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North Side
The North Side encompasses neighborhoods such as Lincoln Park, Wrigleyville,
Lakeview, Logan Square, Ravenswood, and Rogers Park. Due to historical economic
developments and trends, the North Side is also the most densely developed and,
on average, wealthiest side of Chicago. The North Side is primarily served by
the Red Line on the CTA, though the further one lives from Lake Michigan, the
less dense rail service of any kind becomes.
Ethnically, the North Side perhaps serves as also the primary melting pot of
Chicago. Originally the main destination for German, Swedish, and Polish
immigrants, the legacy of immigration has created diverse areas, particularly
the extremely popular area around Devon Avenue, which is home to primarily Near
Eastern and South Indian residents, and the accompanying restaurants and
accoutrements. Strong Vietnamese and other Southeast and East Asian populations
are also prevalent, especially within and about the Uptown neighborhood.
South Side
The South Side encompasses neighborhoods such as Armour Square, Back of the
Yards, Beverly, Bridgeport, Bronzeville, Hyde Park, historic Pullman, Morgan
Park, Washington Park, and South Shore. Many areas of the South Side are stable,
middle-class, and diverse. Chinatown, for example, has seen a constant surge in
growth and popularity, and has become a site of East Asian culture and
restaurants. Hyde Park is home to the prestigious University of Chicago and most
of its faculty. Rehabilitation and gentrification can be seen in parts of
Woodlawn, Bronzeville, Bridgeport and McKinley Park. Historic Pullman is one of
Chicago's most historic neighborhoods and is in the process of gentrification.
West Side
The West Side encompasses neighborhoods such as Austin, Pilsen, Garfield Park,
West Town, and Humboldt Park. This area has heavily industrialized sections and
a vast swath of run-down neighborhoods through Lawndale and Garfield Park.
However, other parts, such as West Town and the West Loop have been extensively
gentrified and are now home to many transplanted suburbanites and are havens for
new yuppies relocating from all over the Midwest. The southernmost neighborhoods
are home to a large part of Chicago's Hispanic population while farther north
are several working- and middle-class neighborhoods.
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