Roscoe Village

Roscoe Village refers to a neighborhood in the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. While not part of any official city map, Chicago residents perceive the boundaries of the neighborhood to be Addison Street to the north, Belmont Avenue to the south, Ravenswood Avenue to the east and the Chicago River to the west.^[4] The primary feature of Roscoe Village is Roscoe Street, which bisects the neighborhood's boundaries between Addison Street and Belmont Avenue. Roscoe Street is populated by businesses and residents. Local historian and longtime neighborhood resident Chuck Betzold notes that people have been living in Roscoe Village since the 18th century, when the area was inhabited by the Fox Indians. Today the area is home to over 6200 residents.

From 1904 to 1967, Roscoe Village was home to the "largest amusement park in the world" Riverview Park, a 76-acre amusement park^[5] stretching from Belmont Avenue to Lane Tech High School, and from Western Ave. to the Chicago River. Today, the 19th District Police Station, DeVry University Chicago Campus, and Riverview Plaza Center now stands on the space