Berwyn

Illinois commuter town

Berwyn is a place name of Welsh origin, most commonly encountered as a city in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, or as a neighborhood in the Chicago area.

Several smaller communities in the United States share the name.

In Wales, the Berwyn Mountains are a range in the northeast.

We drove through Berwyn on our way to the airport.

Chicago

suburb

Outlying residential district

bungalow · Czech · Polish · Bohemian · working-class · Ogden · blue-collar · residential · ethnic · neighborhood

Wales

Snowdonia

Welsh mountain national park

scrambling · ridge · summit · hillwalking · moorland · heather · sheep · rugged · panoramic · wild

Pennsylvania

Main Line

Upscale Philadelphia suburban stretch

Montgomery · station · commuter · colonial · leafy · historic · Chester · railroad · SEPTA · township

Opposites
urban center vs. suburb

Berwynthe Loop

Chicago's commercial core

Chicago · Manhattan · urban core · central business district · city center

affluent vs. working-class suburbs

BerwynWinnetka

Illinois North Shore community

Kenilworth · Highland Park · Hinsdale · Glencoe · North Shore

inner-ring vs. outer-ring suburbs

BerwynNaperville

Suburban Illinois municipality

Schaumburg · Aurora · exurbs · sprawl

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G