Houses in the Wick Park neighborhood that need some boarding up [again]

[northside lurker]

Allan, I was told that there was a fire in that house, and that's why they gave up.

Shar, you're right about the house on Madison.  Also, the other house on Bryson is a NSCC house.

[Shar]

I think the house on Madison is a NSCC house as well.

[AllanY2525]

The second house noted below (with the huge gaping hole where the window was
stolen) used to belong to the guy living in the Wick Log Cabin on Illinois Ave.  From
what I heard, he sold it to someone who said they were going to fix it up - they
must have either run out of money, or given up.

It's going to be a shame to see this house go.  I've never been inside it and always
wanted to see the interior, since it's so unusual looking on the outside.  It looks
like it's been added onto several times.

This house is also the only one I know of on the North Side that has its own, private
pond behind it.  The stone steps descending from the house to the pond are still
just barely visible.  I wonder if it used to belong to one of the Wick family(?)

[northside lurker]

I've been told that the second house you posted is also slated for demolition.  But, if the city gets the second round of NSP funds, all of these houses might get demolished. (and then we'll have more open fields connected by streets )

[AllanY2525]

This town house on Madison Avenue, across from the fire station, needs to
have a window boarded up around the right side of the place....

[AllanY2525]

This house is right next door to the house below (Bryson Street) and
it looks like someone has gotten in through the small window without
any plywood over it...

They've also broken into the basement again...

[AllanY2525]

This house on Bryson Street is owned by the NSCC, needs to have
the garage door boarded up again...

[AllanY2525]

This one has been boarded on the ground floor... but is obviously
lacking in other areas of the house... someone should board up
this gaping hole where there use to be a large window...

[AllanY2525]

Here are some photos I took yesterday around the Wick Park
neighborhood... some of these houses need to be boarded up
again - starting with the house on Pennsylvania Avenue that's
next to the site of the fire the other night... Y.F.D. had to enter
the property to keep it from burning while they were fighting
the fire next door... but no one has come back to board the house
up again.