Diversey Parkway (, 2800 N.) is a major east–west street on the North Side of

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. Diversey separates the Chicago lakefront neighborhoods of Lakeview to the north and

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to the south. West of the North Branch of the

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, the street is known as Diversey Avenue, and separates the neighborhoods of Avondale to the north and Logan Square to the south. Further west, Diversey Avenue is a major street in Chicago's Hermosa,

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, and Montclare neighborhoods, and it continues intermittently through the west suburbs. The street is named after 19th century beer brewer Michael Diversey.

Points of interest

Diversey has a few points of interest such as

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's Commonwealth Promenade Apartments (1957), the

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National Memorial Headquarters Building, the Brewster Apartments, the Urantia Foundation Building, the Lathrop Homes, Diversey River Bowl, Kosciuszko Park, and the Brickyard Shopping Center (formerly a mall). Diversey also goes by the site of one of Chicago's Seven Lost Wonders, the Olson Park and Waterfall complex, which was located at the northwest corner of Pulaski and Diversey.

Transportation

Diversey Parkway is served by the 76 Diversey between

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and Cannon Drive. The following CTA Lines stop at Diversey Parkway: * Brown Line and

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* Blue Line at Kedzie and Milwaukee Avenues

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