Chicago\'s South Shore has a mature, urban nature that disguises its evolution from marshland to farmland, and from suburb to city neighborhood.
Beginning in the 1890s, the Illinois Central Railroad Electric Line expanded into what was largely undeveloped farmland, setting the stage for one hundred years.
Located between Jackson Park and Seventy-ninth Street, and from Lake Michigan to Stony Island, the marshland of the 1800s was first settled by German and Scandinavian truck and flower farmers.
Chicago\'s South Shore has a mature, urban nature that disguises its evolution from marshland to farmland, and from suburb to city neighborhood