When Bella returns to Chicago, she returns to the same neighborhood in which she lived when she first met Edward: Canaryville.
Canaryville is a predominantly Irish American neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, located within the New City community of Chicago. The borders of Canaryville are from 40th to 49th streets to the South. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Chicago and enjoys a reputation for insularity or hostility to outsiders. It was also considered to be one of Chicago's toughest neighborhoods throughout most of its existence, from the late 19th century and much of the 20th century.
Canaryville is undergoing a gentrification of sorts, and several old buildings have been converted into lofts. Bella's loft is based on a loft in an old department store on South Ashland.
Bella's nice loft needed a nice bed for Emmett to make...and sleep in. This is what her bed looks like:
I'd pay to watch Emmett make that bed - how 'bout you? *evil grin*
Speaking of Emmett: while our Bella and Edward aren't modeled after the usual suspects, our Emmett is totally modeled after Kellan:
