West Ridge is one of 77 Chicagocommunity areas. It is a middle-class neighborhood located on the far North Side of the City of Chicago. It is located in the 50th ward and the 40th ward. Also historically called North Town, and frequently referred to as West Rogers Park, it is bordered on the north by Howard Street, on the east by Ridge Boulevard, Western Avenue, and Ravenswood Avenue, the south by Bryn Mawr Avenue and Peterson Avenue, and on the west by Kedzie Avenue and the North Shore channel of the Chicago River. At one time joined with neighboring Rogers Park, it seceded to become its own village in 1890 over a conflict concerning park districts (known as the Cabbage War).[2] West Ridge was annexed to Chicago on April 4, 1893, along with Rogers Park.[3]
Today West Ridge is one of Chicago's better off communities, filled with multi-ethnic culture lining Devon Avenue, historic mansions lining Ridge and Lunt Avenues, cultural institutions such as St. Scholastica Academy and one of the highest per capita incomes on the North Side of Chicago.
The Golden Ghetto is bounded on the north by Warren Park and Pratt Avenue and on the south by Peterson Avenue. It acquired its name from the thriving Jewish community there from about 1930 to the mid-1970s. The Jewish community peaked at over 47,000 in the 1960s.[5] That community began to drift into the suburbs in the 1960s, and the neighborhood began to be home to South Asians and Russian Jews from about that time.
The heyday of the area is the topic of Adam Langer's Crossing California,[6] told from the perspective of the second-generation residents during their middle school and teenage years. There has been a recent resurgence in Jewish residents, up from a nadir of 20,000 to around 25,000 in the late 2010s, due to increased Orthodox residents.[5]
Rogers Park Manor Bungalow Historic Districtedit
The Rogers Park Manor Bungalow Historic District is a residential historic district in the West Ridge neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district includes 329 buildings, 247 of which are Chicago bungalows built in the 1920s. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2005.[7]
Talman West Ridge Bungalow Historic Districtedit
The Talman West Ridge Bungalow Historic District is a residential historic district in the West Ridge neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. 181 of the district's 272 buildings are either brick Chicago bungalows or older stucco bungalows built from 1919 to 1930.
It had been represented in the Chicago City Council by Alderman Bernard Stone from 1973 until May 2011. On April 5, 2011, Alderman Debra Silverstein defeated Stone in a runoff election[13] and now represents the 50th Ward, which encompasses West Ridge.
Howard W. Carroll (1942–2021), member of the Illinois Senate from 1973 to 1999. He resided at 6014 North Francisco Avenue during his political career.[17]
Philip H. Corboy (1924–2012), trial lawyer. He was a childhood resident of West Rogers Park, living at 2836 West Lunt Street.[18][19]
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West Ridge is one of 77 Chicago community areas It is a middle class neighborhood located on the far North Side of the City of Chicago It is located in the 50th ward and the 40th ward Also historically called North Town and frequently referred to as West Rogers Park it is bordered on the north by Howard Street on the east by Ridge Boulevard Western Avenue and Ravenswood Avenue the south by Bryn Mawr Avenue and Peterson Avenue and on the west by Kedzie Avenue and the North Shore channel of the Chicago River At one time joined with neighboring Rogers Park it seceded to become its own village in 1890 over a conflict concerning park districts known as the Cabbage War 2 West Ridge was annexed to Chicago on April 4 1893 along with Rogers Park 3 West RidgeCommunity areaCommunity Area 02 West RidgeLocation within the city of ChicagoStreetmapLocation within the city of ChicagoCoordinates 42 00 N 87 41 4 W 42 000 N 87 6900 W 42 000 87 6900CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyCookCityChicagoNeighborhoodsList Arcadia TerracePeterson ParkWest Rogers ParkRosehill CemeteryNortownEast RidgeWest RidgeGolden GhettoNorth Lincoln SquareEast North ParkWest EdgewaterArea Total3 53 sq mi 9 1 km2 Population 2020 Total77 122 Density22 000 sq mi 8 400 km2 Demographics 2019 1 White40 60 Black11 6 Hispanic18 9 Asian23 8 Other5 2 Educational Attainment 2019 1 High School Diploma or Higher80 7 Bachelor s Degree or Higher38 4 Time zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT ZIP Codes60645 and parts of 60659Median Household income 2019 1 53 877Source U S Census Record Information Services Devon AvenueToday West Ridge is one of Chicago s better off communities filled with multi ethnic culture lining Devon Avenue historic mansions lining Ridge and Lunt Avenues cultural institutions such as St Scholastica Academy and one of the highest per capita incomes on the North Side of Chicago It is home to the Midwest s largest Hasidic community as well as other Jewish Irish American German American Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Assyrian Russian Korean and Rohingya 4 immigrant communities Contents 1 Neighborhoods and sub areas 1 1 Golden Ghetto 1 2 Rogers Park Manor Bungalow Historic District 1 3 Talman West Ridge Bungalow Historic District 2 Schools 2 1 Public schools 2 2 Private schools 3 Politics 4 Religion 5 Historical population 6 Transportation 6 1 Bus 6 2 Rail 7 Notable people 8 References 9 External linksNeighborhoods and sub areas editGolden Ghetto edit The Golden Ghetto is bounded on the north by Warren Park and Pratt Avenue and on the south by Peterson Avenue It acquired its name from the thriving Jewish community there from about 1930 to the mid 1970s The Jewish community peaked at over 47 000 in the 1960s 5 That community began to drift into the suburbs in the 1960s and the neighborhood began to be home to South Asians and Russian Jews from about that time The heyday of the area is the topic of Adam Langer s Crossing California 6 told from the perspective of the second generation residents during their middle school and teenage years There has been a recent resurgence in Jewish residents up from a nadir of 20 000 to around 25 000 in the late 2010s due to increased Orthodox residents 5 Rogers Park Manor Bungalow Historic District edit The Rogers Park Manor Bungalow Historic District is a residential historic district in the West Ridge neighborhood of Chicago Illinois The district includes 329 buildings 247 of which are Chicago bungalows built in the 1920s The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15 2005 7 Talman West Ridge Bungalow Historic District edit The Talman West Ridge Bungalow Historic District is a residential historic district in the West Ridge neighborhood of Chicago Illinois 181 of the district s 272 buildings are either brick Chicago bungalows or older stucco bungalows built from 1919 to 1930 Schools editPublic schools edit Chicago Public Schools operates public schools Clinton Elementary School Jamieson Elementary School Daniel Boone Elementary School Stephen Decatur Classical School George Armstrong Elementary School Philip Rogers Elementary School Stone Scholastic Academy West Ridge Elementary School Stephen Tyng Mather High SchoolPrivate schools edit ABC Academy Bais Yaakov High School Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran School Bnos Rabbeinu High School Cheder Lubavitch Girls Elementary High School Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov High School Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov Tiferes Tzvi Elementary School Keshet High School Lubavitch Mesivta of Chicago Native American Educational Services College Victor C Neumann School 8 Sofer Nathan s Vocational College St Hilary Elementary School St Margaret Mary School St Philips Evangelical Lutheran School Tzemach Tzedek Elementary School Opened 2002 9 Yeshivas Brisk Brisk Rabbinical College Yeshiva Migdal Torah School Yeshiva Ohr Boruch Veitzener ChederPolitics editWest Ridge has supported the Democratic Party in the past three presidential elections though relative support declined slightly from 2016 to 2020 In the 2020 presidential election West Ridge cast 17 222 votes for Joe Biden 69 8 and cast 7 281 votes for Donald Trump 28 9 10 In the 2016 presidential election West Ridge cast 16 712 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 4 772 votes for Donald Trump a relatively larger victory of 73 5 to 21 5 11 In the 2012 presidential election West Ridge cast 14 446 votes for Barack Obama and cast 5 345 votes for Mitt Romney 12 It had been represented in the Chicago City Council by Alderman Bernard Stone from 1973 until May 2011 On April 5 2011 Alderman Debra Silverstein defeated Stone in a runoff election 13 and now represents the 50th Ward which encompasses West Ridge Religion editThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates Catholic churches On July 1 2020 St Henry St Margaret Mary and St Timothy churches have merged 14 Historical population editHistorical population CensusPop Note 193039 759 194043 5539 5 195047 93010 0 196063 88433 3 197065 4772 5 198061 129 6 6 199065 3746 9 200073 19912 0 201071 942 1 7 202077 1227 2 Source 15 1 Transportation editBus edit CTA 11 Lincoln 49B North Western 82 Kimball Homan 84 Peterson 93 California Dodge Monday Saturday only 96 Lunt Weekdays only 97 Skokie 155 Devon 206 Evanston Circulator Weekday rush hours only Pace 215 Crawford Howard 290 TouhyRail edit Peterson Ridge stationNotable people editSidney Blumenthal born 1948 journalist political operative and Senior Advisor to President Bill Clinton He resided at West Birchwood Avenue in West Rogers Park as a child 16 Howard W Carroll 1942 2021 member of the Illinois Senate from 1973 to 1999 He resided at 6014 North Francisco Avenue during his political career 17 Philip H Corboy 1924 2012 trial lawyer He was a childhood resident of West Rogers Park living at 2836 West Lunt Street 18 19 Leo Lerner 1907 1965 newspaper publisher According to the 1940 United States Census he resided at 2120 West Lunt Avenue 20 Louis A Lerner 1935 1984 United States Ambassador to Norway during the Carter administration According to the 1940 United States Census he resided at 2120 West Lunt Avenue 20 John H Leims 1921 1985 Captain in the United States Marine Corps and recipient of the Medal of Honor 21 He resided in West Ridge at 5837 North Talman Avenue 22 23 Louis Trinca Pasat American football player raised in West Rogers Park 24 References edit a b c d Community Data Snapshot West Ridge PDF Retrieved August 1 2021 Rogers Park West Ridge East Rogers Park Hood Border Confusion Continues Rogers Park DNAinfo Chicago Archived from the original on March 30 2017 Retrieved March 30 2017 https chicagology com wp content themes revolution 20 chicagoimages annexation1930 jpg bare URL image file Ramos Manny January 30 2022 Refugees drive West Ridge s growing Asian population Chicago Sun Times Retrieved January 31 2022 a b The rise fall and rise again of a historically Jewish Chicago neighborhood Retrieved April 29 2020 Langer Adam 2004 Crossing California Riverhead Books ISBN 9781573222747 Martin Beth Ramsey Emily May 16 2005 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form Rogers Park Manor Bungalow Historic District Illinois Historic Preservation Division Retrieved November 17 2019 Banas Casey SCHOOL MAY REOPEN TO EASE CROWDING Chicago Tribune July 17 1985 Chicagoland 4 Retrieved on February 5 2011 Neumann School a private school for emotionally disturbed children General Information Tzemach Tzedek Elementary School Retrieved on February 5 2011 Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago chicagoelections gov Retrieved December 19 2020 Ali Tanveer November 9 2016 How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2016 Presidential Election DNAInfo Archived from the original on September 24 2019 Retrieved October 4 2019 Ali Tanveer November 9 2012 How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2012 Presidential Election DNAInfo Archived from the original on February 3 2019 Retrieved October 4 2019 Election results Stone v Silverstein Retrieved May 18 2011 Anderson Javonte February 7 2020 23 Chicago area Roman Catholic parishes to close merge in latest round of restructuring Chicago Tribune Retrieved May 8 2020 Paral Rob Chicago Community Areas Historical Data Retrieved August 29 2012 STREET SMARTS A FUTURE WHITE HOUSE ADVISER GETS HIS POLITICAL EDUCATION CHICAGO STYLE Chicago Tribune May 25 2003 via ProQuest Illinois Blue Book 1973 1974 p 84 Retrieved June 10 2021 Year 1930 Census Place Chicago Cook Illinois Page 19A Enumeration District 1916 FHL microfilm 2340230 Via Heritage Quest Online Star Jack April 3 1977 The milliondollar attorney for the maimed Chicago Tribune p H24 a b Louis Lerner in the 1940 United States Federal Census April 2 1940 Retrieved November 24 2021 Medal of Honor 2ndLt John H Leims Medal of Honor citation Who s Who in Marine Corps History History Division United States Marine Corps Archived from the original on February 22 2007 Retrieved April 6 2006 Staff Report August 8 1948 20 Streets in New City To Be Named for Men in War II Chicago Tribune via ProQuest With America s Fighters Chicago Daily Tribune June 11 1944 p N1 via ProQuest Iowa Football Star with Chicago Roots Has NFL Aspirations West Rogers Park Chicago DNAinfo Archived from the original on September 25 2017 Retrieved September 25 2017 External links edit nbsp Chicago portal nbsp Illinois portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Ridge Chicago Official City of Chicago West Ridge Community Map Chicago Park District Indian Boundary Park Lakeside Community Development Corporation Photographs of Devon Avenue by Jordan Bettis Rogers Park West Ridge Historical Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Ridge Chicago amp oldid 1180680939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
