LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO

'Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois'

'Community Area 07 - Lincoln Park' Chicago Community Area 7 - Lincoln Park Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude Longitude
Neighborhoods	★ DePaul ★ Old Town ★ Park West ★ Lincoln Park ★ Ranch Triangle ★ Sheffield Neighbors ★ Wrightwood Neighbors
ZIP Code	parts of 60614
Area	8.26 km² (3.19 mi²)
Population (2000) Density	64,320 ''(up 5.28% from 1990)'' 7,785.0 /km²
Demographics	White Black Hispanic Asian Other	84.5% 5.17% 5.06% 3.61% 1.67%
Median income	$83,328
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

'Lincoln Park', also designated as 'Community Area 7', is one of the North side community areas of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Named after Lincoln Park, a vast stretch of park belonging to the Chicago Park District, the community area is anchored by the Lincoln Park Zoo and DePaul University. Lincoln Park is bordered by the community areas of Lakeview and North Center to the north, Logan Square and West Town to the west, and Near North to the south.

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History

Neighborhood

Lincoln Park (Chicago Park District)

Transportation

External links

History

The area now known as Lincoln Park in Chicago was still primarily forest with stretches of grassland and occasional quicksand, and was virtually untouched by Europeans as late as the 1820s.
In 1824 the United States Army built a small post near today's Clybourn and Armitage Avenues. Indian settlements existed along Green Bay Trail, now called Clark Street (named after explorer George Rogers Clark), at the current intersection of Halsted Street and Fullerton Avenue.
In 1836, land from North to Fullerton and from the lake to Halsted was inexpensive, costing $150 per acre ($0.04 m²). Because the area was considered remote, a small pox hospital and the city cemetery were located in Lincoln Park until the 1860s.
In 1837 Chicago was incorporated as a city, and North Avenue was established as its northern boundary. Settlements increased along Green Bay Trail when (1) the government offered land claims and (2) Green Bay Road was widened.
In the period following the Civil War, the area around St. Josaphat's parish around Southport and Clybourn was home to Chicago's Cassubian community, who although Polish in national orientation, possess their own distinct culture and language marked by the distinct influences of their maritime way of life as well as their German neighbors.

Neighborhood

Although boundaries are not precisely defined, the Lincoln Park neighborhood is generally considered to be bordered on the north by Diversey Parkway, on the west by Clybourn Avenue, on the south by North Avenue, and on the east by the public park of the same name.
The neighborhood population is primarily made up of young professionals, recent college graduates, and young families. However,in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, it was also home to the first Puerto Rican immigrants to Chicago. Jose (Cha-Cha) Jimenez transformed the local Young Lords gang into human rights activists for Latinos and the poor. They mounted sit-ins and takeovers of institutions and churches at Grant Hospital, Armitage Ave. Methodist Church, and McCormick Theological Seminary. Today few Puerto Ricans reside in Lincoln Park. ^[1] Lincoln Park is home to Lincoln Park High School, Francis W. Parker School, and DePaul University which bought out the McCormick Seminary buildings in 1975, when the seminary moved to Hyde Park. Many students who attend these schools now live in this neighborhood.
Lincoln Park is also home to two architecturally significant churches: St. Vincent De Paul and St. Josaphat's, one of the many so-called 'Polish Cathedrals' in Chicago. Visible from throughout the neighborhood, these monumental edifices tower over the neighborhood lending the area much of its charm.
There are many boutiques, movie theaters, retail stores, restaurants and coffee shops. There are also many bars and clubs in the area, especially along Lincoln Avenue between Diversey and Armitage.

Lincoln Park (Chicago Park District)

Lincoln Park, for which the neighborhood was named, stretches along the lakefront from Ardmore Avenue (in Edgewater) south to North Avenue. The park contains a zoo, an outdoor theatre, a rowing canal, the Chicago History Museum, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, ponds, playing fields, and a large statue of General Grant. The famed restaurant, North Pond, is also located in the park.

Transportation

The Lincoln Park neighborhood is accessible via mass transit, including the CTA's red, brown, and purple lines at the Fullerton station, the purple and brown lines at Armitage, and Diversey stations, as well as CTA bus service. It is also one of over 20 neighborhoods served by I-GO Cars.
Via car, Lincoln Park can be reached by using Lake Shore Drive or Interstate 94.

External links

Official City of Chicago Lincoln Park Community Map