An Informal Survey of North Edgewater Beach Buildings

Written By Igor Studenkov on August 15, 2015 in Edgewater, Edgewater Beach, _story

The portion of Edgewater on the east side of the L tracks is know for its historic buildings. From the early 20th century to the beginning of the mid-1920s, hotels and apartment buildings went up between Foster Avenue and Sheridan Road. It was a fashionable neighborhood that was close to the bustling Uptown, the elevated Northwest Line tracks and Lake Michigan. In contrast to the more utilitarian apartment buildings that would come in...