Edgewater is
a Chicago community area in the far North Side of the
City of Chicago, Illinois seven miles north of downtown
Chicago. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Rogers
Park to the north, Uptown to the south, Lincoln Square
to the west and south and West Ridge to the west and
north. As one of Chicago's 77 official community areas,
Edgewater is bounded by Foster Avenue on the south,
Devon Avenue on the north, Ravenswood Avenue on the
west, and Lake Michigan on the east. Edgewater contains
several beaches that residents enjoy in the warm months.
Historically, Edgewater was once
part of Lake View Township, an independent suburb which
was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. Edgewater
has the second highest population density of any of
the neighborhoods in Chicago Edgewater was first developed
around the 1890s as a summer home for Chicago's elite.
With the exception of pockets acknowledged as historic
districts (like the Bryn Mawr Historic District), Edgewater
(actually, Edgewater Beach) boasts a skyline of apartment
buildings, condominium complexes, and mid-rise homes.
n 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
N. Sheridan.
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