Humboldt Park Neighborhood Profile

Humboldt Park Neighborhood Profile

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...

Roscoe Village Neighborhood Profile

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...

Sauganash Neighborhood Profile

Sauganash is a neighborhood on Chicago’s northwest side. The Sauganash neighborhood is bordered by Interstate 94 (The Edens Expressway) to the west, Bryn Mawr Avenue and LaBaugh Woods to the south, Rogers Avenue and Pulaski Road to the east, and Devon Avenue to the...