Lincoln Square, Chicago
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Template:Community area Lincoln Square is a neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago. About 40,000 people live in this neighborhood, which is accessible through the Brown Line of the el. It is bounded by Foster Avenue on the north, Montrose Avenue on the south, Damen Avenue on the east and the Chicago River on the west. It is somewhat trendy and its housing stock consists of private residences and small apartment buildings.
The commercial heart of Lincoln Square is located at the intersection of Lawrence, Western and Lincoln Avenues. Lincoln Avenue south east of this intersection is home to a wide variety of restaurants and shops. Lincoln Square is historically known as a heavily German influenced and populated neighborhood, but now one is just as likely to see shops catering to Thai or Middle Eastern cultures. Still, there are several German businesses notably the Chicago Brauhaus and Meyer's Delicatessen.
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Neighborhoods
Budlong Woods
Budlong Woods is a neighborhood of the Lincoln Square community area. It is named after the Budlong farming family of Chicago, who owned the Budlong Pickle Company.
Points of interest
Hospitals
- Advocate Ravenswood Medical Center
- Kindred North Hospital
- Methodist Chicago Hospital
- Swedish Covenant Hospital
Schools
- Adler Schools
- Amundsen High School
- Budlong Elementary School
- Chappell Elementary School
- McPherson Elementary School
- North Shore Junior Academy
- Queens of Angels Elementary School
- St. Matthias Elementary School
- Transfiguration School
- Waters Elementary School
See Also
External links
- Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce (http://www.lincolnsquare.org)
- Lincoln Square Pigeon Man (http://www.fourwinds10.com/news/14-spiritual/D-inspirational/2004/14D-10-03-04-the-pigeon-man-of-lincoln-square.html)
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