a short history of Rogers Park

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January 26, 2010 St. Scholastica Academy (Cafeteria); light meal to be served

7th Annual Trends in Real Estate Workshop

All members of the Chicago real estate community are invited to attend this event, where attendees break down into small groups to discuss trends in the national economy, and as it impacts local markets for apartments, home sales and future development. Learn from your colleagues as we try to develop strategies for the coming year.

Contact Mary Jane Sacks if you are interested in attending: 773/743-7433

Cost: free, for invited guests, but we encourage attendees to consider membership for 2010 year.

History | Diversity | Investing in Rogers Park

Named for Philip M. Rogers, an Irishman who first settled this area of sand flats, scrub oaks, prairies and stands of timber in 1834, Rogers Park remained rural until the years following the Chicago Fire of 1871, when the need for more housing and completion for the railroad stimulated construction of the large, gracious homes that made the Village of Rogers Park an attractive place to live. The addition of other rail lines and a land boom in the 1880s enticed real estate developers to build the roads and sidewalks and plant the trees that—to this day—give Rogers Park its unique residential character. Rogers Park became part of Chicago in the 1890s to obtain better water, schools and police and fire protection. The extension of the elevate train and street car lines throughout Rogers Park in the 1910s led to an apartment, restaurant and theatre boom in the 1920s and 1930s. The well-appointed three-story courtyard buildings and apartment hotels that still grace east Rogers Park attracted new residents to a resort-like lakefront, perfect for a summer’s coolness and recreation, just a short distance from downtown Chicago.