As the westward march of Chicago house flips, remodels and tear-downs continues, some residents are refusing to let go of their beloved homes. At this aging Portage Park bungalow, a platoon of Christmas warriors is currently holed up in a secluded crawlspace hoping to reappear on their beloved green carpet next December, likely overshadowed by an enormous second floor addition that even the president would think was garish, or more likely, "yuuuge, yes, but not good yuuuge".
Portage Park
A NOT SO GLAMOROUS LOOK AT THE UNDERBELLY OF CHICAGO'S HOUSING MARKET
All photos taken live from Chicago properties & environs
All photos taken live from Chicago properties & environs
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Santa's Helpers Hiding from Rehabbers
Labels:
architect,
bubble,
buyer,
chicago,
Chistmas,
crawlspace,
flips,
garish,
gentrification,
hiding,
lawn decoration,
nazis,
portage park,
realtor,
rehab,
renovation,
second floor addition,
tear-down,
yuuge
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