Chicago's Northshore Communities |
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This topographic map shows one of the
highest income areas (Lake Forest, a
Northshore suburb)
in metropolitan Chicago. According to the Census, the wealthiest 5 percent
of US households received 21.4 percent of the nation's income (earnings
for doing something) and accounted for 60 percent of the nation's wealth
(investments in stocks, bonds, gold, property, factories, etc for just owning assets). Map: look at where the rich live not only in Chicago but in the rest of the United States. Northshore communities are located along Lake Michigan. Since the 1950s, other high income neighborhoods have developed in the northern parts of Cook County. What makes the Northshore communities distinctive? What does the cartoon say about the relationship of wealthy areas and inner city neighborhoods? |
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| Answers: 1) commuter stations, exclusive shopping areas, and very expensive houses. 2) advertising is used to get inner city residents (underclass, poor) to buy high-priced consumer goods which financially benefit suburban populations (elites & upper middle income groups) Look at more information and photos of the wealthy Northshore communities. |
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