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Near East Side (East Side): The oldest neighborhood of Aurora. This neighborhood is located between Downtown and Uptown. There are several large older homes, some dating back to the 1870s. This neighborhood is much more densly populated than any other part of the city. This neighborhood has an elevated crime rate as well as several vacant buildings.

Near West Side (West Side): The residential neighborhood is generally well maintained with expensive older homes.

Pigeon Hill (East Side): The former neighborhood where Romanian and other eastern European immigrants once flocked to in the late 1800s. This neighborhood has generally smaller homes and is located around North High Street, just east of the Fox River.

Riddle Highlands (West Side): is located on the West Side, off of North Lake Street and West Illinois Ave. It’s a very charming section of the city, with large, older homes dating back to the early 1900s. Mature trees line the streets and most lawns are neatly manicured. The historic Northgate shopping center is located on its eastern boundary.

Copleyville (East Side): The neighborhood surrounding the now vacant Copley Memorial Hospital. The neighborhood is east of Dutchtown and South of the Near East side. This neighborhood is one of the most densly populated in the city.

Dutchtown (East Side): The neighborhood once predominatly populated by German immagrants during the first half of the 20th century. The neighborhood is east of Copleyville and south of Uptown.

Little Italy (West Side): Neighborhood once mainly populated by Italian Immigrants south of downtown on the westside, near South Lake Street and West Jericho Road. The neighborhood was once home to many manufacturing jobs but most have been shut down.

Downtown: Historic downtown is the heart of Aurora and is home to a number of large historic buildings dating back to the early 1900s. Downtown is located 3 miles (4.8 km) South of Interstate 88. Much of downtown Aurora was developed in the lates 1800s and houses several pieces of impressive architecture. Downtown Aurora’s declined began in the late 1970s but of late is the home of several new developments including the River Street Plaza Condo development and Downer Place Lofts. Many new businesses have opened with success, along with the Hollywood Casino. A major hotel and high rise condos are planned for the East Bank on the east side of downtown. Today still, many areas just outside downtown remain vacant due to the industrial recession of the 1980’s. Downtown Aurora is the home of the famous LeLand Hotel, a 22 story building built in 1921, which housed the Sky Club, a former Blues recording studio. The building once was the tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago. Today its used as apartments.

Uptown (East Side) :The center of Aurora’s strong Hispanic culture. The area was an area just east of downtown, booming with large homes and bustling shops in the first half of the 20th century. Today, some old storefronts are still there.

White Eagle (Far East Side): is a subdivision that is partially located in incorporated Aurora and partially in incorporated Naperville (the easiest way to tell the difference is to look at the fire hydrants: if they are orange, that denotes Naperville; if they are red, that denotes Aurora.) When it was being marketed it was advertised as “Naperville,” so the mayor at that time cut off all city services to prove his point, that the White Eagle subdivision included sections that were in the City of Aurora. White Eagle is a very wealthy and upscale area. Some homes are valued at well over a million dollars.

Patersonville (East Side): A declining neighborhood with a high crime rate and many vacant buildings. The neighborhood is borderd by S. Farnsworth Av., E. New York St., S. Ohio St, and E. North Av.

Westwood (West Side): A predominantly African American neighborhood on the west side. The majority of this neighborhood is in and around the Aurora Housing Authority housing development Jericho Circle.

Stonebridge (Far East Side): is the most wealthy area of Aurora. Its located along Indian Trail Rd and Eola Rd on the city’s Far East Side. This is also one of the newest sections of the city. With homes well over a million dollars, its residents have an average household income of $ 112,800 and an average household net worth of $ 165,112.00. The Stonebridge area is also home to the Stonebridge Golf Course, which was the home of a PGA tournament for several years in a row.

Posted on: Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

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