Rogers Park / West Ridge

Rogers Park is, by some measures, the most ethnically diverse neighborhood in Chicago. A trip down any of Rogers Park's main streets reveals an entirely unique cultural experience that seems to transport visitors to destinations around the globe, with a diverse building stock to match. The residential community west of Ridge Avenue is home to many brick bungalows, two-flats and apartment buildings. Unlike neighboring Rogers Park, West Ridge maintained a low population through 1900. When brickyards moved to the area, Scandinavian and German workers came for jobs. The end of each World War sparked population growth, and many new ethnic groups such as Jews, Middle Easterners, Indians, Pakistanis and Koreans have come to call it home since the 1960s.