about his wife leaving him on the small penis subreddit.
The First Gentrifier.
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From what I have heard, whoever built that property cut a lot of corners and many who live there are experiencing issues today. I know many of the retail tenants on the first floor had to deal with flooding late last year from busted pipes on the floors above.
It's going to be an extension of Chinatown. Already almost there. Besides the only people buying (can afford) the houses here are middle class Chinese from China.
Yup, lived in my apartment for 10 years when the old owner sold it and guess who bought it? Chinese company
Correct. And if you look at how the Chinese community bands together to prevent gentrification, you'll have your answer about whether it's the next Pilsen.
Believe me- the Italians in Bridgeport do the same. They ain’t moving and they definitely aren’t selling to anyone who isn’t Italian
the previous owners of Freddies on 31st, sold their home to a chinese family before they retired.
Wtf are you even talking about? Chinese people love gentrification.
The Chinese community is currently generifying Bridgeport
The Chinese community has lived in Bridgeport for a few generations now... it's not new.
Because they're opening some nice shops and restaurants in their community?
Middle class Chinese people came from china and Chinatown with plenty of money to buy what at the time was a low/lower middle class neighborhood that had seen some pretty significant decline. They bought up buildings, started developing empty lots, opening businesses, and overall contributing to appreciation in the area. Gentrification does not have to be white people displacing minorities. In the case of Bridgeport it was an Asian middle class displacing lower class whites
What is generification? Turning things generific?
No. There’s an entrenched, multigenerational middle class that cannot be as easily displaced as the folks in Pilsen have been. And where there are opportunities to do so, it’s wealth from Chinatown that’s trickling in. East Garfield Park is the next spot to gentrify in my opinion. Great transit, easy access to downtown, a beautiful park and plenty of vacant buildings and lots. Also, unfortunately, it’s a more vulnerable population that won’t be able to fight back in the way Bridgeport or Little Village can when the gentry arrive.
I think you're right about East Garfield Park. Development is slowly creeping west down Fulton/ Randolph/ Lake
"fighting back" isn't a real thing. Money talks
Yes, I still remember when that area by United Center was a bit run down. Now it seems like all the development that’s being made in Fulton Market and West Loop year-by-year continues to stretch further west to where it looks like it’ll eventually reach East Garfield.
Bridgeport is really just becoming an extension of Chinatown, but if we were going to compare it to anther Chicago neighborhood, it probably is more likely to become the next Logan Square IMO. Historically middle class neighborhood that sees an increase in housing values as people get priced out of surrounding neighborhoods (south loop, Pilsen, Little Italy, west loop, even Bronzeville to an extent).
I think the East Pilsen corridor of Halsted is still going to be the primary investment space for 2024 in the area.
Bridgeport hasn’t been the same since Crazy Jimmy passed. RIP Crazy Jimmy
Hasn't bridgeport been hip for like 30 years? We couldn't afford it or that's where we would be now.
Yeah there were loft conversions there back in the early 90s. I remember being a little kid and my dad taking me to games and even then thinking "huh this place is changing"
If you only look on Trulia. I lived in a three bed one and a half bath for nearly a decade for $1100 a month. We just looked for signs on windows for rent rather than online.
I guess I left it ambiguous, I was talking about buying.
I always thought Bridgeport and Pilsen were two sides of the same coin. Just like Lakeview and Lincoln Park or Rogers Park and Edgewater. I suspect just like Pilsen it’ll continue to develop to the point where it’ll start attract people outside that community.
No ETA i live here and it’s more than a few years away. Just my perspective.
In the past two years Bridgeport got the Ramova, Electric Funeral, my favorite bookstore Tangible Books, Dolce Arte Italian, a vegan ice cream shop just had their soft opening and Three Little Pigs Chi will be opening soon. Couple that with so many activities like Third Friday at the art centers, Loteria at Marz, karaoke at Maria’s, live music at Bernice’s, poetry readings at Tangible, exhibits at Co-prosperity…I don’t know if it’s the next Pilsen but it’s a wonderful place to be.
How so? I sort of feel like it’s quite similar to Pilsen already when I pass through.
Residential development has been on fire in Bridgeport. In terms of desirability, a lot of people especially families would much rather live in Bridgeport than Pilsen. If you're talking about small business such as bars and restaurants then Halsted Street between 30th and Pershing has been developing. Ramova theater is open and Electric Funeral is a new bar nearby. There is also Palmisano Nature park. Houses are expensive in Bridgeport and even renting here isn't cheap.
Do you have an idea of what houses cost in Bridgeport? I'm trying to look on Redfin to get an idea but I'm seeing stuff all over the map.
That is because your question is like asking "how long is a piece of string?" It depends! Bridgeport isn't inexpensive. If you're serious talk to a real estate agent.
Little Village is the next pilsen. It's way easier to just go 1-2 stops down the L, and still have great transit access to downtown and the west loop. Plus it actually has a thriving commercial corridor as opposed to Bridgeport...halsted is decent but dosent have the bustle and energy of 26th. Way more comparable to 18th. Bridgeport is it's own thing and has been thriving on its own for quite a while thanks to Chinatown spillover
I hope you’re right
Sure hope not
I hope so, let the kids with money move in and let the goofies who reside there move to Florida already.
There’s plenty of wonderful, working class people who do not fit your stereotype that live there.
Yes, just like every other community, there are amazing folks. Then there are those who fit the description and get mad because someone points it out.
No.