A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Downtown Evanston’s Past
The Evanston History Center collects, preserves, and shares Evanston history to educate, inspire, and enrich the people of Evanston.
Downtown Evanston is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit corporation that provides marketing, special event, placemaking, and general management services for the downtown Evanston business district. The mission of the organization is to market, maintain, develop, and improve the vitality of the local economy and quality of life within the designated Special Service Area (SSA) boundaries.
Since 2015, the Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations at Northwestern University has redefined our partnership with the City of Evanston, transforming it into a benchmark for university-city collaborations nationwide.
