Lincoln Park traces its roots to a small US Army post constructed in 1824. The incorporation of Chicago as a city in 1837 did not include the neighborhood of Lincoln Park, which became part of the Lake View township.
The city’s original boundary ended at North Ave, which currently defines Lincoln Park’s south border, though the city owned much land in the area, such as the parks. Annexation to Chicago took place in 1889.
Quiet tree-lined neighborhoods includes top-rated schools, DePaul University and two major museums in addition to Lincoln Park Zoo, one of the country’s oldest zoos which opened before the annexation in 1868. There’s also a wide array of entertainment, eateries and destinations as well as lakefront access and accessibility to transportation.
The area also includes the Chicago History Museum, the “Standing Lincoln” – a sculpture of Abraham Lincoln: The Man, which is argued to be the best known of the five statues in the city and is located by the Lincoln Park conservancy.
Like Lakview, both the Brown Line, Purple Line and Red Line CTA trains pass through the area, although the Red Line only stops at the Fullerton station before going underground through downtown as the subway. Additionally large parks, lakefront access, Lake Shore Drive.
