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Montrose Avenue is a street in Chicago. Montrose Avenue is situated 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Madison Street and corresponds to 4400N in Chicago's grid system. It is served by stations on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)'s Brown Line and Blue Line and Metra's Milwaukee District North Line.
Montrose is situated on West Montrose Avenue, between its intersections with North Damen Avenue and North Ashland Avenue. The station is located in the Lincoln Square community area of Chicago; the area surrounding the station consists of a mixture commercial, residential and manufacturing areas.
Montrose Avenue Beach (4400 N.) in Uptown Ohio Street Beach (400 N.) in Near North 63rd Street beach house fountain (6300 S.) with beach and lake beyond in Jackson Park. The beaches in Chicago are an extensive network of waterfront recreational areas operated by the Chicago Park District.
Montrose is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. The station serves the Irving Park, Mayfair, and Portage Park neighborhoods. Blue Line trains run at intervals of 2–7 minutes during rush hour, and take 22 minutes to travel to the Loop. The station is located in the median of the Kennedy Expressway.
Historically, Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary was a community space for gay men in Chicago. Many men in these spaces were arrested for public indecency and anti-sodomy laws. [10] In 2016, filmmaker Frederic Moffet produced a short art documentary about the sanctuary's history in relation to Chicago's gay cruising scene. [11]
The Chicago Transit Authority's #92 Foster, #81 Lawrence, #78 Montrose, #80 Irving Park, #22 Clark, #36 Broadway, #146 Inner Drive Express & #151 Sheridan bus lines serve the neighborhood. For cyclists, the neighborhood is best traversed by Broadway (North/South) and Lawrence Avenue (East/West), both of which have bicycle lanes on all or some ...
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North Center is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located in the city's North Side.North Center is bordered on the north by Montrose Avenue, on the south by Diversey Parkway, on the west by the Chicago River and on the east by Ravenswood Avenue; it includes the neighborhoods of Northcenter, Roscoe Village, St. Ben's, and Hamlin Park.