Evanston is thirteen (13 miles) due north of Downtown Chicago and covers an area of 7.8 square miles and has a population of over 74,000 residents.

Evanston is a vibrant community and is best seen by dividing the City into five distinct sections (Southeast Evanston, Southwest Evanston,Downtown Evanston,Northeast Evanston, and Northwest Evanston).

For purposes of this section, I plan to write about each section and have decided to start out describing My Neighborhood of Northwest Evanston.

Northwest Evanston boundaries are between McCormick Avenue on the South, Crawford Avenue on the West, Greenbay Road on the East, and Isabella on the North. Northwest Evanston has a great mix of single family homes, condos, with some rental units.

Central Street is the business district of Northwest Evanston and has a great mix of small retail shops, along with a very active public library and post office. You can find a lot of people walking down Central Street whether its going to Great Harvest Bread Company for fresh bread, Walshs Homeopathic for vitamins, Starbucks for coffee, Foodstuffs for gourmet prepared foods, Perennials for stationary, invitations and gifts for all occasions, Mud Pies for children’s clothes, or to go to some of the local restaurants including Symphony for Itailian food, Bluestone Bar for American fair, Jackys Bistro for French food and Prairie Joes for Vegetarian, Mexican and Eclectic food