South Shore is one of 77 officially designated community areas of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is a predominately African American neighborhood, in recent years, the neighborhood has become more diverse, located on Chicago's southern lakefront. It is a relatively stable and gentrifying neighborhood that has generally been long neglected. Many middle-class people have re-settled in the neighborhood, restoring some of the most beautiful homes on the city's south side. Luxury condominium conversions are plentiful.
The jewel of the neighborhood is the South Shore Cultural Center, previously a country club. The South Shore Country Club began as a lakefront retreat for the wealthiest of Chicago's movers and shakers. Marshall and Fox, architects of the Drake, Blackstone, and Edgewater Beach Hotels, were hired to design an opulent, Mediterranean-style clubhouse for a membership that included Chicago's most prominent families. The grounds provided a private stable, beach, and golf course. Tennis, horseback riding, and skeet shooting were enjoyed by guests the likes of Jean Harlow, Will Rogers, and Amelia Earhardt. Between the first and second World Wars, a housing boom brought the development of luxury cooperative apartments and mansions to the neighborhood surrounding the club. In 1974 the club held its last members-only event. Today, the Chicago Park District owns the property. It has been restored to its original design and is now open to the public.
At the northern end of South Shore is the historic district Jackson Park Highlands which is one of Chicago's greatest examples of structural history and 19th-Century architecture, with an abundance of homes in the style of American Four-Square, Colonial Revival, and Renaissance Revival on suburban sized lots.
Located in the Bryn Mawr section of South Shore is the Allan Miller House located at 7121 South Paxton Avenue. Commissioned by advertising executive Allan Miller, this home is an excellent example of Prairie-style architecture. Built in 1915, it is Chicago's only surviving building designed by John Van Bergen, a former member of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture firm.
Recently, a Starbucks has opened up a shop in South Shore, which has generally been a healthy indicator for an area's economic development.
South Shore has long been a popular neighborhood among the African American community because of its rich history and its proximity to downtown Chicago.

Jackson Park Highlands
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Official City of Chicago South Shore Community Map