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North Lawndale

A working class neighborhood once centered around the world headquarters of Sears, Roebuck and Co., North Lawndale, on Chicago's West Side, is recovering from a long period of population decline and disinvestment.

Now home to 42,000 residents, down from 125,000 in 1960, the neighborhood has attracted significant new development over the past 15 years, including several housing developments and the creation of the Homan Square Community Center in the former Sears complex.

The population of North Lawndale fell by 8,487 to 41,768 from 1990 to 2005, leveling off somewhat after declines of 30,000 in the 1960s and 1970s. The community was 94 percent African American and 5.3 percent Latino in the 2005 census estimates, up from zero in 1990.

Owner-occupied housing continued a steady climb to 26.9 percent in 2005, but 42 percent of households had incomes below $15,000 while another 23 percent of households had an income above $35,000.

1. 1540 S. Drake Ave., 2 units
1540 S. Drake Ave.
Chicago, IL
41.859588
-87.714356

1540 S. Drake Ave., 2 units

1540 S. Drake Ave.
Chicago, IL

2. 1550 S. Sawyer Ave., 2 units
1550 S. Sawyer Ave.
Chicago, IL
41.859407
-87.707026

1550 S. Sawyer Ave., 2 units

1550 S. Sawyer Ave.
Chicago, IL

3. 1553 S. Sawyer Ave., 6 units
1553 S. Sawyer Ave.
Chicago, IL
41.859348
-87.706321

1553 S. Sawyer Ave., 6 units

1553 S. Sawyer Ave.
Chicago, IL

4. 1649 S. Trumbull Ave., 2 units
1649 S. Trumbull Ave.
Chicago, IL
41.857599
-87.711152

1649 S. Trumbull Ave., 2 units

1649 S. Trumbull Ave.
Chicago, IL

5. 1863 S. Lawndale Ave., 15 units
1863 S. Lawndale Ave.
Chicago, IL
41.8553529
-87.717537

1863 S. Lawndale Ave., 15 units

1863 S. Lawndale Ave.
Chicago, IL

6. 3551 W. Douglas Blvd., 2 units
3551 W. Douglas Blvd.
Chicago, IL
41.862127
-87.714856

3551 W. Douglas Blvd., 2 units

3551 W. Douglas Blvd.
Chicago, IL