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Irving Park is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas, and is located on the Northwest Side.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 Road stretching to encompass the region between Belmont Avenue on the south and, roughly, Leland Avenue on the north.
The area's name is from the intersection of three streets—Irving Park Road, Cicero Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue. [1] Its history as an urban center began in the 1840s, eventually becoming the largest commercial center in Chicago , outside of the Loop . [ 2 ]
The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago and seven of its surrounding suburbs. The system is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). On an average weekday, 759,866 passengers ride the "L", [ 1 ] making it the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States, behind the New York City Subway .
High schools in the area are Steinmetz High School, Prosser Career Academy, and Foreman High School. [4] A small portion of Belmont-Cragin is assigned to Schurz High School, located in the Irving Park neighborhood. The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates many parish churches, grade schools and St. Patrick High School within the
Irving Park is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line.It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. The stations adjacent to Irving Park are Montrose, one half mile (0.8 km) to the north, and Addison, one half mile (0.8 km) to the south.
Grayland is a Metra commuter railroad station in the Old Irving Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, along the Milwaukee District North Line.It is located at 3729 North Kilbourn Avenue, is 8.2 miles (13.2 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, [2] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois.
Originally built to sell groceries wholesale and retail to the city of Omaha and beyond, the Old Market district was preceded by the Market House in Omaha's Jefferson Square. The Old Market district was formed when the Market House still stood. The buildings and businesses included: [3] P. E. Iler Block, a contributing property to the district.
Irving Park is 6.9 miles (11.1 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center and 56.2 miles (90.4 km) from Harvard. As of May 30, 2023, Irving Park is served by 50 trains (25 in each direction) on weekdays, by 32 trains (all 17 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 20 trains (all 10 inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.