East Side
The East Side is the 52nd of Chicago’s 77 recognized neighborhood areas. It is situated between the Calumet River and the Illinois-Indiana state line. In fact, the neighborhood’s name comes from its location on the east side of the Calumet River, not from its location on Chicago’s eastern side. The East Side has a total […]
Washington Park
With roughly half its residential lots deserted, Washington Park waits readily for the rebirth that has transformed the surrounding neighborhoods of Hyde Park, Kenwood and Grand Boulevard. Washington Park is chiefly a renting community, and almost all renovation efforts address the deterioration of apartment buildings. Single-family houses are largely older red brick and greystone structures, […]
West Town
Just west of the Loop proper, the neighborhood of West Town (sometimes known as West Loop) is on the verge of a immense property redevelopment boom. Investors, developers, and home buyers are all scrambling to purchase real estate in the neighborhood of West Town before prices in the area reach their full potential. If you […]
Dunning
Dunning is the 17th of Chicago’s 77 officially sanctioned community zones. It is located on the city’s northwest side and is part of Precinct 16 of the Chicago Police Department. Dunning is a quiet and calm oasis in Chicago’s Northwest neighborhood for people seeking a respite from the commotion and crowds of the city’s downtown […]
Avalon Park
Avalon Park is a community area in the city of Chicago. It’s situated at the south of the city. The neighborhoods of the community area include: Avalon Park, Stony Island Park, and Marynook. The approximate area of Avalon Park is 1.25 square miles. The demographic representation of the community area includes Whites, African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, […]
Calumet Heights
From a swampy, largely unoccupied land in the 19th century, Calumet Heights has evolved to become a community noted for its liberalism and support of African-American rights in American history. During the Chicago Freedom Movement, Calumet Heights was one of the few communities which positively received Martin Luther King, Jr. In the 2012 Presidential Elections, […]
West Ridge
West Ridge, sometimes called West Rogers Park, is commercially intertwined with the adjacent neighborhood of Rogers Park. The area has no industrial plants or factories and relies primarily on commercial ventures for its economic foundation. Brick bungalows and two-flats were the predominate architectural style of the 1920s as West Ridge experienced its real estate boom, […]
Douglas
Douglas is among the 77 community areas of Chicago. The neighborhood takes its name from Stephen A. Douglas, who was a former Illinois politician. He was well known as a political foe of Abraham Lincoln. The community area is located at the Southern part of Chicago. The area of Douglas is approximately 4.325 square kilometers. […]
Roseland
Roseland, for a long time one of Chicago’s depressed South Side neighborhoods, is finally beginning to right itself after a fifty-year economic slide. In the last few decades, many of Roseland’s white residents moved out, taking their businesses with them. Since the 1980s, the area’s population has decreased by 12,000 people. But there is some […]
Downtown Chicago Parking Garages
Parking in Chicago, just like parking in any other big city, is going to be difficult at times. At Best Chicago Neighborhoods, you can save yourself some time and frustration by finding parking before you even get in your car. Many downtown Chicago parking garages cost between 7 and 17 dollars for less than 4 […]