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Nestled between West Rogers Park, Ravenswood and the perpetual open space of a nature preserve and five cemeteries, are a half-dozen quiet residential neighborhoods. The pocket neighborhoods, bisected by the North Shore Channel, are known for their well-kept, single-family homes on deep lots.

North Park - The North Park neighborhood, bounded by the Chicago River, Foster, St. Louis, Bryn Mawr and Kedzie, contains many large homes, North Park College and Northeastern Illinois University.

Hollywood Park - Hollywood Park is a small pocket park on the southwest corner of Jersey and Peterson avenues. The Hollywood Park neighborhood stretches south and west from the park to the border of the North Park neighborhood. Bounded by Peterson, Central Park, Bryn Mawr and the North Shore Canal, the neighborhood is a quiet district of bungalows and newer single-family homes.

Peterson Park - The Peterson Park residential neighborhood, bounded by Lincoln Avenue, Devon, Pulaski and Peterson, was developed in the 1950s. The area is known for its well-kept Georgian homes on tree-lined streets. Its namesake, the heavily wooded park adjoining the North Park Village nature preserve, is located on the north side of Peterson Avenue at Central Park.

Budlong Woods - The woodsy area, a pocket neighborhood bounded by Foster, California, Bryn Mawr and the channel, resembles the nearby Sauganash neighborhood. Sprawling brick and stone homes accented with turrets and Tudor-style wood beams sit back on wide, tree-covered lots. Arcadia Terrace. Yellow- and red-brick two-flats and Chicago-style bungalows dot narrow tree-lined streets, such as North Maplewood and North Campbell in Arcadia Terrace. Peterson Woods. This exclusive area, bounded by Bryn Mawr, California, Peterson and the North Shore Channel, was the original developer's upscale addition to Arcadia Terrace.

Housing: In North Park, the average price of a single-family home was $160,881 in 1997. Homes range in price from $90,000 to $350,000. Prices are similar in the other nearby neighborhoods. Townhouses and condominiums averaged $86,121 in 1997. There are not many apartments for rent in these neighborhoods. A few are available around North Park College and Northeastern University, where a renovated one-bedroom apartment rents for $500 a month.

Transportation: Several CTA bus routes serve the area. Buses run on Foster, Peterson and Lincoln avenues. Both Lake Shore Drive and the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) are about a 15-minute drive from these neighborhoods.

Lincoln Square

Banners on streetlights have proclaimed that Lincoln Square is "A Touch of Europe." With European delicatessens, shops and restaurants, and German-speaking residents and visitors, the two-block-long, tree-lined mall on Lincoln Avenue lives up to its advertising.

"Charmed" is the word that will come to mind as you stroll about Lincoln Square. This Continental concentration along Lincoln between Lawrence and Montrose is truly where the Old World meets the New. Here you will step into more than just apothecaries and delicatessens; you will travel back to turn-of-the-century Europe and old-fashioned hospitality. The shopkeepers are friendly and the wares are divine: bath products you've only dreamed of, handmade toys, unique foods, and classic European designs. South, past Leland, art deco is strictly de mode. A variety of stores sell vintage clothing and furniture fashioned to make Frank Lloyd Wright smack his lips. But don't leave without passing through The Old Town School of Folk Music, offering classes in all varieties of sound making. With its comfortable halcyon atmosphere, Lincoln Square is a visit to style's glorious past.