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78-711: The company moved into its permanent location in Rogers Park —a converted Commonwealth Edison substation—in 1986. The facility includes a 99-seat theatre, rehearsal and office space, a scene shop, and costume, prop, and scenery storage. [1] Lifeline Theatre has received numerous awards and nominations for both adult and children's programming. Since 1986, Lifeline members have received 48 Joseph Jefferson Awards (both Equity and Non-Equity, various areas of work) while being nominated 135 times. The theatre also received After Dark awards for excellence in Chicago theatre. In 2007, Lifeline

156-500: A tobacco salesman from Philadelphia who moved to the area in 1885. Upon arrival, he took his Philadelphia culture and geography with him to the area. This can be seen best by the names of the streets in Edgewater. Every street in Edgewater at the time was named after a train station on the former PRR Main Line , and most still exist to this day. This includes: By the early 1900s, Edgewater

234-532: A combination freight and commuter line through eastern Rogers Park on the present "L" right-of-way with a stop at Morse Avenue. By 1893, the population was 3500, the North Shore Electric Railroad expanded its service into the area, and the village of Rogers Park was annexed to Chicago. The Rogers Park Women's Club opened the first library in 1894. In that year, the Great Fire of Rogers Park destroyed

312-450: A few miles to the north, has historically lent Rogers Park a high degree of liberalism and tolerance. The community also has a high Internet presence. In 2007, the Web site outside.in named Rogers Park one of the country's "bloggiest neighborhoods." Rogers Park has over 130 restaurants plus coffee shops and cafes and has been ranked "very walkable" by Walk Score . Rogers Park is also home to

390-458: A further 5.8% belonging to two or more races. This makes it the community of Chicago most representative of the city's racial demographics as a whole. 34% of Rogers Park residents are foreign-born. The dominant educational institution in Rogers Park is Loyola University Chicago , located in the southeast corner of the community. Historic places of interest include Madonna Della Strada Chapel ,

468-406: A noticeable effect on crime statistics. Weekly beat meetings (planning and strategy sessions) were held across the 24th Police District. All of Chicago's police districts put the strategy into practice by 1996. Index crimes in the 24th police district fell by about half between 1996 and 2009. According to an e-mail from 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore , between January 1, 2013, and February 26, 2013,

546-422: A period of revival as professionals rediscovered its lovely housing stock and proximity to the lakefront. A large lesbian and gay population developed, spurred by the opening of such businesses as Women & Children First , a bookstore focusing on feminist authors and topics. New gift shops and ethnic eateries opened up and gave Clark St. a new commercial vitality and diversity. Today, in addition to being one of

624-450: A period of time the neighborhood was sometimes referred to as "Girlstown," an alternative to Boystown in Lakeview. However, by the late 2000s, rising rents and the subsequent closing of many of those businesses led to a decline in the lesbian population. At the time of the 2000 United States Census , the proportion of same-sex couples in Edgewater was 6.6% in the 60660 zip code and 8.0% in

702-630: A time in Rogers Park, and Rogers Park street names are referenced in the titles of her compositions the Morse Avenue reel, included on the Cherish the Ladies debut recording Irish Women Musicians in America on Schanachie, and The Greenleaf Strathsprey , included on the eponymous Liz Carroll on Green Linnet; both tunes are collected in her 2010 book Collected . Rogers Park , an indie drama released in 2018,

780-489: Is a neighborhood in western Edgewater / Uptown. Once a sleepy little village made up primarily of Swedish immigrants, the community is particularly known for its diversity, including a continued Swedish cultural presence led by the Swedish American Museum and other Swedish businesses. From the 1980s through the present time, the neighborhood has been well known as a neighborhood where many lesbians live, although

858-597: Is also home to the Leather Archives and Museum , a community archives, library, and museum of leather , kink , fetish , and BDSM history and culture. Public transportation in Rogers Park is provided by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in the form of the Chicago 'L' . The CTA also operates bus routes in the area. A commuter rail service is provided by Metra . Rogers Park is served by three 'L' lines -

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936-411: Is called Edgewater Beach. The neighborhood beaches are Foster Beach and Osterman (Hollywood) Beach . This area includes the northern reaches of Lincoln Park , Chicago's largest public park. North of Ardmore Ave. (5800 N) to Devon Ave. (6400 N), there are 4 lakefront parks, Osterman (Hollywood) Beach , George Lane Park, Berger Park , and a newly unnamed park just south of Granville (6200 N) between

1014-536: Is centrally located in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Rogers Park is one of the Metra system's most heavily used stops. The community has taken measures to improve bicycle and pedestrian travel. Participatory budgeting , community meetings, and task force efforts led to an extensive neighborhood greenway project to improve bicycle infrastructure . A combination of buffered bike lanes , raised crosswalks, traffic circles, curb extensions, and more have helped connect residents to

1092-535: Is known for its racial and cultural diversity: according to the Chicago Sun-Times , it is the community that most closely matches the city's ethnic makeup as a whole. The community is bounded by the city of Evanston along Juneway Terrace and Howard Street to the north, Ridge Boulevard to the west, Devon Avenue and the Edgewater neighborhood to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east. West Ridge , just to

1170-475: Is now a major transportation terminal for the northern Chicago region. Several bus routes allow travel to Chicago's Downtown, called the Loop , as well as the city's suburban areas. They consist of the 22 Clark , 96 Lunt , 97 Skokie , 147 Outer Drive Express , 151 Sheridan , 155 Devon , and 201 Central/Ridge . The Metra commuter Rogers Park station, at the intersection of Lunt and Ravenswood Avenues,

1248-405: Is served by car-sharing services such as I-GO and Zipcar as well as bicycle-sharing services such as Divvy . Taxi and limousine services are plentiful in the area. Bicycles and rickshaws can be found in the summer for rent near Foster Beach. Bike paths are also available on some major streets. Manicured walking and running paths are found throughout the parkland near the lake, including

1326-504: Is set in the neighborhood and prominently features Pratt Beach. Edgewater, Chicago Edgewater is a lakefront community area on the North Side of the city of Chicago , Illinois six miles north of the Loop . The most recently established of the city's 77 official community areas, Edgewater is bounded by Foster Avenue on the south, Devon Avenue on the north, Ravenswood Avenue on

1404-423: Is to Edgewater's south, Lincoln Square to its west, West Ridge to its northwest and Rogers Park to its north. Edgewater transitioned from agriculture and small settlement to residential development around the 1880s with summer homes for Chicago's elite. Today, it provides the northern terminus of both Lincoln Park and Lake Shore Drive . With the exception of pockets acknowledged as historic districts (like

1482-466: The 2016 presidential election , the Edgewater cast 22,676 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 2,546 votes for Donald Trump (86.07% to 9.66%). In the 2012 presidential election , Edgewater cast 20,028 votes for Barack Obama and cast 3,083 votes for Mitt Romney (84.67% to 13.03%). Edgewater is home to several Chicago Public Schools (CPS) campuses. The local public high school is Nicholas Senn High School , established in 1913. In addition, four of

1560-488: The Bryn Mawr Historic District ), eastern Edgewater (Edgewater Beach) has a skyline of high-rise apartment buildings , condominium complexes, and mid-rise homes. To the west, Edgewater is characterized by single-family homes; and two-, three-, or four-story flats, including the historic village and now commercial district of Andersonville. Developers began buying up orchards and truck farms and cutting down

1638-471: The Chicago & Northwestern Railway completed a line through the area and constructed a station at Greenleaf Ave. The population was 200 and a post office was opened in July 1873. On April 29, 1878, voters incorporated Rogers Park as a village of Illinois governed by six trustees. In 1885, the Chicago, Evanston & Lake Superior Railroad, a predecessor of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad , built

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1716-546: The Chicago Public Library serves the area, and the nearby Bezazian Branch in Uptown also provides services to people in Edgewater. Loyola University of Chicago's campus borders northeastern Edgewater and has crossed into the area. The college established itself on the lake at the north end of Sheridan Road, where it crosses into Rogers Park , in 1906. A majority of Edgewater's public transportation needs are met by

1794-669: The Chicago Transit Authority , which provides resident and visitor access to the Red Line service of the Chicago Elevated railway rapid transit . The Red Line runs north to the city limits and south to Wrigley Field , the downtown Chicago Loop , Guaranteed Rate Field and ends on the South Side at 95th Street. Edgewater's elevated Red Line tracks run next to Broadway Avenue, and its four stations are Berwyn , Bryn Mawr , Thorndale , and Granville . Along Edgewater's western border are

1872-526: The Red , Yellow and Purple lines. There are four Red Line stations: Howard , Jarvis , Morse , and Loyola . The Yellow Line and the Purple Line connect at Howard Station, offering service westward to Skokie and north to Evanston and Wilmette , respectively. The Howard Street 'L' station, the northernmost Chicago Transit Authority rail stop in the city, experienced major renovation from 2006 to 2009 and

1950-637: The 1850s the area north of Foster and east of Clark was a large cherry orchard, and families had only begun to move into the fringes of what is now Andersonville. The neighborhood's first school, the Andersonville School, was built in 1854 at the corner of those two thoroughfares, and served as the area's primary school until 1908. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, wooden homes were outlawed in Chicago. Swedish immigrants, who could not afford to build homes of stone or brick, began to move outside of

2028-695: The 2003 Sara Spencer Artistic Achievement Award for sustained and successful achievement in the field of theater for young audiences. Lifeline Theatre's work history includes MainStage productions of Pride and Prejudice , The Overcoat , The Left Hand of Darkness , The Talisman Ring , Jane Eyre , Cat's Cradle , Around the World in 80 Days , The Killer Angels , A Room with a View , The Island of Dr. Moreau , The Mark of Zorro , Treasure Island , Neverwhere , The Moonstone , Watership Down , and The Count of Monte Cristo . Lifeline also produced world premiere adaptations of each volume of J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Lord of

2106-410: The 24th Police District was the only police district in Chicago in which no one was shot. In that same eight week period, the 24th District reported fewer crimes than all but one of Chicago's 22 police districts. Chicago Public Schools operates zoned schools serving the community: Other CPS schools: Charter schools: Private schools: Colleges and universities: Libraries Lastly, Rogers Park

2184-620: The 3 Little Pigs! , The Velveteen Rabbit , The Last of the Dragons , and Arnie the Doughnut . Rogers Park Rogers Park is a community on the North Side of Chicago , Illinois and one of the city's 77 municipally recognized community areas . Located 9 miles (14 km) north of the Loop along the shore of Lake Michigan , it features green spaces, early 20th-century architecture, live theater, bars, restaurants, and beaches. Rogers Park

2262-455: The 49th Ward of the City of Chicago. The ward covered much of Edgewater and went as far south as Hollywood in the 1960s, while the 50th ward extended east to Ashland Avenue (in some areas as late as 1990). But, through redistricting, a part of Rogers Park came within the 40th ward , and the 49th Ward encompasses part of West Rogers Park. Rogers Park is Community Area #1. It is on the far north side of

2340-465: The 60640 zip code. This compares with the US national average of 1.1%. Starting in the 2000s, rising rent and gentrification in the Lakeview and Boystown neighborhoods caused many LGBT people to move further north. In 2012 Trulia rated Edgewater as one of the ten gayest neighborhoods in America. In 2017, Trulia and dating website OkCupid stated that Edgewater had the highest percentage of gay single people in

2418-483: The Andersonville commercial district is Clark and Berwyn (5300 N). The stretch of Clark St. south of Foster Ave. (where Andersonville has expanded across community boundaries into northern Uptown ) is sometimes called South Foster, or SoFo. Andersonville's roots as a community extend well back into the 19th century, when immigrant Swedish farmers started moving north into what was then a distant suburb of Chicago. In

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2496-528: The Broadway Antique Market and Brownstone Antiques call the Edgewater area their home. Edgewater consists of several neighborhoods. In the southwest quadrant is Andersonville. North of it is Magnolia Glen and Edgewater Glen—and Edgewater Beach is located in the eastern part of the neighborhood, the portion of the community that borders the lake, east of the elevated tracks of the Red Line. Andersonville

2574-607: The City of Chicago presented Lifeline Theatre and Joyce Kilmer School with a special award honoring 15 years of educational partnership. Ensemble member Meryl Friedman won the 1999 Distinguished Play Award in the Elementary Category from the American Alliance of Theatre and Education for her adaptation of Journey of the Sparrows , produced at Lifeline in 1996. The American Alliance for Theater and Education awarded Lifeline

2652-570: The Glenwood Sunday Market, a farmers market, a program of the Rogers Park Business Alliance, devoted to providing local, sustainable foods that are also organic whenever possible. The Chicago Comedy Film Festival calls Rogers Park home and is held annually at The New 400 Theaters. The international film festival brings over 500 filmmakers, actors and agents to the neighborhood from around the world. A plethora of beaches line

2730-490: The Karthauser Inn was established as stagecoach stop and tavern. Phillip Rogers of Ireland purchased 1,600 acres (650 ha) of land in the area from the 1830s to 1856. He operated a toll gate beside his home at what became Ridge and Lunt Avenues and often traded and worked with the local tribes. During the period 1844 to 1850 arriving colonizers started farms along a ridge in the western portion of Rogers Park, avoiding

2808-701: The Rings ( The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers , and The Return of the King ) and four installments of the Dorothy L. Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries ( Whose Body? , Strong Poison , Gaudy Night , and Busman's Honeymoon ). Family MainStage productions have included A Wrinkle in Time , Lizard Music , The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death , The Phantom Tollbooth , Journey of

2886-466: The Sparrows , The Silver Chair , and Johnny Tremain . In 1986 Lifeline inaugurated its KidSeries program. Productions have included Mr. Popper's Penguins , Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel , Bunnicula , James and the Giant Peach , The Story of Ferdinand , Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle , My Father's Dragon , Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type , The Stinky Cheese Man , Duck for President , The True Story of

2964-831: The Tiara & El Lago condominiums. There is also a park on the southwest corner of Thorndale and Sheridan. Accompanied by uniformly tall, grand old locust trees lining the road, Edgewater's portion of Sheridan (North of Foster Ave., south of Devon Ave.) is a dense section of high-rise residential buildings on both sides of the Sheridan Rd. corridor. These include, Park Edgewater Condominiums, Hollywood Towers, Beach Point Tower, Horizon House Condominium, 6030 N. Sheridan , The Malibu, Malibu East, East Point Tower, The Tiara, El Lago, Granville Beach, Granville Tower, Sovereign Apartments, Shoreline Towers, Sheridan Shores Condominiums, Sheridan Point, and Park Tower and Mall . Many of these towers were built in

3042-454: The area. Ethiopians, Eritreans and Somalis from the Horn region live and socialize in Edgewater. The city is known for accepting new, thriving enclaves of ethnicities in centuries past. This new settlement is a modern revival of that tradition. Of recent, many new residents have come from the neighboring Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods, due to the affordable housing and Edgewater's proximity to

3120-501: The business district. By 1904 the population had grown to 7,500. The Northwestern elevated line was extended from Wilson (4600N) to Howard Street (7600N). St. Ignatius College moved to the lakefront in 1912 and changed its name to Loyola University in 1915. Successive generations brought about vast cultural changes to the former village. By 1930 the population was 57,094 making Rogers Park one of Chicago's most densely populated areas. Chicagoans began to move to new planned communities in

3198-520: The city's northern limits. Swedish immigrants continued to arrive in Andersonville through the beginning of the 20th century, settling in the newly built homes surrounding Clark St. Before long, the entire commercial strip was dominated by Swedish businesses, from delis to hardware stores, shoe stores to blacksmiths, and bakeries to realty companies. The local churches, such as Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, and First Evangelical Free Church were also built by Swedes, and reflected

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3276-472: The city's rapid transit (CTA) system which allows for an easy commute into the city's downtown. On the streets of Edgewater, one can encounter women in traditional dress and grandmothers strolling with their grandchildren, while the middle generation is out making a living in the new world of Chicago. The Edgewater community area has supported the Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections. In

3354-412: The city, being 9 miles (14 km) from the Loop . Rogers Park has a higher rate of residents with Masters, professional, and doctoral degrees than the state average. In addition, the rate of residents that work for nonprofit institutions is almost twice as high as the state average. Per 2020 U.S. census data, Rogers Park residents are 45.1% white, 24.3% Black, 19.5% Hispanic, and 5.1% Asian, with

3432-502: The city, more than Lakeview and Hyde Park/Kenwood. Recognizing the proximity to Chicago's Lakefront and access to the Red Line elevated train, an influx of new residents have relocated to Edgewater over the past 20 years. Many of Edgewater's new residents are immigrants from the Horn of Africa and the former Yugoslavia. The area has a great density of Bosnian, Serb and Croat residents. These people, troubled by civil war and tough conditions in their homeland, have been encouraged to settle in

3510-433: The city. A significant number of Middle-Eastern businesses and a new influx of families with children all make this a very diverse population. Andersonville is also known for its unique commercial district, made up almost entirely of a variety of independent locally owned specialty shops, restaurants, and service providers. The Andersonville Commercial Historic District , which runs between 4900 and 5800 N. Clark Street ,

3588-459: The commercial hub of the area, with storied nightlife, entertainment and tall commercial buildings. Thus, in the late 1920s, when Community Areas were first designated, the Edgewater area was included as a section of Uptown. Uptown's affluence declined in the 1950s, as Chicago's suburbs were developed and opened, absorbing some of Uptown's families, both middle and upper class. With the flight of some residents came disrepair and crime for what once

3666-526: The commuter rail tracks of Metra 's North Line , with stations in the nearby surrounding community areas at Ravenswood and Rogers Park providing transit to downtown or to Chicago's North Shore Suburbs. The Chicago Transit Authority also operates numerous bus routes in Edgewater, with several running along North Lake Shore Drive with express services to downtown Chicago, including the Loop , via North Michigan Avenue and its Magnificent Mile . Private entities also offer many transportation services. The areas

3744-462: The dense woods in Lake View Township (of which Edgewater was a part) in the 1880s to make way for future development. From 1870 to 1887 the population of the township, then north of the City of Chicago, grew from 2,000 citizens to 45,000. As a result, there was growing need of more public-service access, and Lake View was annexed to Chicago in 1889 as a way of meeting those demands. In 1885,

3822-513: The east, from Andersonville and Edgewater Glen (dominated by single-family homes) to the west. In the 1920s, Broadway became a center of the new automobile trade with elaborate stylized showroom buildings. While these businesses are now gone, the street maintains commercial trade and at least one of those car palaces remains. In addition, a wide array of dining is available including Ethiopian, French, Japanese, Thai, and fine American, as well as pubs, fast food, and pizza. Sheridan Rd. , which follows

3900-636: The kickoff of an effort by the Edgewater Historical Society to work with the Edgewater Environmental Coalition and all Edgewater Block Clubs to inventory ALL of the heritage parkway trees in Edgewater. Broadway (along with Andersonville's Clark St., to the west) is the main commercial street running North and South through Edgewater. It separates the Edgewater Beach area (dominated by highrises and apartment buildings) to

3978-525: The lakefront in eastern-Edgewater is the main North–South thoroughfare for traffic to/from Lake Shore Drive . Lake Shore Dr. at Hollywood Ave. where all traffic is routed onto either Hollywood Ave. or Sheridan Rd. As it is the north end terminus of Chicago's scenic Lake Shore Dr., this part of the neighborhood is sometimes congested with traffic along 4 lane roadways such as Clark St., Broadway and Ridge Avenues. The area around Sheridan Rd., west to Broadway Ave.,

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4056-480: The late 1950s to early 1970s. TV 's fictional characters Bob and Emily Hartley of The Bob Newhart Show called this area home, residing in the Thorndale Beach North Condominiums, 5901 N. Sheridan Rd. There are a handful of mansions still remaining on Sheridan Rd., remnants of the 1880s to 1920s. Many of the original lakefront mansions that once lined Sheridan were razed with landfill added along

4134-455: The most concentrated areas of Swedish culture in the United States, Andersonville is home to a diverse assortment of devoted residents and businesses, including one of Chicago's largest LGBTQ+ communities, a collection of Middle Eastern restaurants and bakeries, and a thriving Hispanic commercial area north of Catalpa Avenue. Edgewater Glen is located in the north central part of Edgewater. It

4212-668: The mother church of the Jesuit Province of Chicago (one of the largest Jesuit provinces) and Mundelein Center for the Fine and Performing Arts , one of the tallest Art Deco buildings in Chicago outside of the downtown area. The community continues to be home to many Jesuit religious-order institutions. However, modern Rogers Park contains many different religious institutions. The presence of its diverse array of students and academics from Loyola University Chicago and Northwestern University , just

4290-405: The neighborhood's elementary schools — Hayt, Swift, Peirce and Goudy — achieved a level 1 (excellent) status from CPS in 2013. Those schools feed into Senn, which will help it maintain its ranking. There are several Catholic and other religiously affiliated schools also in the neighborhood including Northside Catholic Academy's primary school campus at St. Gertrude church. The Edgewater Branch of

4368-676: The neighborhood's most popular destinations (Loyola University, CTA Red Line stations, schools) via bike. Rogers Park lies mainly within the 49th and 50th wards in Chicago City Council , with small areas in the 40th ward. Rogers Park has supported the Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections. In 2016, Hillary Clinton received 86.1% of the vote compared to 7.5% for Republican Donald Trump. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won 89.3% over Trump’s 8.5%. Grammy -nominated Irish-American fiddler and composer Liz Carroll lived for

4446-452: The north suburbs by the 1930s, which ushered in the migration of German, English, Irish, and Jewish families to Rogers Park. With the devastation in Europe following World War II, many additional immigrants found their way to Chicago and the Rogers Park neighborhood. A growing and vibrant Hispanic community has grown along Clark Street since 2000. For decades, most of the community has been within

4524-477: The northeastern section of Lake View was given the name Edgewater by prominent developer John Lewis Cochran. He built the first residential subdivision in the area. Many of his homes can still be found in the Lakewood Balmoral Historic District . After a few years, Edgewater was celebrated as a wonder as it became "the only electric lighted suburb adjacent to Chicago". Cochran was originally

4602-495: The often flooded lowlands to the east. In 1870 Rogers' son-in-law, Patrick I. Touhy, sold 100 acres (40 ha) to land speculators, including John Farwell, Luther Greenleaf, Stephen Lunt, Charles Morse, and George Estes; all of whom contributed names to streets in the area. With an additional purchase of 125 acres in 1873 these speculators together with Touhy formed the Rogers Park Building and Land Company. Also in 1873,

4680-423: The planting of parkway trees. In 2022, EGA embarked on an effort to catalogue old growth parkway trees resulting in the publication of a study of the heritage trees (50 years and older) of Edgewater Glen as well as a toolkit that can be used by any organization to identify and track heritage trees. An exhibit was held to feature the toolkit and study at the Edgewater Historical Society on Arbor Day, 2023 which marked

4758-463: The reality is more akin to the diversity mentioned above. Swedish businesses include the bar Simon's Tavern, a former basement speakeasy , which serves the Swedish wine drink as glögg , and Svea restaurants. At one time there were more Swedes in Chicago than any city outside of Stockholm. Many of Andersonville's Swedes were carpenters, contractors and architects, and played a significant role in building

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4836-654: The religious diversity of the new arrivals. Like most other European-American ethnic groups, Swedes began to move to the suburbs during the Depression and post-war periods, and the neighborhood began to decline. Concerned about the deteriorating commercial situation, the Uptown Clark Street Business Association renewed its commitment to its Swedish heritage by renaming itself the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce. On October 17, 1964 Andersonville

4914-414: The remaining second- and third-generation Swedes as well as the new arrivals to the neighborhood. In 1976, a Swedish American Museum that had been on the drawing boards for fifty years was opened to the public in a ceremony attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. He was also present when it later moved into larger quarters at 5211 N. Clark, where it remains today. In the late 1980s, Andersonville began

4992-497: The shoreline to make way for the high-rise buildings that exist there today. A few notable exceptions are Colvin House , at Thorndale Ave., Berger Park. and Sacred Heart School at Granville Ave., as well as two belonging to nearby Loyola University Chicago . To the South, at Sheridan, near Foster, there also remains a private tennis, pool and three par golf club, from the days when this area

5070-636: The shores of Lake Michigan through much of the neighborhood. The Artists of the Wall festival at the Lake Michigan shoreline at Farwell Avenue pier (Hartigan Park on Albion Avenue on the streetmap above), in which community members paint murals on benches along the lake, has been held for over twenty years, the longest event of its kind in Chicago's history. The Luxembourg Brotherhood of America has held an annual event called Schobermesse in Rogers Park in June. The event

5148-587: The south side of Norwood St (south), and the east side of Clark St (west). EGA hosts and participates in neighborhood annual events and programming, including public forums with elected officials, plant swaps, corner beautification, the Edgewater Yard Sale, and the EGA Garden Walk which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023. EGA also is notable for its work to maintain the tree canopy within Edgewater, including regular inventories and coordination for

5226-437: The west, and Lake Michigan on the east. Edgewater contains several beaches for residents to enjoy. Chicago's largest park, Lincoln Park , stretches south from Edgewater for seven miles along the waterfront, almost to downtown. Until 1980, Edgewater was part of Uptown , and historically it constituted the northeastern corner of Lake View Township , an independent suburb annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. Today, Uptown

5304-682: The west, was part of Rogers Park until the 1890s and is still sometimes referred to as "West Rogers Park." In the early 1900s, what is today the main campus of Loyola University Chicago was established at the neighborhood's southeastern end, along the lake. The Rogers Park area was colonized at the convergence of two Native American trails predating modern metropolitan Chicago, that evolved into Rogers Avenue and Ridge Boulevard. The Pottawatomi and other regional tribes settled in Rogers Park from season to season. The name of Indian Boundary Park west of Rogers Park reflects this history as does Pottawattomie Park near Clark Street and Rogers Avenue. In 1809,

5382-506: Was added to the National Register of Historic Places in March 2010. It joined the nearby residential Lakewood Balmoral Historic District . The approximate street boundaries of Andersonville, as defined by the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, are Lawrence (4800 N) to the south, Victoria (5800 N) to the north, Ravenswood (1800 W) to the west, and Magnolia (1250 W) to the east. The heart of

5460-415: Was discontinued between 1967-2001, but continues to this day. In 1993, Chicago's 24th Police District, which includes Rogers Park and the adjacent Chicago community of West Ridge , was selected as one of five police districts to pilot a new concept for Chicago law enforcement called Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy ("CAPS"). A merger of police and community efforts was implemented, which resulted in

5538-511: Was dominated by mansions and the Edgewater Beach Hotel. Beginning in the 1990s, Edgewater's population of lesbian couples significantly increased. Residents named the relocation of the Andersonville feminist bookstore Women and Children First from Lakeview as a major catalyst, though others also sought to escape gentrification in Lakeview and Lincoln Park. Lesbian bars and other lesbian-centered businesses opened in Andersonville, and for

5616-657: Was honored by the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee with a Special Citation for its 25-year contribution to Chicago theater. Honoring Lifeline’s children's programming, New City named Lifeline the Best Children's Theatre Company in Chicago in 2000, and Chicago Magazine named Lifeline Best Kids' Company in 2002. In 1991, Lifeline received an award from the Illinois Theatre Alliance for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Theatre, and in 2006

5694-404: Was named from the streets Glenwood Ave. and Glenlake Ave. that cross in the center of Edgewater Glen. A local residents and businesses organization called Edgewater Glen Association (EGA), incorporated in 1972, invented the name. The association, which is still active (2024), determined the boundaries of Edgewater Glen as: the south side of Granville Ave (north), the west side of Broadway Ave (east),

5772-480: Was one of the most affluent districts of the city. At the same time, with the extension of Lake Shore Drive to Hollywood Ave. in the 1950s, into the 1970s, highrise condominium developments along Edgewater's lakefront took off, and Andersonville was seeking to promote its unique heritage. In 1980, the Chicago City Council and local business owners orchestrated a revival for the Edgewater community. Edgewater

5850-448: Was razed in 1970, though the remaining "sunset" pink Edgewater Beach Apartments building is still a landmark at the north tip of Lake Shore Drive. The Edgewater building boom peaked in 1926 and property values reached their height in 1928. Around 1900, the burgeoning affluent population grew so much that developers expanded Edgewater and renamed a portion of the neighborhood community Uptown (which still exists today). Uptown quickly became

5928-511: Was rededicated in a ceremony attended by Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and Illinois Governor Otto Kerner. At about the same time, the annual Swedish tradition of celebrating the summer solstice blossomed into Midsommarfest, which has since grown into one of Chicago's largest street festivals. While some of the Swedish-owned businesses gave way to stores and restaurants owned by Koreans, Lebanese, and Cubans, many remained in Andersonville, serving

6006-470: Was regarded as one of Chicago's most prestigious communities. Mansions dominated the lakefront, while large single-family homes spread inland to the former farming village of Andersonville (then also called Somerdale). A prominent symbol of Edgewater's affluence and desirable location on the lake was the Edgewater Beach Hotel , which opened in 1916 at 5349 N. Sheridan. The famed "sunrise" yellow hotel

6084-437: Was separated from Uptown and once again called itself its own community. New businesses came into the community, older buildings were refurbished, and homes touched up to harken back to Edgewater's past. Since 2000, there have been several new additions to the neighborhood, including The Clarovista, Edgewater Glen, and Catalpa Gardens condominium developments. This neighborhood of Chicago is also well known for its antique shops, as

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