Signs of an Economic Turnaround

If there is any signs that President-Elect Barack Obama can turn the U.S. Economy around, one has to look no further than their local neighborhood newspaper stand. A friend called me this morning to vent about how frustrating is was to find a Chicago Sun-Times newspaper for her mother. She had been driving out in the Chicago cold for almost an hour with no luck at finding a newspaper. Every place she went was sold out of either The Chicago Sun-Times or The Chicago Tribune newspaper.

After hanging up the phone I decided to walk to my favorite coffee shop in Hyde Park. As I approached the end of the viaduct on 53rd and Lake Park, my mouth dropped. Across the street were a line of people waiting to purchase the Sunday paper at the newspaper stand. Directly across the street is Borders Bookstore. A line of people started began entering Borders in hopes to get their Sunday paper as well.

People waiting for Chicago Sunday newspaper on 53rd and Lake Park in Chicago.

53rd and Lake Park newstand in Chicago.

Neighborhood people wait in line in Hyde Park at the newstand on Sunday

Newpaper stand in Hyde Park on 53rd and Lake Park on Sunday.

Woman proudly holds a copy of the Chicago Tribune Newspaper in Hyde Park at 53rd and Lake Park

End of the line for people waiting for Sunday newspaper in Hyde Park on 53rd and Lake Park in Chicago.