Skyline views from the neighborhoods – and Skokie

You can find surprisingly good views of Chicago’s skyline in places where you aren’t expecting to find them. Start with the view above, which stretches from Rogers Park to the West Loop. It was shot from a roof deck of the six-story apartment building at 1157 W Diversey, at the northern edge of Lincoln Park.

This is the view east and south from atop 1157 W Diversey.

Six-corner intersections often serve up great cityscape and skyline views. The ones above are from Hairpin Lofts, 2800 N Milwaukee Ave, in Logan Square.

A bit further south, the rooftop at the 7-story 1940 North Lincoln is further proof that you don’t need to live in a high-rise to get a great view.

Further south again, at the northwest edge of the Near North neighborhood, SoNo’s two towers offer some of the most open vistas of the skyline.

Continuing our drift south, we arrive at a top-floor balcony at a Parkside of Old Town condo on Division Street in Old Town.

The view from the roof of Mondial apartments, 910 W Huron in River West.

If you’ve ever driven north from the South Side along the Dan Ryan Expressway, you’re aware of the panoramic views of the Loop and the South Loop as you pass through East Pilsen. The above shot is from the 4th floor deck of a townhome at Union Row, in the 500 block of W 16th St.

Henry Palmisano Park (Stearns Quarry Park), Bridgeport, Chicago

A mile-and-a-half south of Union Row you can stand on a prairie path in 27-acre Palmisano Park and catch the above view of the skyline from Bridgeport.

Chicago skyline, viewed from Optima Old Orchard in Skokie. Kardas Photography

Skokie’s not exactly a Chicago neighborhood, and it’s one of the last places you’d expect to find a view of downtown, given the distances involved. This shot was taken by Michael Kardas from a penthouse unit at Optima Old Orchard Woods.

You’ll find many more Chicago vistas in YoChicago’s Flickr albums, in our videos at YouTube, and in earlier posts.

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