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Take a photographic tour of Beverly, from its historic homes and unique architecture to longtime businesses and art installations. There’s a lot to love about this South Side Chicago neighborhood!
Photos: Sara Tieman, WGN Radio

  • “Welcome to Beverly Hills” on 95th Street. (S. Tieman)
  • Beverly mural near 99th and Walden
  • A wayfinding map of the 257-acre Dan Ryan Woods Forest Preserve
  • Paved trails make it easy for locals to spend time in nature
  • Nice place to sit
  • Which way to go?
  • Walk in the woods
  • Sledding and snowboarding hills in Dan Ryan Woods
  • Another sledding and snowboarding hill in Dan Ryan Woods
  • Beverly is served by multiple METRA stations. This is one of them at 95th Street (view looking west) and was built in the Colonial Revival style.
  • Hop on the METRA in Beverly to the city and you’ll arrive at LaSalle Street Station.
  • The current 95th Street METRA station dates to 1945.
  • Commuters can get coffee from a local Beverly coffee shop located inside the 95th Street METRA.
  • The 95th Street Station (formerly named “Longwood Station”) was designated a Chicago Landmark in 1995.
  • 95th Street in Beverly
  • Top Notch Beefburgers on 95th has been serving up burgers, fries, and shakes for decades.
  • Top Notch menu (C. Koch/WGN)
  • Taste mead in Beverly!
  • Wild Blossom Meadery is the only producer of mead on the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.
  • Mead is made by fermenting honey with yeast (C. Koch)
  • Beverly has many styles of architecture, including bungalows, and several historic districts. This home on the Ridge Historic District was built in 1895.
  • Along the Ridge Historic District.
  • Did you know Chicago has a castle and it’s located in Beverly?
  • Dubbed the “Irish Castle” the Givins Castle was built in 1896 as a residence and is now home to the Beverly Unitarian Church.
  • Beverly Farmers Market
  • The William and Jessie M. Adams House, a Prairie school style home
  • The home is a Chicago Landmark built by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1900.
  • Stop for a sweet treat at The Original Rainbow Cone, 92nd and Western, in Beverly.
  • The Original Rainbow Cone has been in the neighborhood since 1926.
  • A large Irish population settled in Beverly in the early 1900s.
  • Beverly is home of Chicago’s South Side Irish Parade.
  • “Quantum Me” is an art installation at 99th and Walden and has been called “The Beverly Bean”.
  • Designed by Chicago-based artist Davis McCarty.
  • Right across from the 99th Street METRA station.
  • 99th Street METRA station in Beverly was formerly called “Walden Station”.
  • 99th Street METRA built in 1889
  • On South Walden Parkway in Beverly, near 99th.
  • 99th & Walden sign
  • Murals near 99th and Walden.
  • Shopping and coffee shops around 99th and South Walden
  • Victorian style home in Beverly
  • 40,000 square foot Beverly Arts Center on 111th
  • Beverly Arts Center established 1967 (C. Koch)
  • Guy C. Smith House, an American System-Built Home by Frank Lloyd Wright and Chicago Landmark
  • H. Howard Hyde House, an American-System Built Home by Frank Lloyd Wright and Chicago Landmark
  • H. Howard Hyde House
  • Casa del Loma or Hill House, built 1886
  • Walker Branch of the Chicago Public Library serving Beverly and surrounding neighborhoods.
  • Detail on building
  • The exterior walls of the building were built in 1890. It’s the oldest structure owned by the Chicago Public Library.
  • Tower of the Walker Branch