Well of course I would choose my OWN community, because I think its a great one! The Austin community is in the heart of Chicago westsides. According to the U.S. Census in 2000 w http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=86000US60624&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C05000US17031&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=04000US17&_zip=60624&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry were know as the largest communty with a population of 117, 527, with almost 90% of that is african american.Austin has several landmarks designed by great architects Fredrick Schock and Frank Lloyd Wright. You can view some of Wrights beautifully designed homes in the Oak Park one of the surrounding suburbs in this area.
Austin Town Hall Park fieldhouse was modeled after Independence Hall in Phildelphia, where the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution was adapted, which is very beautiful if I may say so myself. And during the summer months they have so many events to keep the children occupied. My favorite is movies in the park. They get this HUGE screen and play all different types of movies while the sun is setting over the park, which is a very beautiful site.
The Austin Community is a great area to live, everything is conviently located via bus or the "L" (green line). We have a variety of supermarkets and several shopping center and hardware stores and we also recently opened a movie theater on Central and Grand ave, not short from our district police station.
Besides the daily activites of crimes (drug related, domestic or just your everyday fight), and really what neighborhood doesnt experience at least one of these, its a wonderful community. You should stop by and pay us a visit.
you are right in saying that people only focus on the negative aspects of the community of Austin. I have only ever driven through the area and would not have known about any of the great things that are located there. I know a lot about Oak Park but barely anything about Austin (except where it is located). It's strange that Austin is the largest Chicago neighborhood but very few people know much about it or have ever been there!
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