Irving Park Condos and Irving Park Real Estate
Irving Park, which was initially called Irvington as a tribute to author Washington Irving, is located on the north side of Chicago, about 7 miles northwest of the Loop. It is bounded by the Chicago River on the east, the Milwaukee Road railroad tracks on the west, Addison Street on the south and Montrose Avenue on the north, west of Pulaski stretching to encompass the region between Belmont Avenue on the south and, roughly, Leland Avenue on the north.
Irving Park and the Northwest Side in general are known for historic homes, convenient shopping areas, rehabbed buildings, fun bars and restaurants, and younger crowd.
Old Irving Park, bounded by Montrose Avenue, Pulaski Road, Addison Street and Kostner Avenue, is a bonanza of historic architecture with Queen Anne, Victorian, and Italianate homes, vintage farmhouses and elegant bungalows are in various stages of renovation or preservation.
The CTA Blue Line runs through this neighborhood, with stops at Addison and Irving/Pulaski.
Although annexation of Irving Park into the city of Chicago as part of Jefferson Township occurred in 1889, in the 1890s streets were still unpaved and unlighted. A residential boom between 1895 and 1914 added more than 5,000 new buildings, of which 1,200 were multifamily residences.
Germans and Swedes had begun arriving around the turn of the century but in the 1920s were largely replaced by Poles and Russians. Population peaked at 66,783 in 1930, and commercial interests sprang up along the major roads, but until 1940, construction was mainly residential. Most notable architecturally were the bungalows of the Villa District; Old Irving Park with Queen Anne, Victorian, and Italianate houses, farmhouses, and bungalows; and Independence Park with many homes of turn-of-the-century vintage.
A new emphasis on neighborhood unity and the preservation of area houses began in 1983 with the Old Irving Park Association (OIPA). The organization broke into two groups a year later, with the OIPA focusing on rehabilitating old houses, fund-raising for charity, helping needy residents, and sponsoring forums for political candidates.
The second association, the Old Irving Park Historical Society (OIPHS), began conducting an area house walk in 1985. They also worked on preservation. A number of structures have been cited as landmarks, including Carl Schurz High School and the Steven Race House. In the 1980s the Chicago Landmark Commission named 43 other buildings as potential landmarks.
Irving Park's population grew from 49,489 in 1980 to 58,643 in 2000. During those two decades the Hispanic population increased from 9 percent to 43 percent, and included immigrants from Central and South America along with larger numbers of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. Filipinos and Indians predominated among Asians, who constituted 8 percent of the population in 2000.
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