While West Garfield Park is growing in residents and businesses, this is only because the only way for this nabe to go is up. It really hit rock bottom this decade with the collapse of the housing bubble. There were over 170 foreclosures between 2006 and 2007. This would explain why housing is pretty cheap for this nabe outside of The Loop. It has a gritty, border-town feel to it, simi...
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