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#18, Improbus,
Well it depends.
A cardboard Republican Penthouse with “Kenmore” printed on the side are usually pretty cheap. From free to maybe a couple of bucks. Many people don’t like living in old refrigerator boxes though. The “Whirlpool, Side by Side” are usually used by homeless couples.
Top level condos can run well over $10 million. And that is if the condo board think you are worthy of living there.
http://www.urbandigs.com/2009/09/madoff_apartment_to_start_at_9.html
And there are a few inbetween.
Big cities generally suck. NY more so. That’s why at worst I will live in a town surrounded by countryside.
Auckland and Hamilton NZ were nice.
Seriously. I dont get the graffiti thing. Who would hang 6 stories above the pavement to paint some nonsense on a wall. (See bldg. in middle of pic).
It’s fun to read all the comments from people that are afraid of the LES.
Trust me, your desire to stay away is only surpassed by our desire to keep you away.
#24 Superb job on showing you don’t want any better.
update the electrical and plumbing, and sell off FLATS at HIGH PRICES..
#17 Ahh, the beauty lies in the beholder.
While I live near downtown Dallas (Highland Park), I admire the character and color of urban living. NYC, San Francisco are all favorites.
I used to live in the suburbs and wondered if anyone actually lived in those huge cardboard McMansions. It wasn’t until Halloween when a saw a couple of pedestrians. Not for me, sorry.
It actually works really well. The stuck up, fat, Republicans and their frustrated wives are all kept far away. I only go there to when I want to see what a Walmart looks like.
Looks like Anytown USA, just bigger.
#23
Just be glad you don’t. Foremost it’s a pride thing, “Yea, we can do this and you can’t.” Foolish, but like everything else it’s driven by competition and recognition.
#18 If you have to ask… you can’t afford it.
#27 Dallas
Highland Park is a lovely area. I think it has a few McMansions as well or are they true mansions? I was there for Fiesta Day one year and I can see why you like it.
The Dallas Morning News
http://tinyurl.com/ykwkegh
“Last fall, at Highland Park High School, some students wore Afro wigs, fake gold teeth and baggy jeans as part of Thug Day, an unofficial event for seniors. Eighteen students were sent to the office for inappropriate attire, according to school district officials. Separately on Fiesta Day, which was to honor Hispanic heritage, one Highland Park student brought to school a leaf blower.”
#13 Floyd said,
-you my friend, have watched one too many El Paso commercials..
-s
#31 I see you chose to cherry pick teenage pranks to imply some representation of what Highland Park is about.
Well, let me tell you from someone who has lived there for 11 years. While it is a well to do neighborhood, the young people in the highland park school district are exemplary students.
Did you miss the multiple news articles of them doing fundraiser for women in distress? Abused children center? I was there as a volunteer photographer.
How dare you, Loopie, trash the good kids that make up the majority of HPHS.
a picture of roof tops… really?? at least we have gotten past all the stupid squirrel pics. I hope Dvorak doesn’t start a colon cleanse program and start posting pics of his stool samples with the option to embiggen.
Not my newest desktop picture.
So, what’s your point?
#24 Jayson – Thanks. Most of the negative comments are clearly from people who wouldn’t know the LES from Staten Island. I was trying to figure out an appropriate response… and there it was.
So, this is Manhattan, lower east side, not the cleanest place in the world, but surrounding by the greatest city on earth!!
We are totally missing a GigaPan opportunity here. Just imagine all the dead pigeons waiting to be found.
I love to hang out there. It’s 1 block south of Houston, not far from Katz Deli & the Mercury lounge. So, descenting commenters… I suppose it should look like your safe suburban hideaway? perhaps with a starbucks? … gimme a break!