Edgewater is a lakefront
community area on the North Side of the city of
Chicago,
Illinois seven miles north of the
Loop. As one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, Edgewater is bounded by
Foster Avenue on the south,
Devon Avenue on the north, Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and
Lake Michigan on the east. Edgewater contains several beaches that residents enjoy in the late spring, summer, and early autumn. Chicago's largest park,
Lincoln Park, stretches south from Edgewater for seven miles along the waterfront, almost to downtown. Historically, Edgewater was the northeastern corner of Lake View Township, an independent suburb which was annexed by the
city of Chicago in 1889. Today, the
Uptown community is to Edgewater's south,
Lincoln Square to its west,
West Ridge to its northwest and
Rogers Park to its north.