Wicker Park & Bucktown

Wicker Park and Bucktown are separate neighborhood on the Northwest Side, but are in close proximity to each other and are very similar, so the two will get one post describing both. In fact, depending on who you ask, the neighborhoods often overlap each other!
Wicker Park is the more popular and upscale neighborhood in the Wicker Park-Bucktown conglomeration. Along Milwaukee Avenue, one can find many shops selling artisanal coffee, and an unusually high concentration of record shops. In short, hipster central. The area has a strong biking culture, with Milwaukee Avenue hosting many cyclists. Bike lanes can be found on Damen, Armitage, and Division. In addition, the Bloomingdale Trail, an elevated railroad being turned into a park and bike highway, will run through the neighborhood. Side streets in Wicker Park play host to dense, urban houses and walk up apartments, and main roads are lined with mixed use residential/commercial space. The area also has many clothing stores and fine restaurants. Of note is the presence of many small parks and large, leafy trees in a neighborhood so close to the Loop.
Bucktown is the slightly less gentrified, less popular northern piece of the grouping. Walking down Milwaukee from the intersection of Milwaukee & Western, one could see that a few vacant lots were still present, and businesses were less upscale than those further down Milwaukee. Housing stock is much the same as in Wicker Park, but with a larger number of detached houses and less walk up apartments. 
The two neighborhoods's total boundaries are Western Avenue, Division Street, Ashland Avenue, and Armitage Avenue. Transit-wise, the neighborhood is served by the Division, Damen, and Western Stations of the CTA Blue Line, which runs 24/7, as well as the 9 & N9 Ashland (24/7 Service), 49 & N49 Western (24/7 Service), 50 Damen, 70 Division, 72 North, and 73 Armitage buses.