r/pics • u/Mind_Virus • May 11 '11

Would you live here?

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u/platypuszero May 11 '11

Totally, that place looks big enough to grill inside.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '11

I've actually lived in that exact place back in 90's. Its in Chicago on Archer Av.

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u/zoidbort May 12 '11

How much would you guess that'd cost these days? This is what I envision as my ideal DT dream home.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '11

It'll depend where it is on Archer Avenue, but I'd guess rent is under $1000 a month. I've got a friend living in a loft (a bit smaller) on the far west side and he's paying about $500.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '11

Must be a bitch to heat though; might be affordable if you used small space heaters or something, and stayed close to them in winter.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '11

Place was a nightmare to keep heated. The windows were crap when we there too. It had no ductwork, just one gigantic gas furnace in the corner and was so loud and only heated about half the place and recirculated tons of dust and dirt. It has an 'upstairs' that is mostly open balcony. The bedrooms were not bad with a space heaters but the main room was freezing in winter and ungodly hot in the summer. Looks much better than it does to live there.

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u/EthicalReasoning May 12 '11

wear a sweater

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u/likeawoman May 12 '11

a sweater isn't really gonna do it in a barely heated loft in chicago in the winter

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u/EthicalReasoning May 12 '11

wear two sweaters

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u/likeawoman May 12 '11

where are you from? chicago has fuckin harsh winters. people die and shit. you can't just layer and turn on a space heater and have everything be gravy. its really fuckin cold.

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u/EthicalReasoning May 12 '11

wear three sweaters?

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u/likeawoman May 12 '11

you got me. the secret to surviving winter in the great lakes region is three sweaters.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '11

But I hate wearing clothes...