A reason to be bullish on the Far South Side

Here are two pics of an activity not normally associated with Chicago. I've many fond memories of warm fall afternoons surfing after class at the University of Chicago. Those waves are bigger than they look, btw. With the plans to renovate the old Steel Works into a harbor and park land, the demise of many of those polluting industries, could areas along the lake be some of the most undervalued gems around? >