by Hayden Humphrey | Feb 16, 2018 | Neighborhoods
History North Center got its name quite simply because it happened to be in the approximate center of the city’s North Side. Inhabited originally by a number of European groups, including German, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Greek, and French groups, the...
by Hayden Humphrey | Dec 15, 2017 | Neighborhoods
History Humboldt Park is a west side neighborhood, named after the famous German explorer and scientist Alexander Von Humboldt. Chicago annexed most of the neighborhood in 1869, the year that the official park was laid out. Low cost construction was possible because...
by Hayden Humphrey | Nov 1, 2017 | Neighborhoods
History Roscoe Village came into being as a neighborhood near the end of the 19th century. City developers purchased the land west of Western Ave to build what was to be the “World’s Largest Amusement Park”. The aptly named Riverview Park opened for...
by Hayden Humphrey | Sep 10, 2017 | Neighborhoods
History This neighborhood has a long and varied history. At the turn of the 20th century, it was referred to as Smokey Hollow because of the large concentration of factories and forges. Since then, the area has gone through a number of other names including Little...
by Hayden Humphrey | Aug 19, 2017 | Neighborhoods
History Gold Coast grew from the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire in the late 1800s and is currently home to roughly 66,000 residents. This lakefront neighborhood is considered to be one of the wealthiest in the U.S. and derives its name from the status of some...
