Andersonville (Chicago, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Lincolnwood / Chicago, Illinois
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Originally a Swedish area, and still home to the Swedish-American Museum, now Chicago's second gay neighborhood, after Boystown. Once called Girlstown, due to the original lesbian influence, gay men have moved in and it is a thriving urban mix of gay, lesbian, straight families, and immigrants.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgewater,_Chicago#Andersonville
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Coordinates:   41°59'0"N   87°40'8"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago