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Location and Area of Edgewater Chicago

North Boundary: 6400 N Devon
South Boundary: 5600 N Bryn Mawr
East Boundary: ~600 W Lake Michigan
West Boundary: 1800 W Ravenswood
Primary Zip Code: 60660

Edgewater is a sprawling area with almost suburban amenities, such as wider streets, spacious yards and friendly neighbors. It is bounded by Lake Michigan, Foster, Ravenswood and Devon. Andersonville and Edgewater Glen part of Edgewater.

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Edgewater is on Lake Michigan's shoreline, giving its residents many opportunities for volleyball, biking, fishing and more, where residents participate in block parties to local politics

Edgewater residents have a quick a 10-minute drive via Lake Shore Drive to downtown Chicago. It also boasts excellent access to trains and public transportation. Loyola University is nearby. It is home to many distinct businesses and restaurants, diverse mix of households and income levels, and a strong network of community-based organizations.

Distinctive Housing in Edgewater Chicago

It was built in the 1920's to the prestige and elite as summer homes. The area underwent several rounds of new construction along the lakefront and on major streets, leaving mixed housing with high-rises, condominiums, mid-rise multi-units and single-family homes.

Within its borders are many smaller neighborhoods and homes like those found in Andersonville with its clean-swept, two-flat buildings. Lakewood-Balmoral is a leafy neighborhood of single-family homes and two-flats. And Edgewater Glen is a neighborhood with brick and frame single-family homes. To the east is Edgewater Beach, whose streets are lined with condominiums that overlook Lake Michigan.

Background and History of Edgewater

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".

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 North 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 the new neighborhood community Uptown.

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