North Center

North Center is both a community area and a neighborhood located on the north side of Chicago, Illinois. North Center is bordered on the north by Montrose Avenue, on the south by Diversey Parkway, on the west by the Chicago River and on the east by Ravenswood Avenue. The Chicago El has its Brown Line stops at Addison, Irving Park and Montrose. North Center was settled in the latter part of the 19th century as well as early in the 20th century largely by Germans who worked in what is known as the industrial corridor along Ravenswood Avenue, and the large industrial plants along the Chicago River to the west. Recently, skyrocketing real estate value and gentrification threatens the industrial and manufacturing contingent along the Chicago River as residents are seeking valuable riverfront property. The gentry of North Center is mainly German, Hispanic, Irish, Polish, Swedish, Russian, Romanian, and Asian.

North Center