Norwood Park, Chicago - Definition

Norwood Park is a middle-class neighborhood on the far Northwest Side of Chicago. Home to many of the city's firemen and policemen, Norwood Park is known especially for its abundance of green: lawns, parks, churchyards, and trees are its visual hallmarks. It is also among the most ethnically homogenous - and Republican - of all Chicago communities. With its own historical society as well as a large, wooden sign marking entrance to the neighborhood, Norwood Park's greatest attribute is probably the sense of community shared by its residents.

External links

• Chicago Landmarks
  • Noble-Seymour-Crippen House (http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/N/NobleSeymourCrippen.html)
  • Wingert House (http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/W/Wingert.html)
• Chicago Park District
  • Norwood Park (http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/parks.detail/object_id/8E3524F8-FC99-47CA-8FA1-B127C28564F1.cfm/)
  • Oriole Park (http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/parks.detail/object_id/B156DD98-15EF-4DBB-A4BC-F2A575F4801D.cfm/)
• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=41.986944&longitude=-87.793333&zoom=7)
  • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=41.986944&lon=-87.793333&s=50&size=m)
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=13&lon=-87.793333&lat=41.986944&w=600&h=400)