Ravenswood, Chicago
Ravenswood | |
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Neighborhood | |
 AChicago 'L'train passes through Ravenswood with the tower of the formerJ.C. Deagan Companyfactory in the background. | |
| Coordinates:41°57′56″N87°40′00″W/ 41.96556°N 87.66667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| ZIP Code | 60640 and part of 60613 and 60625 |
| GNISfeature ID | 1802408[1] |
Ravenswoodis a neighborhood located on the North Side of the city ofChicago, Illinois.Lacking designation as one of Chicago's 77well-defined community areas,it is mostly situated in theLincoln Squarecommunity area, with the portion east of Ravenswood Avenue and the Chicago & Northwestern/Union Pacific North Linerailroad tracks being situated in theUptowncommunity area.
Ravenswood was founded in 1868 as an exclusive commuter suburb by a group of real-estate speculators. These speculators formed the Ravenswood Land Company and purchased 194 acres of farmland and woods eight miles north of Chicago. The woods supported a population of ravens.[2]
Society and Culture
[edit]- Lillstreet Art Center
- Thresholds- social program provider
- Artifact Events - event vennue[3]
- Chicago Glass Collective - artist collective[4]
- Ravenswood ArtWalk: Tour of Arts & Industry - arts festival[5]
- Malt Row - craft brewing district[6]
- Ravenswood On Tap Craft Beer & Music Fest - beer and music festival[7]
Education
[edit]Residents in Ravenswood are zoned to the campuses of theChicago Public Schools:
- Ravenswood Elementary School (PK-8)[8]
- Ravenswood Elementary was established in 1873 as Sulzer Street School; Sulzer Street was later renamed Montrose Avenue. The school adopted its current name in 1893, when 12 classrooms were added to the building. In 1912 and 1913 wings on the north and south sides of the building, consisting of 12 rooms, were built. The school received additional land in 1923; this land was acquired by CPS in 1910. From 1912 to a period in the 1930s, junior high school level students attended classes at Stockton School instead of Ravenswood School, and in turn first year students (freshmen) fromLake View High School,which was overcrowded, attended classes at the Ravenswood building. As of 2016[update]Ravenswood Elementary has 500 students.[9]
- Mc Pherson Elementary School (K - 8)
- German International School Chicago[10]
- Chicago Montessori[11]
- Those west of Ashland are zoned toAmundsen High Schoolwhile others are zoned toSenn High School[12]
References
[edit]- ^ab"US Board on Geographic Names".United States Geological Survey.2007-10-25.Retrieved2008-01-31.
- ^"Ravenswood one of the first subdivisions: Took name from forest and birds in it".Chicago Daily Tribune.6 October 1929.
- ^"Home".Artifact Events.Retrieved2024-02-01.
- ^"Chicago Glass Collective".Chicago Glass Collective.Retrieved2024-02-01.
- ^"Ravenswood ArtWalk".ravenswoodchicago.org.Retrieved2024-06-18.
- ^"Malt Row".ravenswoodchicago.org.Retrieved2024-06-18.
- ^"Ravenswood On Tap".ravenswoodchicago.org.Retrieved2024-06-18.
- ^"Elem North"Chicago Public Schools.2013. Retrieved on September 30, 2016.
- ^"Overview."Ravenswood School. Retrieved on December 24, 2016.
- ^"German International School Chicago (GISC)".www.germanschoolchicago.com.Retrieved2024-02-01.
- ^"CHICAGO MONTESSORI School".chicagomontessori.org.Retrieved2024-02-01.
- ^"HS North/Near North."Chicago Public Schools.2013. Retrieved on September 30, 2016.
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