1899 Map of Evanston

About this map

Evanston serves as the focal point of this 1897 survey, showing the intensive urban grid of the lakefront community just before the turn of the century. The shoreline of Lake Michigan dominates the eastern half of the sheet, dictating the development of the north shore suburbs. The Chicago and Northwestern railroad corridor acts as the primary spine of the region, linking the township of New Trier and the village of Winnetka directly to the burgeoning metropolis to the south.