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2. Fisher Studio Houses - Wikipedia

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   Fisher Studio Houses. The Fisher Studio Houses are a complex of 12 art moderne style residential units in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The houses were designed in 1936 by Andrew Rebori and Edgar Miller for Frank Fisher, Jr. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 31, 1996. [1]

3. Lake View, Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Low-rise apartments are common in Central Lakeview, West Lakeview and Wrigleyville. Lakeview (also Lake View) is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago , Illinois . Lakeview is located on the city's North Side and is bordered by West Diversey Parkway on the south, West Irving Park Road on the north, North Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and ...

4. Community areas in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.

5. Tenement housing in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Tenement housing in Chicago was established in the late 19th and into the early 20th centuries. [1] A majority of tenement complexes in Chicago were constructed in the interest of using land space and boosting the economy. These tenements were built quite tall, often exceeding 3 stories, to accommodate as many low-income tenants as possible. [2]

6. List of neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   There are 178 official neighborhoods in Chicago. [1] Neighborhood names and identities have evolved due to real estate development and changing demographics. [2] Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s. [3]

7. Parkway Garden Homes - Wikipedia

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   Parkway Gardens Apartment Homes, built from 1950 to 1955, was the last of Henry K. Holsman's many housing development designs in Chicago. Holsman began designing low-income housing in Chicago in the 1910s when an urban housing shortage developed after World War I.