Lincoln Park, Chicago
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Lincoln Park | ||
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ZIP Codes parts of 60614 | ||
Median household income 2021 | $123,044[1] | |
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services |
Lincoln Park is a designated
.History
In 1824, the
In 1836, land from North to Fullerton and from the lake to Halsted was relatively inexpensive, costing $150 per acre ($370/ha) (1836 prices, not adjusted for inflation). Because the area was considered remote, a smallpox hospital and the city cemetery were located in Lincoln Park until the 1860s.[5][6]
In 1837, Chicago was incorporated as a city, and North Avenue (to the south of today's Lincoln Park neighborhood) was established as the city's northern boundary. Settlements increased along Green Bay Trail when the government offered land claims and Green Bay Road was widened. The area north of Chicago, including today's Lincoln Park, was eventually incorporated as Lake View Township. The city, nonetheless, owned extensive tracts of land north of North Avenue, including what is now the park. The Township was annexed to Chicago in 1889.[7] The Lincoln Park Zoo opened in 1868.[8]
In the period following the
From 1896 to 1903, the original Ferris Wheel was located at a small amusement park near Clark St. and Wrightwood Ave.[9] The site was from 2619 to 2665 N. Clark St., which is now the location of a McDonald's and a high-rise residential building.[10] On February 14, 1929, seven mob associates and a mechanic were shot to death in an automobile garage at 2122 N. Clark St.[11]
During the Great Depression, many buildings in Lincoln Park fell into disrepair.[12] In 1954 the Lincoln Park Conservation Association was founded to prevent deterioration of housing in the neighborhood and by 1956 Lincoln Park received urban renewal funds to renovate and restore old buildings and schools.[13]
In 1968, a violent confrontation between demonstrators and police in Lincoln Park occurred during the week of the
I pointed out that it was in the best interests of the City to have us in Lincoln Park
Chicago 7 trial[15]
In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Lincoln Park became home to the first
On June 29, 2003, a porch collapse occurred during a party at 713 W. Wrightwood Ave. The disaster was the deadliest porch collapse in U.S. history; 13 people were killed and 57 seriously injured.
As of 2015, the neighborhood is primarily made up of young urban professionals, recent college graduates, and young families.[citation needed] The slang terms Trixie and Chad have their origins in Lincoln Park.[20]
Community area
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1930 | 97,873 | — | |
1940 | 100,826 | 3.0% | |
1950 | 102,396 | 1.6% | |
1960 | 88,836 | −13.2% | |
1970 | 67,718 | −23.8% | |
1980 | 57,146 | −15.6% | |
1990 | 61,092 | 6.9% | |
2000 | 64,323 | 5.3% | |
2010 | 64,116 | −0.3% | |
2020 | 70,492 | 9.9% | |
2021 (est.) | 69,641 | −1.2% | |
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Lincoln Park's boundaries are precisely defined in the city's list of official
It encompasses a number of neighborhoods, including Lincoln Central, Mid-North, Old Town Triangle, Park West, RANCH Triangle, Sheffield, and Wrightwood Neighbors. The area also includes most of the Clybourn Corridor retail district, which continues into the Near North Side. Lincoln Park neighborhood associations include: Lincoln Central Association, Mid-North Association, Old Town Triangle Association, Park West Community Association, RANCH Triangle Community Conservation Association, Sheffield Neighborhood Association, and Wrightwood Neighbors Association. All are affiliated with the Lincoln Park Conservation Association.
Lincoln Park is home to
The neighborhood contains a large number of upscale national retailers, boutiques, bookstores, restaurants and coffee shops. There are also many bars and clubs in the area.
A. Finkl & Sons Steel operated on the west side of Lincoln park along an approximately 22-acre lot by the Chicago River for 113 years. The site is now vacant and is the site of the proposed Lincoln Yards project.
Lincoln Park is one of the wealthiest and most expensive communities in which to live. While the average single-family house is priced around $1 million, many homes in the area sell for more than $10 million. In 2007, Forbes magazine named the area between Armitage Avenue, Willow Street, Burling Street, and Orchard Street as the most expensive block in Chicago.[23]
Namesake park
Lincoln Park, for which the neighborhood was named, now stretches miles past the neighborhood of Lincoln Park. The park lies along the lakefront from Ohio Street Beach in the Streeterville neighborhood, northward to Ardmore Avenue in
Many smaller parks, such as Oz Park, Bauler Park (named for
Transportation
The Lincoln Park neighborhood is accessible via
, as well as CTA bus service.Metra's Union Pacific North and Union Pacific Northwest lines have a stop at Clybourn station on the western side of Lincoln Park.
Via car, Lincoln Park can be reached by using Lake Shore Drive or the Kennedy Expressway.
Politics
Local
Most of Lincoln Park is currently part of the 43rd ward of the Chicago City Council, represented by Timmy Knudsen. The extreme south and extreme western sections of the neighborhood are part of the 2nd and 32nd wards, represented respectively by Brian Hopkins and Scott Waguespack. All three aldermen are Democrats.
State
In the
In the Illinois Senate, most of the area is part of District 6, represented by Democrat Sara Feigenholtz, while the southwest quarter is part of District 5, represented by Democrat Patricia Van Pelt.[1]
Federal
In the
The Lincoln Park community area has supported the
Education
Public schools
Lincoln Park residents are served by Chicago Public Schools, which includes neighborhood and citywide options for students.
Additionally, two zoned elementary schools (grades K-8), Abraham Lincoln Elementary School[28] and Louisa May Alcott School.[29] are found in the neighborhood. LaSalle Language Academy, Oscar Mayer Elementary School,[30] and the Newberry Math and Science Academy, all magnet schools, serve the neighborhood.
Melanie Ann Apel, author of Lincoln Park, Chicago, described Lincoln School as "the school most often associated with Lincoln Park".[31]
The French-American School of Chicago, a program for advanced French speakers, holds its classes at Lincoln Elementary and Lincoln Park High.[32]
Private schools
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates the Saint Clement School,[33] a K-8 school, in the Lincoln Park area.
Saint James Lutheran School, a K-8 school, is located at 2101 N. Fremont St.
Francis W. Parker School, a K-12 school, is in the area.
Public libraries
Chicago Public Library operates the Lincoln Park Branch at 1150 W. Fullerton Ave.[34]
Cuisine
Lincoln Park has numerous restaurants, including Chicago's only 3-
Parks and recreation
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The
Music
Lincoln Park currently has a number of music venues including the Park West,
Jelly Roll Morton recorded early jazz work in 1926 at the Webster Hotel ballroom (now Webster House) at 2150 N. Lincoln Park West.[40]
In 1972, Chicago folk singer Steve Goodman wrote the song "Lincoln Park Pirates" about Lincoln Towing Service.[citation needed]
Religion
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates the St. Clement Catholic Church. In 2018 the archdiocese bought a 3,044-square-foot (282.8 m2) residence, with four bedrooms, to house priests at the church, paying $1,650,000.[41]
Notable residents
Lincoln Park was home to a number of important historic figures including:
- J. J. Bittenbinder (1942–2023), police officer, television host, and author. He was a childhood resident of the DePaul neighborhood in Lincoln Park.[42]
- Roger Brown, an important Chicago Imagist painter, lived at 1926 N. Halsted St. The house is now site to the Art Institute of Chicago's Roger Brown study center.[43]
- Columbus Hospital, is adjacent to the newer development.[46]
- Henry Darger, the outsider artist, lived at 851 W. Webster Ave.[47] and worked as a janitor at Children's Memorial Hospital.
- Henry Gerber, the founder of the first homosexual rights organization in the US, lived at 1710 N. Crilly Court.[48]
- Skidmore, Owings and Merrill architect, lived in a house he himself designed in 1969.[49]
- Richard Hunt, the famous sculptor, has his studio at 1017 W. Lill Avenue, a decommissioned electrical substation.[50]
- United States Ambassador to Canada. Heyman is a resident of Lincoln Park.[51]
- Jose "Cha Cha" Jimenez, founder of the Young Lords who fought the forced displacement of Puerto Ricans and the poor from Lincoln Park.
- Kelly Loeffler (born 1970), United States Senator and businesswoman. She lived in Lincoln Park while studying at Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.[52]
- László Moholy-Nagy, the Bauhaus and IIT designer, lived at 2622 N. Lakeview Ave.[44]
- John Mulaney, comedian, was raised in Lincoln Park and attended St. Clement school.[53][54][55][56]
- Walter Netsch, an architect, and his wife Dawn Clark Netsch, the 4th Illinois Comptroller, lived at 1700 N. Hudson Ave. The house was designed by Walter in 1974.[57]
- Albert Parsons and Lucy Parsons, the prominent union organizers and socialist leaders, lived at 1908 N. Mohawk St.[44]
- Gene Siskel[58] and Roger Ebert, film critics,[59] both lived in Lincoln Park.
- Eunice Kennedy. They moved to Lincoln Park from the Near North Side shortly after Shriver was appointed President of the Chicago Board of Education.[60]
- Ruth Ann Steinhagen, typist notable for attempting to murder Eddie Waitkus.[61]
- Charlie Trotter, chef.[62]
- Luis Vicente Gutiérrez, politician, grew up in Lincoln Park until the age of 13.
- George Kirke Spoor, film pioneer, lived in Old Town.[63]
- Jonathan Toews, NHL hockey player
- Melvin Alvah Traylor (1878–1934), lawyer and banker. He resided in Lincoln Park at his time of death.[64]
A large number of significant business and civic leaders currently live in Lincoln Park, including Penny Pritzker, Fred Eychaner, and Joe Mansueto.
Gallery
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Lincoln Park, looking NNW along North Lake Shore Drive. The Lincoln Park Passerelle is roughly halfway up, opposite North Avenue Bathing Beach at middle-right of frame
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A statue of William Shakespeare in the Lincoln Park Conservatory's Grandmother's Garden, Chicago
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Downtown from Lincoln Park at dusk
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Abraham Lincoln: The Man after restoration in 1989 by the Lincoln Park Conservancy.
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A 'Rock Against Racism' flyer distributed in Lincoln Park in 1979 byYippies
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External links
- "Official City of Chicago Lincoln Park Community Map" (PDF). cityofchicago.org.
- "Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce". lincolnparkchamber.com.
- "Francis Parker Neighbors". francisparkerneighbors.org.
- "Young Lords in Lincoln Park". gvsu.edu.