West Cortez St, West Town

This is a wonderful, quiet little street in Ukrainian Village. It's a really safe area-- I feel comfortable walking alone here, even at night. It's mostly townhomes and apartment buildings, so it's definitely a residential area. If it has a downside, it's that you have to walk a few blocks over to one of the more major streets to get to restaurants or stores.

Even though the area isn't as strictly Eastern European as it used to be, it still has a lot of character. The Ukrainian cathedral at Oakley and Rice is particularly charming.