tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post4514231040246537555..comments2023-10-09T11:28:14.030-05:00Comments on The Adventures of Johnny Northside: Freidman's Shoe Store "Butt Glass" Is Butt Ugly On West Broadway...Johnny Northsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-24891840523851576072010-03-02T23:37:09.027-06:002010-03-02T23:37:09.027-06:00Ha! I was wondering when somebody would mention th...Ha! I was wondering when somebody would mention the Karamu sign. I am afraid that the U thinks that it's some kind of cultural artifact representing he character of the neighborhood that it must preserve. Maybe I am a racist and don't get the history but I think it looks like crap and all it represents to me is a failed strip mall that used to have drug dealing in the parking lot.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504204916698763787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-72289169288162936052010-02-26T14:15:46.533-06:002010-02-26T14:15:46.533-06:00I'm with Mike.
That thing is nasty looking.
ta...I'm with Mike.<br />That thing is nasty looking.<br />tacky tacky tacky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-20338030516868913672010-02-26T14:10:13.018-06:002010-02-26T14:10:13.018-06:00Resend photo, will you? Thanks.Resend photo, will you? Thanks.Johnny Northsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-19313795071196470462010-02-26T11:35:32.741-06:002010-02-26T11:35:32.741-06:00Speaking of cosmetics; I sent a picture to JNS of ...Speaking of cosmetics; I sent a picture to JNS of the awful Karamu sign on Plymouth and Penn. When is that blight going to come down? Is the U of M mocking us for the embarrassing failure of Karamu?MikeTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-89355494740694448402010-02-25T10:31:32.069-06:002010-02-25T10:31:32.069-06:00I completely recognize that Friedman's has stu...I completely recognize that Friedman's has stuck it out on W Broadway when others have not. Kudos for that! However, cosmetics do not always cost a lot of $$. I would be happy to assist Friedman's in getting a group of folks together to think up easy facade improvements that create a more welcoming image on W Broadway for not a lot of bucks. Heck, even some hanging baskets or flower planters would help. Right now, no matter if they have the most amazing business in the world going on inside, the image it projects to the visitor of W Broadway is grimy, depressing, blight, and unwelcoming. Same for the Hong Kong market. Those buildings are the gateway to the Northside that create the first impressions to visitors. And they are not good impressions ar all. But I do agree with the spirit of working WITH them to make these improvements.M. Clintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09635142448830357080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-15193508623707109962010-02-24T20:29:18.297-06:002010-02-24T20:29:18.297-06:00I bought a pair of shoes there 3 years ago. You n...I bought a pair of shoes there 3 years ago. You need not be into the funky sadillac pervertable* look to find a good deal, either. <br /><br />*credit Fire Sign Theater....<br /><br />Agree about the window. Lets get it up to the Kaplan Bros. standard, anyhow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-70172639175033745682010-02-24T19:47:15.312-06:002010-02-24T19:47:15.312-06:00Dyna sez:
I'd suggest you go easy on Friedman...Dyna sez:<br /><br />I'd suggest you go easy on Friedman's- they've stuck it out in Hawthorne through the worst crime wave in city history and they're still here serving us. I suspect they put in the plexi windows for security reasons and can't afford to replace them now.<br /><br />In general, it's not a good idea to jump on people over cosmetic issues with their property when they're keeping up with the important stuff like wiring, etc.. Jump on them too hard and they'll leave and the property and neighborhood will be far worse off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com