Montclare
| Territory Data | |
| Open Territory
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| Territory Claimed by: | None |
| Sphere: | Vampire |
| Location Value: | 15 |
| Specialty: | Suburbs (Academics) |
| Cost Reductions: | Interdisciplinary Specialty (Suburbs), Good Time Management, Virtuous |
| Unique Bonus: | Once a month, use a point of Resources to use a neighborhood teen as Retainer 2. |
| Travel Code: | NW |
Description
Settlement concentrated in the southeastern section near the depot, but was hampered until utilities and paved streets were added in the 1920s. Single-family structures, mainly standard bungalows, predominated in the area. Some residents found employment at light industrial plants along the CM&SP railroad lines that bounded Montclare on its eastern and southern edges; most workers crossed into neighboring communities where factories were more plentiful.
Housing extended north of Diversey Avenue in the 1930s, a combination of bungalows, ranches, and Tudor houses. Hugging Chicago's western edge, Montclare retained an identity more suburban than urban. Pre– World War II commercial development was minimal; the only shopping was a retail strip at Grand and Harlem. In the 1960s the strip experienced decline and deterioration as stores left and newer shopping centers were built in nearby areas. But residential areas remained intact owing to good construction and property upkeep by conscientious residents.