Rail transportation to downtown Cincinnati helped spur Evanston’s growth as a late 1800’s “bedroom suburb,” a neighborhood where business owners and other middle-class families could live away from the pollution and traffic from the factories and shops that filled the central city. In 1893, Evanston Village was incorporated and named after the Chicago suburb of Evanston. Others were designed for middle-income families, and ultimately, middle-income housing predominated in this area. Some of these, intended for affluent buyers, were given names such as Woodburn Heights to associate them with fashionable Woodburn and Walnut Hills. The success of Idlewild and Ivanhoe encouraged developers to start other subdivisions. By the late 1890’s, a small commuter suburb existed immediately north of Woodburn and East Walnut Hills. The availability of rail transportation into Cincinnati accelerated residential development, and two new sub-divisions, Idlewild and Ivanhoe, were established on the western side of Montgomery Road. Lots in this first subdivision sold slowly until the Cincinnati, Lebanon, and Northern (CL&N) Railroad came through the area in the late 1870’s. It remained farmland until 1875 when the Homestead Land & Building Association platted east of Montgomery Road. The community of Evanston was especially changed by the construction of I-71 Expressway, which cut through and effectively removed Evanston’s once vibrant business district.Ĭaptain James Lyon purchased most of the land that makes up Evanston from John Cleves Symmes in 1796. Each surrounding neighborhood is composed of varying demographics and social issues, making for a diverse and complex local region. It is bounded on the north by Norwood, on the west by Avondale, on the south by Walnut Hills, and on the East by Hyde Park. The community of Evanston is a neighborhood located within the city of Cincinnati.
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