the midsection of Lake View Township
below the lower section
Van Vechten's 1870 map
'Andersonville was originally part of a much larger area, Lake View, a name that had been taken from a hotel on the shoreline. In 1857 Lake View was incorporated as a township. It had become a well organized community when it was annexed by Chicago in 1889 as the city was preparing for the World's Columbian Exposition. After the Great Fire of 1871, "Swedetown" on the near north side of Chicago lost its importance; and its residents started moving further north. Some settled in the Belmont-Sheffield area while others went further north to the Clark-Foster area. For quite a few of them, the Belmont-Sheffield sojourn was only an interlude before moving all the way north to Andersonville.' - North Park University
'The beautiful new homes with neat lawns were surrounded by open ditches and muddy streets. The Ravenswood Land Company did not build sewers or sidewalks and the neighboring Jefferson Township refused to allow any possible Ravenswood sewers to run through its land and into the Chicago River.' - their Chamber of Commerce
Ravenswood Land Company
in 1894
map above - illustration from Lisa von Drehle
via Buena Park Neighbors Community-Facebook
photo - Uptown Update
Robert A. Waller (relation to James?) was a major landowner
who influenced township/city community affairs for decades
photo below - Chuckman Collection
a view of the intersection of Lincoln/Lawrence/Western at the edge of the District of Lake View - Bowmanville 1920's
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