tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post8902489455523551804..comments2023-06-18T06:22:32.696-05:00Comments on A Chicago Sojourn: 4 Plus 1 againRobert Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639365590964995479noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-77067209918359628022012-03-10T18:32:58.065-06:002012-03-10T18:32:58.065-06:00I worked for Jerry Soltan for over 35 years.I'...I worked for Jerry Soltan for over 35 years.I'm responsible for virtually all of them. Your review and the comments were right on.Reinhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408440015060001551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-85454075021745004352012-03-10T18:30:43.946-06:002012-03-10T18:30:43.946-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Reinhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408440015060001551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-51663722584516106402010-11-23T15:03:14.520-06:002010-11-23T15:03:14.520-06:00You should talk to Louis Rocah about them; he was ...You should talk to Louis Rocah about them; he was heavily involved in changing the zoning and building codes against them (even though it hurt his immediate property values).<br /><br />Interestingly, the zoning code written after WWII thought that we'd have NYC density based on population growth just before, during and after the war (the subway plans at that time also thought something like that).Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521087926470872928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-76404422458664953882010-11-18T06:01:19.513-06:002010-11-18T06:01:19.513-06:00You certainly deserve a round of applause for your...You certainly deserve a round of applause for your post and more specifically, your blog in general. Very high quality materialholiday apartment londonhttp://www.rentholidayapartmentlondon.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-2855117616497726862010-11-12T16:42:50.490-06:002010-11-12T16:42:50.490-06:004+1s were great in the 60s, but when I lived in on...4+1s were great in the 60s, but when I lived in one on Kenmore & Magnolia in the 70s, they were already deteriorating. The internal walls were also paper-thin, and you could hear everything from the next cell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-23264064835179096792010-11-11T18:03:55.313-06:002010-11-11T18:03:55.313-06:00Mr.Powers,
I have some information about 4 plus 1...Mr.Powers,<br /><br />I have some information about 4 plus 1 buildings that you probably will find of interest. Please call me 773-728-1498. <br /><br />LeRoy BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-71772931407579771962010-11-09T18:36:10.514-06:002010-11-09T18:36:10.514-06:00have you ever actually lived in one? it was one of...have you ever actually lived in one? it was one of the worst three months of my life, getting hustled into signing a lease into one of these crappy shanty towns. i can't imagine a resident ever waxing poetic about them. i think i'll always be gunshy signing a lease because of my experience.ironika leighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-31980436627685598272010-11-09T16:09:01.038-06:002010-11-09T16:09:01.038-06:00I always thought the issue with 4-plus-1s was more...I always thought the issue with 4-plus-1s was more design and character. I wouldn't consider some of the building in your photos to be 4-plus-1s. I thought they were four stories of residential over top of an entire floor of parking on the ground floor. The parking garage as ground floor is the part that is totally out of character for an urban neighborhood and poorly designed. It makes the street feel dead and chops up the sidewalks. There are plenty of examples of studio apartment buildings from that era that feel more human and welcoming from the street. As far as criticisms about the types of people who live there -- I don't think it's worth giving the people to complain about "transients" any kind of serious consideration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com