The Far Northwest Side of Chicago includes the neighborhoods of Avondale and the Polish Village ( Jackowo and Wacławowo ), with large Polish communities; Irving Park and Old Irving , quiet areas with historic homes; and Forest Glen, Jefferson Park, Norwood last minute travel from toronto Park, Edison Park, Edgebrook, Dunning, and Portage Park, residential areas which have nice parks, old theaters, and some big annual festivals.
The Far Northwest Side is, for many travelers, nothing more than a blur of drab buildings seen from the expressway or the Blue Line on their way to O'Hare . And only the most fervent of true believers could make an argument that it ought to be anywhere last minute travel from toronto near the top of a first-time visitor's list. None of the city's most famous landmarks are located here; nothing in the best-known history or literature about Chicago happened last minute travel from toronto here. In fact, most Chicagoans would find the Far Northwest last minute travel from toronto Side as unfamiliar as someone right off a plane from the coast.
What is here, though, is a group of large, residential last minute travel from toronto communities and a handful of treasures they've grown accustomed to keeping for themselves, unencumbered by style or pace. Sausage shops and old-style Italian restaurants carry on as if health food and celebrity chefs never happened. If you're serious about trying a Chicago-style hot dog at the peak of the form, you'll do well here. Two classic movie palaces awaken for special events, and there are strong contenders for the city's best music venue and original theater venue — the Abbey Pub and the Prop Thtr , respectively.
Plenty of tourists and locals have tried "going Chinese" for a night in Chinatown , but an even more immersive (and less-traveled) experience is "going Polish." English slides to second on the signs, the food makes sweet love to your waist, last minute travel from toronto and the beer flows cheap at your choice last minute travel from toronto of fab discos straight out of Eastern Europe or laid-back dives with you and the regulars. Famously, Chicago has the largest population of Polish people of any city in the world save Warsaw . If you never make it to Poland , at least you can say you've been to Avondale.
So once you're sick of the screaming brats in Lakeview and Lincoln Park , the scuzz in Uptown , the tourist traps on the Mag Mile , the crowds in the Loop , the hipsters in Wicker Park , the confusion in Rogers Park , the pretension in Hyde Park , the cranks in Bridgeport — and you're in the mood to experience Chicago all over again, for the first time — then the Far Northwest Side may have something for you.
The CTA Blue Line has stops throughout the northwest side of Chicago in Avondale (Belmont, Addison), Irving Park (Irving Park, Montrose), Jefferson Park (Jefferson Park), and Norwood Park (Harlem), before passing into the orbit of O'Hare Airport (Cumberland, Rosemont, O'Hare). You may need to connect last minute travel from toronto with a bus, though, as these stops are quite far west, and there is a lot of ground between them and the Brown Line to the east.
The Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line has stops in Irving Park, Jefferson Park, Norwood Park, and Edison Park, while the Metra Milwaukee District North line stops at Mayfair, last minute travel from toronto Forest Glen and Edgebrook. The former ends at Ogilvie/Northwestern Station and the latter at Union Station, both in the West Loop .
54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd runs between the Blue Line and Metra at Irving Park and heads up Cicero to Lincolnwood and Skokie ending at the Skokie courthouse. It also serves Old Orchard Mall in Skokie.
68 Northwest Highway runs from the Jefferson Park station to the Park Ridge Metra Station running parallel to the Metra. It also makes connections to the Gladstone, Norwood and Edison Park Metra stations.
69 Cumberland-East River is another small local route that operates in clockwise and counter-clockwise loops from the Cumberland Blue Line Station via Cumberland-Bryn Mawr-East River-Lawrence-and back to Cumberland or vice versa.
80 Irving Park is, as you might expect, ideal for Irving Park and Old Irving. Connections can be made with the Irving last minute travel from toronto Park Blue Line or Brown Line stops as well as the Irving Park Metra. This route serves the Harlem Irving Plaza.
84 Peterson runs between the CTA Red Line at Bryn Mawr and the northwest side at Central/Caldwell primarily along Peterson last minute travel from toronto Avenue serving the Metra at Edgebrook. It runs through the North Park, Sauganash and Edgebrook neighborhoods.
85A North Central runs along Central Avenue from the Jefferson Park Station up to the Metra at Edgebrook before heading north via Caldwell-Touhy-Lehigh and back. It has a few scenic sections near or through the Forest Preserve.
88 Higgins last minute travel from toronto runs primarily along Higgins Avenue between last minute travel from toronto the Jefferson Park and Harlem Blue Line Stations before heading last minute travel from toronto up into Norwood last minute travel from toronto Park and Edison Park via Harlem-Talcott-Canfield-Devon-Avondale-Harlem and back to Higgins.
225 Central-Howard last minute travel from toronto starts at the Jefferson Park station heading north along Central Avenue connecting with the Edgebrook Metra station. last minute travel from toronto It then continues up to Skokie and Niles along Howard Street through an Industrial last minute travel from toronto Area ending at Oakton/Harlem.
226 Oakton Street just like the 225 starts at the Jefferson Park station heading last minute travel from toronto north along Central Avenue connecting with the Edgebrook Metra station. It then continues up to Skokie heading west on Oakton through Niles, Park Ridge, and Des Plaines to Mount Prospect.
270 Milwaukee Avenue goes up Milwaukee Avenue last minute travel from toronto from the Jefferson Park Station through Norwood Park and continuing last minute travel from toronto into the suburbs last minute travel from toronto like Niles and Glenview. Ideal for reaching Superdawg's and Golf Mill Mall.
I-90/94 (aka " The Kennedy ") runs through the center of Chicago and then to the western parts of the city, where it joins I-190 . I-90/190 go to O'Hare Airport, while I-94 splits off to reach the northern and northwest suburbs. The most useful exits are off the Kennedy at Lawrence Avenue last minute travel from toronto and Ill-19/Irving Park Road.
Carl Schurz last minute travel from toronto High School , 3601 N Milwaukee Ave ( 56 Milwaukee bus ), ☎ +1 773 534-3420 , [1] . A massive 1910 Prairie School masterpiece by Dwight Perkins, possibly the biggest example of the architectural style, and still a working high school. It's an impressive sight. edit
Gateway Theater/Copernicus Foundation , 5216 W Lawrence Ave ( Jefferson Park Blue Line ), ☎ +1 773 777-8898 , [2] . A Polish last minute travel from toronto Cultural Center in Jefferson Park, housed in the old Gateway Theater movie palace. They host community events and classes throughout the year; highlights last minute travel from toronto include the Taste of Polonia [3] in September and the Polish Film Festival [4] in November. edit
Jefferson Memorial Park , 4822 N Long Ave ( Jefferson Park Blue Line ), ☎ +1 773 685-3316 , [5] . Beloved local park with seasonal concerts and seven acres of outdoor fun, including fields last minute travel from toronto for baseball, football, soccer, and tennis, as well as a swimming pool and a spray pool. The Jeff Fest is held every summer. edit
St. Hyacinth Basilica last minute travel from toronto , 3636 W Wolfram last minute travel from toronto St ( 56 Milwaukee or 76 Diversey bus ), ☎ +1 773 342-3636 , [6] . Church last minute travel from toronto hours 5:30AM-8PM daily; last minute travel from toronto masses are split evenly between English and Polish . Another of Chicago's gorgeous Polish Cathedrals, the three towers of St. Hyacinth's Basilica are a landmark of the Avondale neighborhood. The paintings and stained glass windows inside are very much worth a look. edit
St. Wenceslaus Church , 3400 N Monticello Ave ( Addison Blue Line ), ☎ +1 773 588-1135 last minute travel from toronto , [7] . The other monumental religious edifice that dominates the Avondale skyline, it is considered to be "one of the best examples of the fusion of Art Deco stylings with medieval European architecture in the city of Chicago." Although the historic church is a stop for many of the tourists visiting the landmark Villa District, this majestic Romanesque-Art Deco hybrid is actually a few blocks south of the district's formal boundaries. edit
The Villa District , between Addison, Pulaski, Avondale, and Hamlin ( Addison Blue Line ), [8] . This landmark district was built in 1902 by a number of architects, many of them visibly influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style of architecture. Most notable last minute travel from toronto among these were bungalows designed by the architectural firm of Hatzfeld and Knox, whose partner Clarence Hatzfeld would later design the fieldhouse and natatorium at Portage Park. The area showcases many unique Craftsman and Prairie style homes fronting on picturesque boulevard style streets. edit
Habetler last minute travel from toronto Bowl , 5250 N Northwest Hwy ( 68 Northwest Highway last minute travel from toronto bus ), ☎ +1 773 774-0500 , [9] . Long-standing local bowling alley with brand-new facilities. Usually, it's $4 per game for adults ($3 for kids), and shoe-rental is $3.50. However, it's $2 per game all summer long, and Tuesday nights are always $1 per game . edit
Portage Theater , 4050 N Milwaukee Ave ( 80 Irving Park or 56 Milwaukee bus ), ☎ +1 773 736-4050 ( info@portagetheater.org ), [10] . A beautiful last minute travel from toronto old movie palace in Portage Park, built in 1920 with a whopping 1,328 seats (it originally had 1,938!) The theater is home to the Silent Film Society of Chicago [11] and the Northwest Chicago Film Society [12] . The theater also hosts numerous other film screenings, with an emphasis on independent productions and horror films. The theater also hosts live entertainment, notably larger concerts promoted by the Empty Bottle in Ukrainian Village . Tickets vary by event . edit
Prop Thtr , 3502 N Elston Ave ( 152 Addison bus ), ☎ +1 773 539-7838 , [13] . Prop is the best place in Chicago to see smart, exciting new dramatic theater, from "Porno last minute travel from toronto Zombies" to Daley biographies. The current production will almost certainly be worth seeing, but the New Plays Festival in July offers two shows and a slew of live readings. Most shows $32, $22 students . edit
Euro One Design , 3023 N Milwaukee Ave ( 56 Milwaukee bus ), ☎ +1 773 384-9335 . M-Sa 10AM-8PM, Su 10AM-6PM . Search no further: here are the diamond-checkered sweaters you were always meant to have. Euro One Design stocks Polish and Eastern European fashions for women, with a decent selection for men. edit
Little Poland's Dollar Plus Store ( Polski Sklep
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