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January 31, 2009 Walker Entrance
I’ve been running around like crazy lately. The process of moving to a new apartment is… more stressful than I remember. Unfortunately, I’ve not been able to update this blog as much as I would have liked.
Something good…
I’m beginning to shake off the frigid weight of winter and photograph again, with hopes of eventually building a portfolio of architectural photography.
While that is starting to simmer on the back burner, I am also beginning to expand on the dialog that was initiated with a post on Dec. 05. A post on Elysium, the blog of Colleen Mullins, caught the attention of another blogger… creating a trifecta of discussion about the role of the market in art production.
Check out the first question in the discussion here…
Stay tuned for updates…
My New Home?
My rhetorical question: when is it OK to move into the less-than-desirable neighborhoods of a city?
After much searching through the various cubes, dirty duplexes, and non-descript condo-turned-apartment buildings scattered throughout Minneapolis, I finally found a place that I would like to call home. As soon as I annouced this to my friends, they managed to point out that I’m probably going to be stabbed, raped, or shot (hopefully all of the above) while waiting for the bus.
However, I refuse to be deterred. This place is perfect for me. Good southern exposure… hardwood floors… older building… I just can’t say no.
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Consequently, when apartment hunting, how does one actually identify what areas to look in?
Maybe I’m way way way behind the times… but looking for a place to live this time around, has taken a different form… usuall something along the lines of:
- finding apartment on Craig’s List
- Using Google Map to see where it is…
- Using Google Street view to see if I like the shape of the building…
- Using Spot Crime to look up the crime stats for the area…
