The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusForest View is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 792. It is primarily an industrial corridor adjacent to the Chicago neighborhood of Garfield Ridge, which is on the village's southern border.
Forest View was established in 1924. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 698 to 792 (+13%). Half of its homes were built before 1955.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Forest View yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Forest View’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Forest View’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Forest View, decade by decade
2000
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.