North Center is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located in the city's North Side. North Center is bordered on the north by Montrose Avenue, on the south by Diversey Parkway, on the west by the Chicago River and on the east by Ravenswood Avenue; it includes the neighborhoods of North Center, Roscoe Village, St. Ben's, and Hamlin Park. The Brown Line of the Chicago 'L' has stops within the community area at Addison, Irving Park, and Montrose.
The clocktower of Lane Technical College Prep High School, located in the western part of the neighborhood.
"Welcome to Roscoe Village" Painted Sign on Roscoe at the Train Tracks in 2010
The Brown Line of the Chicago "L" system, is an 11.4-mile (18.3 km) route with 27 stations between Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood and downtown Chicago. It runs completely above ground and is almost entirely grade-separated. It is the third-busiest 'L' route, with an average of 28,315 passengers boarding each weekday in 2022.
A Brown Line train of 3200 series cars
A Brown Line train crosses the north branch of the Chicago River.
Between Rockwell and Western stations a ramp carries Brown Line trains from ground-level to elevated tracks.
Northward view from Adams/Wabash station
