[usconservative]

I don't think Chicago's far behind. There are now three Pawn shops and two "Car Title Loan" places within 3 blocks of where I work - in Chicago's Financial District at LaSalle and Jackson. (Yep, same place that the "Occupy" idiots are too.)

You'd have NEVER seen a pawn shop or car title loan place in the heart of Chicago's financial district even 3-5 years ago. That alone is a HUGE indicator of how bad things are.

I live out in rural Will County, 35+ miles from Chicago. Same thing, car title loan places popping up out here like weeds. I think the economy is in far worse shape than most people suspect.

BTW: Average home price where I live is still north of $375,000, so what does it say when these places start popping up within a mile or two of where you live? Ain't good, that's for sure.

[Cardhu]

William Livingstone House Constructed in 1893 in the elegant Detroit Brush Park neighborhood, needs some work.