Beverly

Beverly, like neighboring Morgan Park, was greatly impacted by the addition of the Rock Island & Pacific Railroad line. Beverly Hills station opened at 91st Street in 1889, and the community north of 107th Street along the Blue Island Ridge eventually took the name Beverly. Its biggest residential boom took place in the 1920s and many large Revival-style homes from the period remain, built on deep wooded lots atop rolling hills. 95th Street was established as—and remains—an important commercial artery. Other businesses are clustered every few blocks around the train stations. Despite being annexed to Chicago by 1890, the community has retained its own small-town identity.