This is a fun site! This is very interesting - the history of Chicagos neighborhoods. Wikimedia Commons: This neighborhood was originally named The Junction because of its railroad crossing. But after Henry B. Lewis, a wool and grain merchant, moved to the area in 1867, he and his wife convinced residents to start calling the neighborhood Englewood, inspired by the New Jersey town. Hey Linda Vorreyer Riverdale: In 1835, George Dolton settled in this area alongside the Calumet River near a Potawatomi Indian reservation. He built a toll ferry, which became known as the Riverdale Ferry. A bridge soon followed, and the area was called both Dolton and Riverdale for years as it became an industrial epicenter. Marta Webb Jeff Knudsen Thomas Bauza : Settled by Dutch farmers, this fertile and lush area full of flowers was dubbed Roseland in 1873 by James H. Bowen, the president of the Calumet and Chicago Canal and Dock Company. Lots More! Click on it :) Hey Mary Nowlan Check out the old inner city neighborhoods.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 05:11:45 +0000