Ghetto tour of Englewood (chicago illinois )

Englewood is indeed the most blighted neighborhood in the city of Chicago. The landscape of Englewood is almost majority vacant land as old run down buildings were long ago torn down and nothing was built in place.

Englewood is one of the 77 official community areas in Chicago, Illinois, United States. At its peak population in 1960, over 97,000 people lived in its approximately 3 square miles (7.8 km 2 ), [2] but the neighborhood's population has since dropped dramatically.

Englewood is a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. View homes for sale, photos, maps, school ratings and more at neighborhoods.com.

Here I show you guys Englewood, the most notorious and dangerous neighborhood in Chicago, while I play Elvis Presley's In The Ghetto. Sorry about the Shaky camera movement. I guess I was nervous ...

Best Answer: That would be Englewood on the south side. That's a bit of a trick question though because the west side is by far the worst "side" of the city (north, south, west), but Englewood is the worst neighborhood.

I don't really have much experience being in Englewood but am there at least once a month or so since my wife works at St Bernard. Walking from 63rd and Halsted to the hospital really didn't feel any different from walking down any other street in Chicago. Just in general be aware of your surroundings, if something doesn't feel right, leave.

Fuller Park, located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. It is designated Community Area 37. Fuller Park is named for the small park within the neighborhood, which is in turn named for Melville Weston Fuller, a Chicago attorney who was the Chief Justice of the United States between 1888 and 1910.

The worst neighborhood in Chicago is West Englewood which has a population of 35,000, a median income of $29,000 and the 3rd worst crime index in the city. You know this neighborhood has a reputation when Google auto-suggests “West Englewood Crime” before you finish typing the name of the neighborhood.

Englewood consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the city. For those who don’t live there and are unlikely to ever visit, WGN offers you a glimpse of life on the streets.