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Shoreline Property Advisors at Prudential Rubloff
New Buffalo: 269-612-4104
Evanston: 847.425.5210
Chicago: 312.268.0636
AskUs@ShorelineAdvice.com
New Buffalo Office
439 S. Whittaker Street
New Buffalo, MI, 49117
Evanston Office
1620 Sherman Avenue Suite A
Evanston, IL 60201
Chicago Office
980 N Michigan Avenue Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60611
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Edgewater: Andersonville, Bryn Mawr, Edgewater Glen, Lakewood/Balmoral
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Edgewater is a Chicago community area in the far North Side of the City of Chicago, Illinois seven miles north of downtown Chicago. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Rogers Park to the north, Uptown to the south, Lincoln Square to the west and south and West Ridge to the west and north. As one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, Edgewater is bounded by Foster Avenue on the south, Devon Avenue on the north, Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the east.
Edgewater contains several beaches that residents enjoy in the warm months. Historically, Edgewater was once part of Lake View Township, an independent suburb which was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889.
Edgewater has the second highest population density of any of the neighborhoods in Chicago.
Edgewater was first developed around the 1890s as a summer home for Chicago's elite. With the exception of pockets acknowledged as historic districts (like the Bryn Mawr Historic District), Edgewater (actually, Edgewater Beach) boasts a skyline of apartment buildings, condominium complexes, and mid-rise homes.
The borders/boundaries for Edgewater are: | North Boundary: |
6400 N |
Devon |
| South Boundary: |
5600 N |
Bryn Mawr |
| East Boundary: |
~600 W |
Lake Michigan |
| West Boundary: |
1800 W |
Ravenswood |
Neighborhoods:
- Andersonville
- Bryn Mawr Historic District
- Edgewater
- Edgewater Glen
- Epic
- Lakewood/Balmoral
History:
Early settlers
Developers began cutting down the dense woods in the area in the late 1880s to make way for future development. In 1885, Edgewater was given its name by its builder, John Lewis Cochran. He built the first residential subdivision in the area. After a few years, Edgewater was celebrated as a wonder as it became "the only electric lighted suburb adjacent to Chicago". Edgewater also gained fame as the celery-growing capital of America's Midwest.
The turn of the century
In the early 1900s, Edgewater was regarded as one of Chicago's most prestigious communities. A prominent symbol of Edgewater's affluence was the Edgewater Beach Hotel, which opened in 1916 at 5349 N. Sheridan. The famed pink hotel was demolished in 1968, though the remaining 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. The burgeoning affluent population grew so much that developers expanded Edgewater and renamed a portion of the neighborhood community Uptown (which still exists today).
Revival
Uptown's population declined in the 1950s as Chicago's suburbs were developed and opened, absorbing Chicago's middle and upper classes. With the flight of residents came disrepair and high crime rates for what once was one of the most affluent districts of Chicago.
In the 1980s, the Chicago Board of Aldermen and local business owners orchestrated a revival for the Edgewater community. Edgewater seceded from the Uptown community and once again called itself its own community. New businesses were brought into the community, old buildings were refurbished and homes touched up to harken back to Edgewater's past. - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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