Far North and Far Northwest Sides
Far North and Far Northwest Sides
The Far North and Far Northwest sides of Chicago are home to several of the city's most colorful neighborhoods. Just north of Lakeview, Uptown's beautiful architecture and striking old marquees are a testament to the time when it was a thriving entertainment district.
The area around Broadway and Argyle is known variously as Little Vietnam, Little Chinatown, and North Chinatown. Andersonville was named for the Swedish community that settled near Foster Avenue and Clark Street in the 1960s, and it still maintains a huge concentration of Swedes.
Double street signs attest to Devon Avenue's diversity—in some places named for Gandhi, in others for Golda Meir, although much of the Jewish population has moved to Skokie. Whatever the name, the area is best explored on foot.
<... Read MoreThe Far North and Far Northwest sides of Chicago are home to several of the city's most colorful neighborhoods. Just north of Lakeview, Uptown's beautiful architecture and striking old marquees are a testament to the time when it was a thriving entertainment district.
The area around Broadway and Argyle is known variously as Little Vietnam, Little Chinatown, and North Chinatown. Andersonville was named for the Swedish community that settled near Foster Avenue and Clark Street in the 1960s, and it still maintains a huge concentration of Swedes.
Double street signs attest to Devon Avenue's diversity—in some places named for Gandhi, in others for Golda Meir, although much of the Jewish population has moved to Skokie. Whatever the name, the area is best explored on foot.
South of Devon via Western Avenue is the former German enclave of Lincoln Square, now a happening dining and shopping destination. One of the best ways to discover all these neighborhoods' cultural diversity is by sampling the food.
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