Diversey Parkway (, 2800 N.) is a major east–west street on the North Side of

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. Diversey separates the Chicago lakefront neighborhoods of Lakeview to the north and

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to the south. West of the North Branch of the

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, the street is known as Diversey Avenue, and separates the neighborhoods of Avondale to the north and Logan Square to the south. Further west, Diversey Avenue is a major street in Chicago's Hermosa, Belmont Cragin, and Montclare neighborhoods, and it continues intermittently through the west suburbs. The street is named after 19th century beer brewer

Michael Diversey Michael Diversey (born Diversy as shown on his grave in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Chicago; December 10, 1810 – December 12, 1869) was an American beer brewer, owner of the Diversey Beer Brewery. Diversey was an immigrant from Illinge ...

Points of interest

Diversey has a few points of interest such as

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's Commonwealth Promenade Apartments (1957), the

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National Memorial Headquarters Building, the

Brewster Apartments The Brewster Apartments (originally known as Lincoln Park Palace) is a residential building in the Lake View neighborhood of Chicago. Located at Diversey and Pine Grove (originally Park), it was designed by architect Enock Hill Turnock for No ...

, the Urantia Foundation Building, the Lathrop Homes, Diversey River Bowl, Kosciuszko Park, and the Brickyard Shopping Center. Diversey also goes by the site of one of Chicago's Seven Lost Wonders, the

Olson Park and Waterfall Olson Park and Waterfall was a heavily visited park and waterfall complex that was located in the Avondale community area of Chicago. It was built by Walter E. Olson, the owner of the Olson Rug Company, next to his factory and headquarters on the ...

complex which was located at the northwest corner of Pulaski and Diversey.

Transportation

Diversey Parkway is served by the 76 Diversey between Harlem Avenue and Cannon Drive. The following CTA Lines stop at Diversey Parkway: * Brown Line and Purple Line Express at

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* Blue Line at Kedzie and Milwaukee Avenues

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