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Apartments for rent in Garfield Ridge come with studio apartments and 1, 2, and 3-bedroom layouts. Garfield Ridge apartments can be found in courtyard buildings, traditional two- and three-flats, mid-rise apartments, and some newly constructed apartment buildings.
Garfield Ridge Chicago has always occupied a pivotal spot in Chicago’s natural history: it was at this point that a swamp was formed during the rainy season, called Mud Lake. The lake effectively connected the Des Plaines River with Chicago and Lake Michigan, allowing French explorers and Native Americans to exploit a portage from the Great Lakes to the waterways feeding into the Mississippi River.
History in Garfield Ridge
John Wentworth (1815-1888) was a two-term Mayor of Chicago and a six-term U.S. House Of Representatives member. A Republican and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, Wentworth served as editor of the city’s first newspaper, The Chicago Democrat. In his later years, he lived on his country estate at 5441 S Harlem Ave, which today occupies a portion of the Garfield Ridge neighborhood. Wentworth stood 6’ 6’’ tall and weighed more than 300 pounds.
