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North Shore (Chicago)Historically, Chicago's North Shore refers to the area serviced by the Chicago & Milwaukee Railroad along Lake Michigans western shore between Chicago and Milwaukee. In modern time, it refers to the suburbs immediately north of Chicago. Then as now, the area includes many of the most affluent communities in greater metropolitan Chicago. The North Shore is to Chicago much like Orange County is to Los Angeles. This area received much notoriety in the 1980s because it was the setting to numerous teen movies. Early Years The North shore was first settled right after a 1833 treaty with local Native Americans. Because of Walter S. Gurnee, a two-term mayor of Chicago, the North Shore began to flurish. He has made numerous investments along the western shore of Lake Michigan and was very influential in the area. When the Chicago & Milwaukee Railroad he helped to creat commuter train service to Chicago. This service let people move out of the city and move into the serounding area. While trains ran from Chicago all the way to Milwaukee, the North Shore usually refers only to communities from Waukegan south to Chicago on the Shore of Lake Michigan where the commuter line ran. This area became popular with the affluent wanting to escape the undesirable parts of urban life. Huge lavish houses on house lots sprang up in the area. The most influential suburb was Evanston because of its was closest to Chicago and because it set the values for the rest of the communities the North Shore. Evanston was the home of Northwestern University and a growing temperance movement and so had the perceptions of having high morals. Other communities used this as a model when they began to form. Modern Times Today the North Shore continues to be popular with Chicago's most affluent. The area is a desirable place to live in because of its relatively low crime rate and excellent schools. Communities In The North Shore Movies That Take Place In The North Shore References * Ebner, Michael H. Creating Chicagos North Shore. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1988.
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