North
Center is the geographic center of the intersection of Lincoln Avenue,
Irving Park Road, and Damen Avenue. The Chicago neighborhood
is built on strong family values and has both good schools and economic
stability. There is also an abundance of bowling alleys, diners, and nostalgic
storefronts, although the area is enjoying an influx of new interest and,
as such, new businesses. The exact boundaries of North
Center are becoming
a matter of some debate, however, as most residents will tend to identify
their street as belonging to any one of the several other neighborhoods
that surround this smallish Chicago community.
North Center boasts commerce, dining, shopping and clubs along its major
streets while enjoying quiet, tree-lined streets everywhere else. Many
home buyers who are unable to find acceptable real estate in the more popular
neighborhoods to the east, Lakeview or Lincoln
Park, are opting to go just
a little further west.
A Catholic school on Leavitt Street named St. Benedict's lent its name to
a sub-neighborhood of North Center, St.
Ben's, an increasingly popular
destination for young professionals, but also a family-centric community
focused heavily on its children.
The El Brown Line stops at Addison, Irving Park and Montrose, and CTA busses
run on most of the major streets in the neighborhood.
