Chicagoist: It's Going The Way of the Dodo, for the Next Two Months

Sarah

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:06:35 -0600

Well you can take Damen as a direct bike route to nu dodo, bike lane and all!

Rachelle Bowden

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:55:30 -0600

right. i guess i just have kinzie st in my head bc i was just riding on it the other day. usually i'm only in it in the river north area, but this time i was farther west... and it was crap.

Stephen

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:42:47 -0600

FYI, the Kinzie Industrial Corridor comprises much more than just Kinzie Street. Fulton is smack-dab in the middle of this "Planned Manufacturing District". I only issue concern about dodo's new location because it's not a bustling residential/nightlife/shopping/etc. area in the same way its current Damen Ave. location is. I just can't imagine they'll get the same amount of foot traffic they're used to, especially at night. But I hope to be proven wrong!

Rachelle Bowden

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:16:41 -0600

i wasnt talking about damen, i was talking about kinzie.

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:11:04 -0600

That "viadock" at Damen and 16th is deadly. Even with lights on my bike I don't feel safe. And I disagree somewhat with those concerned about dodo's new location. It may be out of the way of the "safe zone" that Sarah mentioned, but there are new homeowners down there who are craving for places like dodo to open within walking distance.

Sarah

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:54:18 -0600

Rachelle, really? I live at Superior and Damen and bike south on Damen a LOT. I don't run into any trouble until I get to that large overpass that appears just south of the UIC area, before you hit 18th. It's total blackness, even in broad daylight, and there's absolutely no room for a bike and a car to share the road. Anyway, point being: I'm happy dodo is moving to a bigger space because waiting 45 min for brunch is balls. Fulton isn't far away from WP/UKV at all, and if it deters a handful of people from venturing out of their "safe zone" (i.e. south of Chicago Ave.), then more dodo for me!

Sears Tower

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:25:03 -0600

I hope I can still park my giant BMW sport utility vehicle right outside M&H in spite of potentially longer lines. Even though I live two blocks away, I despise walking there. Plus, I don't want to have to go home to make my weekly J Crew run after I am done.

Rachelle Bowden

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:18:52 -0600

I hope they're not moving down the street the same way that HUE moved down the street .... they never reopened! Also, Kinzie is junk! Try biking down it once. Terrible.

Stephen

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:16:35 -0600

Wow, 2003 W. Fulton is kind of out-of-the-way for most Wicker Park / East Village / Ukrainian Village residents - who I'm sure are the largest clientele of Dodo. A lot of people would feel like that new location isn't a walking distance. Not to mention that the Kinzie Corridor is rather industrial, empty, and unwelcoming at night (even if some of our favorite local businesses are based there).