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South Side:
The South Side (south of downtown) has a varied ethnic composition and holds influential neighborhoods such as Hyde Park, Jackson Park Highlands, Kenwood, Beverly, Mount Greenwood, and west Morgan Park.
The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a planned museum, library and education project to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. Barack became the first African American President in U.S history, shortly after he lived here in the South Side of Chicago with his wife Michelle Obama, a local of the South Shore area.
With a cost of $482 million, the center is located in Jackson Park, only a 5-min drive from our home, adjacent to the University of Chicago campus (UChicago provides planning, support, engagement and programming). The Obama Center will also include community and conference facilities and will house the nonprofit Obama Foundation. Construction on the 19.3 acre campus is expected to top out in April 2024, and the center to open in the first half of 2026. The center's work includes digitizing the Barack Obama Presidential Library with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), to create the first fully digitized presidential library. The Library is administered by NARA, which will preserve hardcopies of documents at a separate NARA facility; however, many will be loaned to the Presidential Center for display. Included within the center's plans is a new branch for the Chicago Public Library.
Barack Obama Presidential Library
The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a planned museum, library and education project to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. Barack became the first African American President in U.S history, shortly after he lived here in the South Side of Chicago with his wife Michelle Obama, a local of the South Shore area.
With a cost of $482 million, the center is located in Jackson Park, only a 5-min drive from our home, adjacent to the University of Chicago campus (UChicago provides planning, support, engagement and programming). The Obama Center will also include community and conference facilities and will house the nonprofit Obama Foundation. Construction on the 19.3 acre campus is expected to top out in April 2024, and the center to open in the first half of 2026. The center's work includes digitizing the Barack Obama Presidential Library with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), to create the first fully digitized presidential library. The Library is administered by NARA, which will preserve hardcopies of documents at a separate NARA facility; however, many will be loaned to the Presidential Center for display. Included within the center's plans is a new branch for the Chicago Public Library.
Located less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, Giordano's is an American pizzeria chain that specializes in Chicago-style stuffed pizza. Brothers Efren and Joseph Boglio founded Giordano's in 1974 in Chicago, Illinois. The pizzeria has since expanded to over 65 locations in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Nevada, and Wisconsin. The chain has also expanded to offer catering and ship frozen pizzas in the United States.
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Giordano's
5311 S Blackstone AveLocated less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, Giordano's is an American pizzeria chain that specializes in Chicago-style stuffed pizza. Brothers Efren and Joseph Boglio founded Giordano's in 1974 in Chicago, Illinois. The pizzeria has since expanded to over 65 locations in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Nevada, and Wisconsin. The chain has also expanded to offer catering and ship frozen pizzas in the United States.
Located less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere, the Museum of Science and Industry boasts more than 2,000 exhibits — from U-boats and airplanes to tornados. Among the museum's exhibits are a full-size replica coal mine, German submarine U-505 captured during World War II, a 3,500-square-foot (330 m2) model railroad, the command module of Apollo 8, and the first diesel-powered streamlined stainless-steel passenger train (Pioneer Zephyr).
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Museum för vetenskap och industri
5700 S Lake Shore DrLocated less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere, the Museum of Science and Industry boasts more than 2,000 exhibits — from U-boats and airplanes to tornados. Among the museum's exhibits are a full-size replica coal mine, German submarine U-505 captured during World War II, a 3,500-square-foot (330 m2) model railroad, the command module of Apollo 8, and the first diesel-powered streamlined stainless-steel passenger train (Pioneer Zephyr).
Located less than an 11-minute bike ride from our Airbnb, the Chicago Lakefront Trail is a 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km) partial shared use path for walking, jogging, skateboarding, and cycling, located along the western shore of Lake Michigan. The trail passes through and connects Chicago's four major lakefront parks along with various beaches and recreational amenities. It is located wholly within the Chicago city limits and spans from South Side to North Side and runs through Jackson Park, Burnham Park, Grant Park, and Lincoln Park. It also serves as a route for bicycle, skateboard and personal transporter commuters. On busy summer days 70,000 people use the trail. Parking around the trail could be expensive or difficult to find, therefore I recommend parking around the nearby Jackson Park (you may find free street parking in this area).
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Lakefront Trail
Lakefront TrailLocated less than an 11-minute bike ride from our Airbnb, the Chicago Lakefront Trail is a 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km) partial shared use path for walking, jogging, skateboarding, and cycling, located along the western shore of Lake Michigan. The trail passes through and connects Chicago's four major lakefront parks along with various beaches and recreational amenities. It is located wholly within the Chicago city limits and spans from South Side to North Side and runs through Jackson Park, Burnham Park, Grant Park, and Lincoln Park. It also serves as a route for bicycle, skateboard and personal transporter commuters. On busy summer days 70,000 people use the trail. Parking around the trail could be expensive or difficult to find, therefore I recommend parking around the nearby Jackson Park (you may find free street parking in this area).
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Chicago’s small but busy Chinatown is an easy 10-minute train ride from the Loop (via Red Line). Visit Chinatown Square (an enormous bilevel strip mall), Old Chinatown, the Chinatown Gate, Ping Tom Memorial Park, Pui Tak Center, the Sweet Station, Joy eye’s Noodle Shop, Lawrence’s Fisheries, Lao Sze Chuan, The Buddhist Temple Gift Shop, Aji Ichiban, Giftland, Hoypoloi, and Phoenix.
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Chinatown
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Chicago’s small but busy Chinatown is an easy 10-minute train ride from the Loop (via Red Line). Visit Chinatown Square (an enormous bilevel strip mall), Old Chinatown, the Chinatown Gate, Ping Tom Memorial Park, Pui Tak Center, the Sweet Station, Joy eye’s Noodle Shop, Lawrence’s Fisheries, Lao Sze Chuan, The Buddhist Temple Gift Shop, Aji Ichiban, Giftland, Hoypoloi, and Phoenix.
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, McCormick Place is the largest convention center in North America. It consists of four interconnected buildings and one indoor arena sited on and near the shore of Lake Michigan, about 2 mi (3.2 km) south of downtown Chicago. McCormick Place hosts numerous trade shows and meetings. The largest regular events are the Chicago Auto Show each February, the International Home and Housewares Show each March and the National Restaurant Association Annual Show each May.
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McCormick Place
2301 S King DrLocated less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, McCormick Place is the largest convention center in North America. It consists of four interconnected buildings and one indoor arena sited on and near the shore of Lake Michigan, about 2 mi (3.2 km) south of downtown Chicago. McCormick Place hosts numerous trade shows and meetings. The largest regular events are the Chicago Auto Show each February, the International Home and Housewares Show each March and the National Restaurant Association Annual Show each May.
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Dusabe Museum of African American History was the first independent museum in the country dedicated to Afrcan American art, history and culture. The collection features African American artworks and photography, permanent exhibits that illustrate experiences from slavery through the Civil Rights movement, and rotating exhibits that cover topics such as Chicago blues music of the Black Panther movement. It’s affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. Housed in a 1910 building, the museum takes its name from Chicago’s first permanent settler, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a French Canadian of Haitian descent.
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DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th PlLocated less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Dusabe Museum of African American History was the first independent museum in the country dedicated to Afrcan American art, history and culture. The collection features African American artworks and photography, permanent exhibits that illustrate experiences from slavery through the Civil Rights movement, and rotating exhibits that cover topics such as Chicago blues music of the Black Panther movement. It’s affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. Housed in a 1910 building, the museum takes its name from Chicago’s first permanent settler, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a French Canadian of Haitian descent.
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Promontory Point (known locally as The Point) is a man-made peninsula jutting into Lake Michigan. It is located in Chicago's Burnham Park. The Point was constructed from landfill and by the late 1930s was protected by a seawall or revetment. The revetment was designed and constructed by Chicago Park District engineers and consists of limestone blocks arranged in a series of four steps leading to a promenade. Burnham Park totals about 600 acres and sits on Chicago’s Lakefront just south of Grant Park. The park was named for Chicago's famous architect and planner Daniel H. Burnham, who envisioned a south lakefront park with a series of manmade islands, linear boating harbor, beaches, meadows, and playfields, as published in his seminal The Plan of Chicago of 1909. Today, Burnham Park features the naturalistic Promontory Point designed by Alfred Caldwell and a popular skate park at 31st Street. The park also benches located at 12 Street, 31st Street, Oakwood and 57th Street, bird sanctuaries and beautiful natural areas. The Margaret T. Burroughs Beach and Park is a newer park feature and stretches from 31 Street to 26th Street. While there is no structured programming taking place at this location, we invite you to check out our great programs offered at nearby Ellis Park.
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Promontory Point
5491 S Shore DrLocated less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Promontory Point (known locally as The Point) is a man-made peninsula jutting into Lake Michigan. It is located in Chicago's Burnham Park. The Point was constructed from landfill and by the late 1930s was protected by a seawall or revetment. The revetment was designed and constructed by Chicago Park District engineers and consists of limestone blocks arranged in a series of four steps leading to a promenade. Burnham Park totals about 600 acres and sits on Chicago’s Lakefront just south of Grant Park. The park was named for Chicago's famous architect and planner Daniel H. Burnham, who envisioned a south lakefront park with a series of manmade islands, linear boating harbor, beaches, meadows, and playfields, as published in his seminal The Plan of Chicago of 1909. Today, Burnham Park features the naturalistic Promontory Point designed by Alfred Caldwell and a popular skate park at 31st Street. The park also benches located at 12 Street, 31st Street, Oakwood and 57th Street, bird sanctuaries and beautiful natural areas. The Margaret T. Burroughs Beach and Park is a newer park feature and stretches from 31 Street to 26th Street. While there is no structured programming taking place at this location, we invite you to check out our great programs offered at nearby Ellis Park.
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, the Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team that competes in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The White Sox won the 1906 World Series with a defense-oriented team dubbed "the Hitless Wonders", and the 1917 World Series, led by Eddie Cicotte, Eddie Collins and Shoeless Joe Jackson. In 1959, the White Sox, led by Early Wynn, Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio, and manager Al López, won the American League pennant. They won the AL pennant in 2005, and went on to win the World Series, led by MVP Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko, Mark Buehrle, catcher A. J. Pierzynski, and Ozzie Guillén, the first Latino manager to win the World Series. The 87 years it took the White Sox to win the World Series stands as the second longest MLB championship drought of all time, with their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Cubs, holding the longest drought (107 seasons). The White Sox have an overall record of 9,411–9,309.
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Chicago White Sox
333 W 35th StLocated less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, the Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team that competes in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The White Sox won the 1906 World Series with a defense-oriented team dubbed "the Hitless Wonders", and the 1917 World Series, led by Eddie Cicotte, Eddie Collins and Shoeless Joe Jackson. In 1959, the White Sox, led by Early Wynn, Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio, and manager Al López, won the American League pennant. They won the AL pennant in 2005, and went on to win the World Series, led by MVP Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko, Mark Buehrle, catcher A. J. Pierzynski, and Ozzie Guillén, the first Latino manager to win the World Series. The 87 years it took the White Sox to win the World Series stands as the second longest MLB championship drought of all time, with their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Cubs, holding the longest drought (107 seasons). The White Sox have an overall record of 9,411–9,309.
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Buddy Guy's Legends is a blues club and restaurant opened in 1989 by blues musician Buddy Guy who still owns the club and who still makes regular appearances, performing a month of shows each January. Legends is one of the few blues clubs left in Chicago, a city renowned for its own particular brand of blues. The club has hosted blues greats such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Buddy himself. Legends has developed an international reputation. It was the site for recordings such as Guy's Live at Legends, Junior Wells: Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, and Guy's live set with Junior Wells entitled Last Time Around - Live at Legends. Each year, Legends hosts the annual Chicago Blues Hall of Fame induction celebration.
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Buddy Guy's Legends
700 S Wabash AveLocated less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Buddy Guy's Legends is a blues club and restaurant opened in 1989 by blues musician Buddy Guy who still owns the club and who still makes regular appearances, performing a month of shows each January. Legends is one of the few blues clubs left in Chicago, a city renowned for its own particular brand of blues. The club has hosted blues greats such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Buddy himself. Legends has developed an international reputation. It was the site for recordings such as Guy's Live at Legends, Junior Wells: Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, and Guy's live set with Junior Wells entitled Last Time Around - Live at Legends. Each year, Legends hosts the annual Chicago Blues Hall of Fame induction celebration.
The essence of life at University of Chicago. The menu of thin-crust pizzas, sandwiches and salads draws students to this colorful cafe and bakery. For breakfast, try the ‘eggs espresso,’ made by steaming eggs in an espresso machine. Heaps of gluten-free and vegetarian options are available. After the meal, check the vast bulletin board out front. It’s the perfect place to size up the character of the community and possibly find the complete works of John Maynard Kaynes for sale, cheap.
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Medici On 57th
1327 E 57th StThe essence of life at University of Chicago. The menu of thin-crust pizzas, sandwiches and salads draws students to this colorful cafe and bakery. For breakfast, try the ‘eggs espresso,’ made by steaming eggs in an espresso machine. Heaps of gluten-free and vegetarian options are available. After the meal, check the vast bulletin board out front. It’s the perfect place to size up the character of the community and possibly find the complete works of John Maynard Kaynes for sale, cheap.
Located less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, Robie House is one of the most famous dwellings in the world. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, it’s the masterpiece of his Prairie style, and it is often listed among the most important structures in American architecture. The look is meant to reflect the Midwest’s landscape -low-slung with long horizontal lines and lots of earth colors.
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Frederick C. Robie-huset
5757 S Woodlawn AveLocated less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, Robie House is one of the most famous dwellings in the world. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, it’s the masterpiece of his Prairie style, and it is often listed among the most important structures in American architecture. The look is meant to reflect the Midwest’s landscape -low-slung with long horizontal lines and lots of earth colors.
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Northerly Island is a 91-acre man-made peninsula along Chicago's Lake Michigan lakefront. The site of the Adler Planetarium, Northerly Island connects to the mainland through a narrow isthmus along Solidarity Drive. This street is dominated by Neoclassical sculptures of Tadeusz Kościuszko, Karel Havlíček Borovský and Copernicus. With the demolition of Meigs Field Airport, Northerly Island is now a part of the Museum Campus and has been converted into parkland. A semi-temporary concert venue, the Huntington Bank Pavilion, occupies part of the site of the former airport.
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Northerly Island
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Northerly Island is a 91-acre man-made peninsula along Chicago's Lake Michigan lakefront. The site of the Adler Planetarium, Northerly Island connects to the mainland through a narrow isthmus along Solidarity Drive. This street is dominated by Neoclassical sculptures of Tadeusz Kościuszko, Karel Havlíček Borovský and Copernicus. With the demolition of Meigs Field Airport, Northerly Island is now a part of the Museum Campus and has been converted into parkland. A semi-temporary concert venue, the Huntington Bank Pavilion, occupies part of the site of the former airport.
Located less than an 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, The University of Chicago combines the best aspects of a world-class city and a vibrant college town, and Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most historic neighborhoods, founded in 1853, where 60% of UChicago faculty live. A world city, a top university. UChicago and its namesake city are inextricably linked. In the 1890's, the world's fair brought millions of international visitors to the doorstep of the brand new university. The landmark event created diverse perspectives, curiosity, and innovation - values advanced by UChicago ever since. Today Chicago is a center of global cultures, worldwide organizations, international commerce, and fine arts. Like UChicago, it's an intellectual destination, drawing top scholars, companies, entrepreneurs and artists who enhance the academic experience for students. Chicago is their classroom, their gallery, their playground.
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University of Chicago
924 E 57th StLocated less than an 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, The University of Chicago combines the best aspects of a world-class city and a vibrant college town, and Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most historic neighborhoods, founded in 1853, where 60% of UChicago faculty live. A world city, a top university. UChicago and its namesake city are inextricably linked. In the 1890's, the world's fair brought millions of international visitors to the doorstep of the brand new university. The landmark event created diverse perspectives, curiosity, and innovation - values advanced by UChicago ever since. Today Chicago is a center of global cultures, worldwide organizations, international commerce, and fine arts. Like UChicago, it's an intellectual destination, drawing top scholars, companies, entrepreneurs and artists who enhance the academic experience for students. Chicago is their classroom, their gallery, their playground.
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the University of Illinois system, UIC is also the largest university in the Chicago metropolitan area, having more than 33,000 students enrolled in 16 colleges. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." The roots of UIC can be traced to the establishment of the Chicago College of Pharmacy in 1859. It was officially established in 1982 with the consolidation of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle and the University of Illinois at the Medical Center. Today, the university has become a global leader for a number of subjects, such as nursing, pharmacy, communication, education, law, and public administration. UIC competes in NCAA Division I Horizon League as the UIC Flames in sports; it will move to the Missouri Valley Conference in July 2022. The Credit Union 1 Arena (formerly UIC Pavilion) is the Flames' venue for home basketball games.
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University of Illinois at Chicago
1200 W Harrison StLocated less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the University of Illinois system, UIC is also the largest university in the Chicago metropolitan area, having more than 33,000 students enrolled in 16 colleges. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." The roots of UIC can be traced to the establishment of the Chicago College of Pharmacy in 1859. It was officially established in 1982 with the consolidation of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle and the University of Illinois at the Medical Center. Today, the university has become a global leader for a number of subjects, such as nursing, pharmacy, communication, education, law, and public administration. UIC competes in NCAA Division I Horizon League as the UIC Flames in sports; it will move to the Missouri Valley Conference in July 2022. The Credit Union 1 Arena (formerly UIC Pavilion) is the Flames' venue for home basketball games.
Located less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, this historic 18-hole course is the pride of the Chicago Park District. A part of Jackson Park, the third largest park in the city and home of the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893. Home of the Chicago City Amateur. Mature hardwood trees protect the fairways and greens putting emphasis on accurate shots. The Cecil A. Partee clubhouse makes Jackson Park the perfect location for your golf outing. This historic 18-hole golf course has mature hardwood trees protecting the fairways and greens putting emphasis on accurate shots, and it's Tiger Woods projected golf conglomerate.
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Jackson Park Golf Course
6401 S Richards DrLocated less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, this historic 18-hole course is the pride of the Chicago Park District. A part of Jackson Park, the third largest park in the city and home of the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893. Home of the Chicago City Amateur. Mature hardwood trees protect the fairways and greens putting emphasis on accurate shots. The Cecil A. Partee clubhouse makes Jackson Park the perfect location for your golf outing. This historic 18-hole golf course has mature hardwood trees protecting the fairways and greens putting emphasis on accurate shots, and it's Tiger Woods projected golf conglomerate.
Located less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, there's clean beach, bathrooms, concessions, and amazing views at one of the best beaches in Chicago. Surfers say it’s the best beach to hang ten.
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57th Street Beach
Located less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, there's clean beach, bathrooms, concessions, and amazing views at one of the best beaches in Chicago. Surfers say it’s the best beach to hang ten.
Located less than a 15-minute bike ride from our Airbnb, the enchanted Garden of the Phoenix floats in Jackson Park. Birds flit rhrough the sunlight, turtles swim in the lagoons, and stone-cut lanterns dot the exotic land-scape, which you'll likely have to yourself. Revitalization efforts are ongoing. Recent additions include hundreds of cherry trees and an installation by Yoko Ono. It's located on Wooded Island and accessed by a bridge. From the Museum of Science and Industry walk south toward the south and you'll see it.
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Phoenixträdgården
6300 S Cornell AveLocated less than a 15-minute bike ride from our Airbnb, the enchanted Garden of the Phoenix floats in Jackson Park. Birds flit rhrough the sunlight, turtles swim in the lagoons, and stone-cut lanterns dot the exotic land-scape, which you'll likely have to yourself. Revitalization efforts are ongoing. Recent additions include hundreds of cherry trees and an installation by Yoko Ono. It's located on Wooded Island and accessed by a bridge. From the Museum of Science and Industry walk south toward the south and you'll see it.
The upcoming Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park will be a new landmark for the South Side of Chicago and an economic engine for the city. It will draw hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, creating thousands of new jobs on the South Side, while giving new life to Frederick Law Olmsteds vision of a cohesive, walkable, and iconic Jackson Park. Currently a pride of the Chicago Park District, Jackson Park is the third largest park in the city and home of the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893. It's a 500-acre park that extends into the South Shore and Hyde Park nearby neighborhoods, bordering onto Lake Michigan and the Jackson Park Highlands District, a registered Chicago Landmark District that was laid out in 1905.
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Jackson Park
The upcoming Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park will be a new landmark for the South Side of Chicago and an economic engine for the city. It will draw hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, creating thousands of new jobs on the South Side, while giving new life to Frederick Law Olmsteds vision of a cohesive, walkable, and iconic Jackson Park. Currently a pride of the Chicago Park District, Jackson Park is the third largest park in the city and home of the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893. It's a 500-acre park that extends into the South Shore and Hyde Park nearby neighborhoods, bordering onto Lake Michigan and the Jackson Park Highlands District, a registered Chicago Landmark District that was laid out in 1905.
Located less than a 5-minute drive from our Airbnb, Jackson Park Highlands is a historic district built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989. The neighborhood was commissioned in the early 20th century. Its initial purpose was as a collection of model homes that would overlook the prized Jackson Park, which had hosted the World's Fair less than a decade prior. The neighborhood featured (and is still present) some of the most innovative concepts of the time, including large front yard setbacks, 50-foot lot widths, underground utilities, and no alleys. When Chicago annexed Hyde Park just in time for the 1890 census (to beat out Philadelphia as the second largest metro-area in the nation), the Highlands were left under governorship of the South Shore area.
Jackson Park Highlands
Located less than a 5-minute drive from our Airbnb, Jackson Park Highlands is a historic district built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989. The neighborhood was commissioned in the early 20th century. Its initial purpose was as a collection of model homes that would overlook the prized Jackson Park, which had hosted the World's Fair less than a decade prior. The neighborhood featured (and is still present) some of the most innovative concepts of the time, including large front yard setbacks, 50-foot lot widths, underground utilities, and no alleys. When Chicago annexed Hyde Park just in time for the 1890 census (to beat out Philadelphia as the second largest metro-area in the nation), the Highlands were left under governorship of the South Shore area.
Once a private country club in the early 1900’s, South Shore is situated entirely on land that sits on the shores of Lake Michigan, offering panoramic views of the lake, and this par 33 golf course that entails tall mature trees and tight greens protected by tucked in sand traps. Multiple tee boxes welcome golfers of all skill levels. Complete with on-site banquet facilities, South Shore is an outstanding selection for golf outings.
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South Shore Golf Course
7059 S South Shore DrOnce a private country club in the early 1900’s, South Shore is situated entirely on land that sits on the shores of Lake Michigan, offering panoramic views of the lake, and this par 33 golf course that entails tall mature trees and tight greens protected by tucked in sand traps. Multiple tee boxes welcome golfers of all skill levels. Complete with on-site banquet facilities, South Shore is an outstanding selection for golf outings.
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Harborside is continuously ranked as one of the top facilities in Illinois and home to an award-winning driving range and practice facility. Harborside International Golf Center, home to both the Port & Starboard Courses, has been Chicago's home for golf since 1995.
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Harborside International Golf Center
11001 South Doty AvenueLocated less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Harborside is continuously ranked as one of the top facilities in Illinois and home to an award-winning driving range and practice facility. Harborside International Golf Center, home to both the Port & Starboard Courses, has been Chicago's home for golf since 1995.
Located less than an 11-minute bike ride from our Airbnb, the Stony Island Arts Bank is a hybrid gallery, media archive, library and community center – and a home for Rebuild’s archives and collections. Designed by William Gibbons Uffendell and built in 1923, the bank at 68th Street and Stony Island Avenue was once a vibrant community savings and loan. By the eighties, the branch had closed and the building remained vacant and deteriorating for decades. The Arts Bank collections include the Johnson Publishing Archive + Collections: Books and periodicals donated by the Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of Ebony and Jetmagazine; the University of Chicago Glass Lantern Slides: Over 60,000 slides of art and architectural history from the Paleolithic to Modern eras; the Edward J. Williams Collection: 4,000 objects of “negrobilia” – mass cultural objects and artifacts that feature stereotypical images of people of color; and the Frankie Knuckles Records: “Godfather of House Music,” Frankie Knuckles’ vinyl collection
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Stony Island Arts Bank
6760 S Stony Island AveLocated less than an 11-minute bike ride from our Airbnb, the Stony Island Arts Bank is a hybrid gallery, media archive, library and community center – and a home for Rebuild’s archives and collections. Designed by William Gibbons Uffendell and built in 1923, the bank at 68th Street and Stony Island Avenue was once a vibrant community savings and loan. By the eighties, the branch had closed and the building remained vacant and deteriorating for decades. The Arts Bank collections include the Johnson Publishing Archive + Collections: Books and periodicals donated by the Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of Ebony and Jetmagazine; the University of Chicago Glass Lantern Slides: Over 60,000 slides of art and architectural history from the Paleolithic to Modern eras; the Edward J. Williams Collection: 4,000 objects of “negrobilia” – mass cultural objects and artifacts that feature stereotypical images of people of color; and the Frankie Knuckles Records: “Godfather of House Music,” Frankie Knuckles’ vinyl collection
Located less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, the 1887 John J Glessner House is the premier survivor of the Prairie Avenue Historic District. Much of interior is reminiscent of an English manor house, with heavy wooden beams and other English-style details. Additionally, more than 80% of the current furnishings are authentic, thanks to the Glessner family’s penchant for family photos.
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Glessner House Museum
1800 S Prairie AveLocated less than a 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, the 1887 John J Glessner House is the premier survivor of the Prairie Avenue Historic District. Much of interior is reminiscent of an English manor house, with heavy wooden beams and other English-style details. Additionally, more than 80% of the current furnishings are authentic, thanks to the Glessner family’s penchant for family photos.
Located less than a 22-minute drive from our Airbnb, if you’re looking for an authentic slice of Mexican and Latino life in Chicago, Little Village is the place to be. Known as the “Mexico of the Midwest”, this colorful enclave is overflowing with vibrant culture and cuisine. Spend an afternoon exploring the neighborhood’s many traditional bakeries, family-owned restaurants packed with locals, burgeoning arts scene, unique local shops, and a welcoming community of friendly locals who have called the area home for generations. Shop for artisan crafts at Artesanías Elena, or stock up at Dulcelandia del Sol, a warehouse filled with rainbow-hued sweets. Enjoy some of the best chilaquiles (a traditional Mexican breakfast dish) in town at La Catedral Café & Restaurant, or walk on the wild side and snack on fried rattlesnake at La Casa de Samuel. Admire murals and mosaics at the tiny but evocative Manuel Perez Memorial Plaza, which hosts local events and a marketplace.
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Little Village
Located less than a 22-minute drive from our Airbnb, if you’re looking for an authentic slice of Mexican and Latino life in Chicago, Little Village is the place to be. Known as the “Mexico of the Midwest”, this colorful enclave is overflowing with vibrant culture and cuisine. Spend an afternoon exploring the neighborhood’s many traditional bakeries, family-owned restaurants packed with locals, burgeoning arts scene, unique local shops, and a welcoming community of friendly locals who have called the area home for generations. Shop for artisan crafts at Artesanías Elena, or stock up at Dulcelandia del Sol, a warehouse filled with rainbow-hued sweets. Enjoy some of the best chilaquiles (a traditional Mexican breakfast dish) in town at La Catedral Café & Restaurant, or walk on the wild side and snack on fried rattlesnake at La Casa de Samuel. Admire murals and mosaics at the tiny but evocative Manuel Perez Memorial Plaza, which hosts local events and a marketplace.
Located less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation's mission is to help artists and musicians obtain what is rightfully theirs, and to educate both adults and children on the history of the Blues and the business of music. Willie Dixon (1915–1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his time. Next to Muddy Waters, Dixon is recognized as the most influential person in shaping the post–World War II sound of the Chicago blues. Dixon's songs have been recorded by countless musicians in many genres as well as by various ensembles in which he participated. A short list of his most famous compositions includes "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "Little Red Rooster", "My Babe", "Spoonful", and "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover". These songs were written during the peak years of Chess Records, from 1950 to 1965, and were performed by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, and Bo Diddley; they influenced a generation of musicians worldwide.
Blues Heaven Foundation
2120 S Michigan AveLocated less than a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation's mission is to help artists and musicians obtain what is rightfully theirs, and to educate both adults and children on the history of the Blues and the business of music. Willie Dixon (1915–1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his time. Next to Muddy Waters, Dixon is recognized as the most influential person in shaping the post–World War II sound of the Chicago blues. Dixon's songs have been recorded by countless musicians in many genres as well as by various ensembles in which he participated. A short list of his most famous compositions includes "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "Little Red Rooster", "My Babe", "Spoonful", and "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover". These songs were written during the peak years of Chess Records, from 1950 to 1965, and were performed by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, and Bo Diddley; they influenced a generation of musicians worldwide.
Located less than an 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, Harper Court and the central Hyde Park area include a Hyatt Hotel, Whole Foods Market, Target, Trader Joe's and several restaurant rows. There's also an LA Fitness among many other services and attractions including theaters, Office Depot, UPS Store, Fedex Print, USPS, Marshalls and Ross stores. Everything within a range of very safe and easy walking blocks, from 57th to 67th streets, around South Lake Park Avenue.
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Harper Court
5235 S Harper CtLocated less than an 11-minute drive from our Airbnb, Harper Court and the central Hyde Park area include a Hyatt Hotel, Whole Foods Market, Target, Trader Joe's and several restaurant rows. There's also an LA Fitness among many other services and attractions including theaters, Office Depot, UPS Store, Fedex Print, USPS, Marshalls and Ross stores. Everything within a range of very safe and easy walking blocks, from 57th to 67th streets, around South Lake Park Avenue.
Located less than a 29-minute drive from our Airbnb, Midway International Airport is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) from the Loop business district and served as Chicago's primary airport until the opening of O'Hare International Airport in 1955. Today, Midway is one of the busiest airports in the nation, the second-busiest airport in the Chicago metropolitan area and the state of Illinois, and serving 20,844,860 passengers in 2019. Midway is a base for Southwest Airlines, which carries over 95% of the passengers at the airport. The airport's current name is in honor of the Battle of Midway. The now-defunct Midway Airlines that once serviced the airport took its name from the airport. The airfield is located in a square mile bounded by 55th and 63rd Streets, and Central and Cicero Avenues. The current terminal complex was completed in 2001. The terminal bridges Cicero Avenue and contains 43 gates with facilities for international passengers. The CTA rapid transit Orange Line provides transit to Downtown Chicago where it connects with other subway/elevated rapid transit lines.
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Chicago Midway International Airport
5700 S Cicero AveLocated less than a 29-minute drive from our Airbnb, Midway International Airport is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) from the Loop business district and served as Chicago's primary airport until the opening of O'Hare International Airport in 1955. Today, Midway is one of the busiest airports in the nation, the second-busiest airport in the Chicago metropolitan area and the state of Illinois, and serving 20,844,860 passengers in 2019. Midway is a base for Southwest Airlines, which carries over 95% of the passengers at the airport. The airport's current name is in honor of the Battle of Midway. The now-defunct Midway Airlines that once serviced the airport took its name from the airport. The airfield is located in a square mile bounded by 55th and 63rd Streets, and Central and Cicero Avenues. The current terminal complex was completed in 2001. The terminal bridges Cicero Avenue and contains 43 gates with facilities for international passengers. The CTA rapid transit Orange Line provides transit to Downtown Chicago where it connects with other subway/elevated rapid transit lines.
Downtown Chicago:
Only a 15-minute drive from our Airbnb, Chicago's business district is the second largest in the U.S. after Manhattan, NY. Since downtown and its skyscrapers have spread out, 'The Loop" is used to also denote the area.
Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area, a prominent civic center near the city's Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre (9.9 ha) section of northwestern Grant Park. The park has received awards for its accessibility and green design. Millennium Park has free admission and features the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Cloud Gate, the Crown Fountain, the Lurie Garden, and various other attractions. The park is connected by the BP Pedestrian Bridge and the Nichols Bridgeway to other parts of Grant Park. Because the park sits atop parking garages, the commuter rail Millennium Station and rail lines, it is considered the world's largest rooftop garden. Some observers consider Millennium Park the city's most important project since the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. It far exceeded its originally proposed budget of $150 million. The final cost of $475 million was borne by Chicago taxpayers and private donors. The city paid $270 million; private donors paid the rest, and assumed roughly half of the financial responsibility for the cost overruns. In 2017, Millennium Park was the top tourist destination in Chicago and in the Midwest, and placed among the top ten in the United States with 25 million annual visitors.
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Millenniumparken
201 E Randolph StMillennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area, a prominent civic center near the city's Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre (9.9 ha) section of northwestern Grant Park. The park has received awards for its accessibility and green design. Millennium Park has free admission and features the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Cloud Gate, the Crown Fountain, the Lurie Garden, and various other attractions. The park is connected by the BP Pedestrian Bridge and the Nichols Bridgeway to other parts of Grant Park. Because the park sits atop parking garages, the commuter rail Millennium Station and rail lines, it is considered the world's largest rooftop garden. Some observers consider Millennium Park the city's most important project since the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. It far exceeded its originally proposed budget of $150 million. The final cost of $475 million was borne by Chicago taxpayers and private donors. The city paid $270 million; private donors paid the rest, and assumed roughly half of the financial responsibility for the cost overruns. In 2017, Millennium Park was the top tourist destination in Chicago and in the Midwest, and placed among the top ten in the United States with 25 million annual visitors.
The Art Institute of Chicago in Grant Park was founded in 1879, and is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 million people annually. Its collection, stewarded by 11 curatorial departments, is encyclopedic, and includes iconic works such as Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Pablo Picasso's The Old Guitarist, Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, and Grant Wood's American Gothic. Its permanent collection of nearly 300,000 works of art is augmented by more than 30 special exhibitions mounted yearly that illuminate aspects of the collection and present cutting-edge curatorial and scientific research. As a research institution, the Art Institute also has a conservation and conservation science department, five conservation laboratories, and one of the largest art history and architecture libraries in the country—the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries. The growth of the collection has warranted several additions to the museum's 1893 building, which was constructed for the World's Columbian Exposition. The most recent expansion, the Modern Wing designed by Renzo Piano, opened in 2009 and increased the museum's footprint to nearly one million square feet, making it the second-largest art museum in the United States, after the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Art Institute is associated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a leading art school, making it one of the few remaining unified arts institutions in the United States. In 2017, the Art Institute received 1,619,316 visitors, and was the 35th most-visited art museum in the world. However, in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum was historically closed for 169 days, and attendance plunged by 78 percent from 2019, to 365,660.
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan AveThe Art Institute of Chicago in Grant Park was founded in 1879, and is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 million people annually. Its collection, stewarded by 11 curatorial departments, is encyclopedic, and includes iconic works such as Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Pablo Picasso's The Old Guitarist, Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, and Grant Wood's American Gothic. Its permanent collection of nearly 300,000 works of art is augmented by more than 30 special exhibitions mounted yearly that illuminate aspects of the collection and present cutting-edge curatorial and scientific research. As a research institution, the Art Institute also has a conservation and conservation science department, five conservation laboratories, and one of the largest art history and architecture libraries in the country—the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries. The growth of the collection has warranted several additions to the museum's 1893 building, which was constructed for the World's Columbian Exposition. The most recent expansion, the Modern Wing designed by Renzo Piano, opened in 2009 and increased the museum's footprint to nearly one million square feet, making it the second-largest art museum in the United States, after the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Art Institute is associated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a leading art school, making it one of the few remaining unified arts institutions in the United States. In 2017, the Art Institute received 1,619,316 visitors, and was the 35th most-visited art museum in the world. However, in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum was historically closed for 169 days, and attendance plunged by 78 percent from 2019, to 365,660.
Shedd Aquarium is an indoor public aquarium that opened on May 30, 1930. The aquarium contains 32,000 animals, and was for some time the largest indoor aquarium in the world with 5,000,000 gallons of water. Shedd Aquarium was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection. Located on Lake Michigan, it is located on the Museum Campus Chicago, which shares with the Adler Planetarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. In 2015, the aquarium had 2.02 million visitors. It was the most visited aquarium in the U.S. in 2005, and in 2007.
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Shedd Aquarium
1200 S Lake Shore DrShedd Aquarium is an indoor public aquarium that opened on May 30, 1930. The aquarium contains 32,000 animals, and was for some time the largest indoor aquarium in the world with 5,000,000 gallons of water. Shedd Aquarium was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection. Located on Lake Michigan, it is located on the Museum Campus Chicago, which shares with the Adler Planetarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. In 2015, the aquarium had 2.02 million visitors. It was the most visited aquarium in the U.S. in 2005, and in 2007.
The Field Museum of Natural History is one of the largest such museums in the world. The museum maintains its status as a premier natural history museum through the size and quality of its educational and scientific programs, as well as due to its extensive scientific specimen and artifact collections. The diverse, high quality permanent exhibitions, which attract up to two million visitors annually, range from the earliest fossils to past and current cultures from around the world.
The adjacent Museum Campus is a 57-acre park in Chicago that sits alongside Lake Michigan and encompasses five of the city's most notable attractions: the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum of Natural History, Soldier Field (home of the NFL Chicago Bears football team) and the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place. Museum Campus sits adjacent to Northerly Island along the waterfront.
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The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore DrThe Field Museum of Natural History is one of the largest such museums in the world. The museum maintains its status as a premier natural history museum through the size and quality of its educational and scientific programs, as well as due to its extensive scientific specimen and artifact collections. The diverse, high quality permanent exhibitions, which attract up to two million visitors annually, range from the earliest fossils to past and current cultures from around the world.
The adjacent Museum Campus is a 57-acre park in Chicago that sits alongside Lake Michigan and encompasses five of the city's most notable attractions: the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum of Natural History, Soldier Field (home of the NFL Chicago Bears football team) and the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place. Museum Campus sits adjacent to Northerly Island along the waterfront.
The Magnificent Mile, sometimes referred to as The Mag Mile, is an upscale section of Michigan Avenue, running from the Chicago River to Oak Street in the Near North Side. The district is located within downtown, and one block east of Rush Street. The Magnificent Mile serves as the main thoroughfare between Chicago's Loop business district and its Gold Coast. It is generally the western boundary of the Streeterville neighborhood, to its east and River North to the west. Real estate developer Arthur Rubloff of Rubloff Company gave the district its nickname in the 1940s. Currently Chicago's largest shopping district, various mid-range and high-end shops line this section of the street; approximately 3.1 million square feet (290,000 m2) are occupied by retail, restaurants, museums and hotels. To date, rent on The Magnificent Mile is the third most expensive in the United States, behind Fifth Avenue in New York and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. There are many tall buildings, such as 875 North Michigan Avenue (formerly the "John Hancock Center"), in the district. Landmarks along the Magnificent Mile include Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, the Chicago Water Tower, and the Allerton, Drake and Intercontinental Hotels.
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The Magnificent Mile, sometimes referred to as The Mag Mile, is an upscale section of Michigan Avenue, running from the Chicago River to Oak Street in the Near North Side. The district is located within downtown, and one block east of Rush Street. The Magnificent Mile serves as the main thoroughfare between Chicago's Loop business district and its Gold Coast. It is generally the western boundary of the Streeterville neighborhood, to its east and River North to the west. Real estate developer Arthur Rubloff of Rubloff Company gave the district its nickname in the 1940s. Currently Chicago's largest shopping district, various mid-range and high-end shops line this section of the street; approximately 3.1 million square feet (290,000 m2) are occupied by retail, restaurants, museums and hotels. To date, rent on The Magnificent Mile is the third most expensive in the United States, behind Fifth Avenue in New York and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. There are many tall buildings, such as 875 North Michigan Avenue (formerly the "John Hancock Center"), in the district. Landmarks along the Magnificent Mile include Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, the Chicago Water Tower, and the Allerton, Drake and Intercontinental Hotels.
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) is near Water Tower Place in downtown. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary art venues. The museum's collection is composed of thousands of objects of Post-World War II visual art. The museum is run gallery-style, with individually curated exhibitions throughout the year. Each exhibition may be composed of temporary loans, pieces from their permanent collection, or a combination of the two. It hosted several notable debut exhibitions including Frida Kahlo's first U.S. exhibition and Jeff Koons' first solo museum exhibition. Koons later presented an exhibit at the Museum that broke the attendance record. The current record for the most attended exhibition is the 2017 exhibition of Takashi Murakami work. The museums collection, which includes Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Kara Walker, and Alexander Calder, contains historical samples of 1940s–1970s late surrealism, pop art, minimalism, and conceptual art; notable holdings 1980s postmodernism; as well as contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, video, installation, and related media. It also presents dance, theater, music, and multidisciplinary arts.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago AveThe Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) is near Water Tower Place in downtown. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary art venues. The museum's collection is composed of thousands of objects of Post-World War II visual art. The museum is run gallery-style, with individually curated exhibitions throughout the year. Each exhibition may be composed of temporary loans, pieces from their permanent collection, or a combination of the two. It hosted several notable debut exhibitions including Frida Kahlo's first U.S. exhibition and Jeff Koons' first solo museum exhibition. Koons later presented an exhibit at the Museum that broke the attendance record. The current record for the most attended exhibition is the 2017 exhibition of Takashi Murakami work. The museums collection, which includes Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Kara Walker, and Alexander Calder, contains historical samples of 1940s–1970s late surrealism, pop art, minimalism, and conceptual art; notable holdings 1980s postmodernism; as well as contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, video, installation, and related media. It also presents dance, theater, music, and multidisciplinary arts.
The John Hancock Center is a 100-story, 1,128-foot supertall skyscraper located in the Magnificent Mile district, its name was changed to 875 North Michigan Avenue in 2018. Despite this, the building is still colloquially called the John Hancock Center. The skyscraper was constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill by SOM partners, Peruvian-US chief designer Bruce Graham and Bangladeshi-US structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan. When the building topped out on May 6, 1968, it was the second-tallest building in the world after the Empire State Building, and the tallest in Chicago. It is currently the fifth-tallest building in Chicago and the thirteenth-tallest in the United States, behind the Aon Center in Chicago and ahead of the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia. When measured to the top of its antenna masts, it stands at 1,500 feet (457 m). The building is home to several offices and restaurants, as well as about 700 condominiums, and at the time of its completion contained the highest residence in the world. The building was named for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, a developer and original tenant of the building, which itself was named for the U.S. Founding Father John Hancock. In 2018, John Hancock Insurance, years after leaving the building requested that its name be removed and the owner is seeking another naming rights deal. From the 95th floor restaurant, diners can look out at Chicago and Lake Michigan. The observatory (360 Chicago) has a 360° view of the city, up to four states, and a distance of over 80 miles (130 km). 360 Chicago is home to TILT, a moving platform that leans visitors over the edge of the skyscraper to a 30-degree angle, a full bar with local selections, Chicago's only open-air SkyWalk, and also features free interactive high definition touch screens in six languages.The 44th-floor sky lobby features America's highest indoor swimming pool.
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875 North Michigan Avenue
875 N Michigan AveThe John Hancock Center is a 100-story, 1,128-foot supertall skyscraper located in the Magnificent Mile district, its name was changed to 875 North Michigan Avenue in 2018. Despite this, the building is still colloquially called the John Hancock Center. The skyscraper was constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill by SOM partners, Peruvian-US chief designer Bruce Graham and Bangladeshi-US structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan. When the building topped out on May 6, 1968, it was the second-tallest building in the world after the Empire State Building, and the tallest in Chicago. It is currently the fifth-tallest building in Chicago and the thirteenth-tallest in the United States, behind the Aon Center in Chicago and ahead of the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia. When measured to the top of its antenna masts, it stands at 1,500 feet (457 m). The building is home to several offices and restaurants, as well as about 700 condominiums, and at the time of its completion contained the highest residence in the world. The building was named for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, a developer and original tenant of the building, which itself was named for the U.S. Founding Father John Hancock. In 2018, John Hancock Insurance, years after leaving the building requested that its name be removed and the owner is seeking another naming rights deal. From the 95th floor restaurant, diners can look out at Chicago and Lake Michigan. The observatory (360 Chicago) has a 360° view of the city, up to four states, and a distance of over 80 miles (130 km). 360 Chicago is home to TILT, a moving platform that leans visitors over the edge of the skyscraper to a 30-degree angle, a full bar with local selections, Chicago's only open-air SkyWalk, and also features free interactive high definition touch screens in six languages.The 44th-floor sky lobby features America's highest indoor swimming pool.
Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a 758,000 sq ft (70,400 m2) shopping mall, hotel, theater, and condominiums in a 74-story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The mall is located at 835 North Michigan Avenue, along the Magnificent Mile. It is named after the nearby Chicago Water Tower, and is owned by affiliates of Brookfield Property Partners.
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Water Tower Place
835 Michigan AveWater Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a 758,000 sq ft (70,400 m2) shopping mall, hotel, theater, and condominiums in a 74-story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The mall is located at 835 North Michigan Avenue, along the Magnificent Mile. It is named after the nearby Chicago Water Tower, and is owned by affiliates of Brookfield Property Partners.
The Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) is a 108-story, 1,450-foot (442.1 m) skyscraper. The tower has 108 stories as counted by standard methods, though the building's owners count the main roof as 109 and the mechanical penthouse roof as 110. At completion in 1974, it surpassed the World Trade Center in New York City to become the tallest building in the world, a title that it held for nearly 25 years. It was also the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere for 41 years, until the One World Trade Center surpassed it in 2013, and had the highest occupied floor until surpassed by the Central Park Tower in 2022. The Willis Tower is considered a seminal achievement for engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan. It is currently the third-tallest building in the United States and the Western hemisphere – and the 23rd-tallest in the world. Each year, more than one million people visit its observation deck, the highest in the United States, making it one of Chicago's most popular tourist destinations.
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Willis Tower
233 S Wacker DrThe Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) is a 108-story, 1,450-foot (442.1 m) skyscraper. The tower has 108 stories as counted by standard methods, though the building's owners count the main roof as 109 and the mechanical penthouse roof as 110. At completion in 1974, it surpassed the World Trade Center in New York City to become the tallest building in the world, a title that it held for nearly 25 years. It was also the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere for 41 years, until the One World Trade Center surpassed it in 2013, and had the highest occupied floor until surpassed by the Central Park Tower in 2022. The Willis Tower is considered a seminal achievement for engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan. It is currently the third-tallest building in the United States and the Western hemisphere – and the 23rd-tallest in the world. Each year, more than one million people visit its observation deck, the highest in the United States, making it one of Chicago's most popular tourist destinations.
Grant Park is a large urban park (319 acres or 1.29 km²) in the Loop community area. Located within the city's central business district, the park's features include Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum Campus. Originally known as Lake Park, and dating from the city's founding, it was renamed in 1901 to honor US President Ulysses S. Grant. The park's area has been expanded several times through land reclamation, and was the focus of several disputes in the late 19th century and early 20th century over open space use. The park contains performance venues, gardens, art work, sporting, and harbor facilities. It hosts public gatherings and several large annual events.
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Grant Park
337 E Randolph StGrant Park is a large urban park (319 acres or 1.29 km²) in the Loop community area. Located within the city's central business district, the park's features include Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum Campus. Originally known as Lake Park, and dating from the city's founding, it was renamed in 1901 to honor US President Ulysses S. Grant. The park's area has been expanded several times through land reclamation, and was the focus of several disputes in the late 19th century and early 20th century over open space use. The park contains performance venues, gardens, art work, sporting, and harbor facilities. It hosts public gatherings and several large annual events.
The Adler Planetarium is a public museum dedicated to the study of astronomy and astrophysics. It was founded in 1930 by Chicago business leader Max Adler. It is located on the northeast tip of Northerly Island at the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. The Adler was the first planetarium in the United States and is part of Chicago's Museum Campus, which includes the John G. Shedd Aquarium and The Field Museum. The Adler's mission is to inspire exploration and understanding of the universe.
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Adler Planetarium
1300 S Lake Shore DrThe Adler Planetarium is a public museum dedicated to the study of astronomy and astrophysics. It was founded in 1930 by Chicago business leader Max Adler. It is located on the northeast tip of Northerly Island at the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. The Adler was the first planetarium in the United States and is part of Chicago's Museum Campus, which includes the John G. Shedd Aquarium and The Field Museum. The Adler's mission is to inspire exploration and understanding of the universe.
Soldier Field is a football stadium that opened in 1924 and is the home field of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), who moved there in 1971. The stadium's interior was mostly demolished and rebuilt as part of a major renovation project in 2002, which modernized the facility but lowered seating capacity, while also causing it to be delisted as a National Historic Landmark. Soldier Field has served as the home venue for a number of other sports teams in its history, including the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL, University of Notre Dame football, and the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
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Soldier Field
1410 Special Olympics DrSoldier Field is a football stadium that opened in 1924 and is the home field of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), who moved there in 1971. The stadium's interior was mostly demolished and rebuilt as part of a major renovation project in 2002, which modernized the facility but lowered seating capacity, while also causing it to be delisted as a National Historic Landmark. Soldier Field has served as the home venue for a number of other sports teams in its history, including the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL, University of Notre Dame football, and the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
Cloud Gate AKA 'The Bean' is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States. The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect Chicago’s famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives. Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high. Cloud Gate sits upon the AT&T Plaza, which was made possible by a gift from AT&T. Millennium Park is located in the heart of downtown Chicago. It is bordered by Michigan Avenue to the west, Columbus Drive to the east, Randolph Street to the north and Monroe Street to the south.
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Cloud Gate
201 E Randolph StCloud Gate AKA 'The Bean' is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States. The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect Chicago’s famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives. Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high. Cloud Gate sits upon the AT&T Plaza, which was made possible by a gift from AT&T. Millennium Park is located in the heart of downtown Chicago. It is bordered by Michigan Avenue to the west, Columbus Drive to the east, Randolph Street to the north and Monroe Street to the south.
The Chicago Cultural Center opened in 1897, is a landmark building operated by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events that houses the city's official reception venue where the Mayor of Chicago has welcomed Presidents and royalty, diplomats and community leaders. It is located in the Loop, across Michigan Avenue from Millennium Park. Originally the central library building, it was converted in 1977 to an arts and culture center at the instigation of Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg. The city's central library is now housed across the Loop in the spacious, postmodern Harold Washington Library Center opened in 1991. As the nation's first free municipal cultural center, the Chicago Cultural Center is one of the city's most popular attractions and is considered one of the most comprehensive arts showcases in the United States. Each year, the Chicago Cultural Center features more than 1,000 programs and exhibitions covering a wide range of the performing, visual and literary arts. It also serves as headquarters for the Chicago Children's Choir. MB Real Estate provides events management for the center.
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Chicago kulturcenter
78 E Washington StThe Chicago Cultural Center opened in 1897, is a landmark building operated by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events that houses the city's official reception venue where the Mayor of Chicago has welcomed Presidents and royalty, diplomats and community leaders. It is located in the Loop, across Michigan Avenue from Millennium Park. Originally the central library building, it was converted in 1977 to an arts and culture center at the instigation of Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg. The city's central library is now housed across the Loop in the spacious, postmodern Harold Washington Library Center opened in 1991. As the nation's first free municipal cultural center, the Chicago Cultural Center is one of the city's most popular attractions and is considered one of the most comprehensive arts showcases in the United States. Each year, the Chicago Cultural Center features more than 1,000 programs and exhibitions covering a wide range of the performing, visual and literary arts. It also serves as headquarters for the Chicago Children's Choir. MB Real Estate provides events management for the center.
The Chicago Theatre, originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street in the Loop area. Built in 1921, the Chicago Theatre was the flagship for the Balaban and Katz (B&K) group of theaters run by A. J. Balaban, his brother Barney Balaban and partner Sam Katz. Along with the other B&K theaters, from 1925 to 1945 the Chicago Theatre was a dominant movie theater enterprise. Currently, Madison Square Garden, Inc. owns and operates the Chicago Theatre as a performing arts venue for stage plays, magic shows, comedy, speeches, sporting events and popular music concerts. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 1979, and was listed as a Chicago Landmark on January 28, 1983. The distinctive Chicago Theatre marquee, "an unofficial emblem of the city", appears frequently in film, television, artwork, and photography.
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Chicago Theatre
175 N State StThe Chicago Theatre, originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street in the Loop area. Built in 1921, the Chicago Theatre was the flagship for the Balaban and Katz (B&K) group of theaters run by A. J. Balaban, his brother Barney Balaban and partner Sam Katz. Along with the other B&K theaters, from 1925 to 1945 the Chicago Theatre was a dominant movie theater enterprise. Currently, Madison Square Garden, Inc. owns and operates the Chicago Theatre as a performing arts venue for stage plays, magic shows, comedy, speeches, sporting events and popular music concerts. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 1979, and was listed as a Chicago Landmark on January 28, 1983. The distinctive Chicago Theatre marquee, "an unofficial emblem of the city", appears frequently in film, television, artwork, and photography.
Take the CAC Architecture Boat Tour (recommended). The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), formerly the Chicago Architecture Foundation, is a nonprofit cultural organization based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, whose mission is to inspire people to discover why design matters. Founded in 1966, its programs include public tours and programs, most notably the docent-led architecture cruise on the Chicago River, and other tours in the Chicago area. The river cruise is ranked in the top ten tours in the U.S. by TripAdvisor users. CAC includes conference and exhibition space, including a scale model of downtown Chicago.
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Chicago Arkitekturcenter
111 E Wacker DrTake the CAC Architecture Boat Tour (recommended). The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), formerly the Chicago Architecture Foundation, is a nonprofit cultural organization based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, whose mission is to inspire people to discover why design matters. Founded in 1966, its programs include public tours and programs, most notably the docent-led architecture cruise on the Chicago River, and other tours in the Chicago area. The river cruise is ranked in the top ten tours in the U.S. by TripAdvisor users. CAC includes conference and exhibition space, including a scale model of downtown Chicago.
Eataly Chicago is a vibrant Italian marketplace that features an array of cafes, counters, restaurants, and a cooking school. Eat, shop, and learn at Eataly, a chain of large format/footprint Italian marketplaces (food halls) comprising a variety of restaurants, food and beverage counters, bakery, retail items, and a cooking school. Eataly was founded by Oscar Farinetti, an entrepreneur formerly involved in the consumer electronics business, and collaborates with Slow Food. Since 1 October 2016, Eataly has been led by Andrea Guerra, the executive chairman.
In January 2007, Italian businessman Oscar Farinetti converted a closed vermouth factory in Turin into the first location of Eataly. Eataly is located in the Lingotto district of Turin, and is easily accessible via the Lingotto metro station. The New York Times has described it as a "megastore" that "combines elements of a bustling European open market, a Whole-Foods-style supermarket, a high-end food court and a New Age learning center." Farinetti planned early on that additional stores would open elsewhere in Italy and in New York. The first Eataly location in New York City is located in the Toy Center Building near Madison Square Park. It is over 50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) in size, and opened with a large amount of press coverage on August 31, 2010. Mayor Michael Bloomberg attended the opening, praising Eataly for creating 300 new jobs. Two weeks after opening, there were still lines extending down Fifth Avenue to get into the store and it has since been very positively reviewed by the press. The New York Eataly was originally planned for a smaller space near Rockefeller Center.
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Eataly Chicago
43 E Ohio StEataly Chicago is a vibrant Italian marketplace that features an array of cafes, counters, restaurants, and a cooking school. Eat, shop, and learn at Eataly, a chain of large format/footprint Italian marketplaces (food halls) comprising a variety of restaurants, food and beverage counters, bakery, retail items, and a cooking school. Eataly was founded by Oscar Farinetti, an entrepreneur formerly involved in the consumer electronics business, and collaborates with Slow Food. Since 1 October 2016, Eataly has been led by Andrea Guerra, the executive chairman.
In January 2007, Italian businessman Oscar Farinetti converted a closed vermouth factory in Turin into the first location of Eataly. Eataly is located in the Lingotto district of Turin, and is easily accessible via the Lingotto metro station. The New York Times has described it as a "megastore" that "combines elements of a bustling European open market, a Whole-Foods-style supermarket, a high-end food court and a New Age learning center." Farinetti planned early on that additional stores would open elsewhere in Italy and in New York. The first Eataly location in New York City is located in the Toy Center Building near Madison Square Park. It is over 50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) in size, and opened with a large amount of press coverage on August 31, 2010. Mayor Michael Bloomberg attended the opening, praising Eataly for creating 300 new jobs. Two weeks after opening, there were still lines extending down Fifth Avenue to get into the store and it has since been very positively reviewed by the press. The New York Eataly was originally planned for a smaller space near Rockefeller Center.
Goodman Theatre is a professional theater company located in Chicago's Loop. A major part of the local theatre scene, it is the city's oldest currently active nonprofit theater organization. Part of its present theater complex occupies the landmark Harris and Selwyn Theaters property. The Goodman was founded in 1925 as a tribute to the Chicago playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, who died in the Great Influenza Pandemic in 1918. The theater was funded by Goodman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William O. Goodman, who donated $250,000 to the Art Institute of Chicago to establish a professional repertory company and a school of drama at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The first theater was designed by architect Howard Van Doren Shaw (in the location now occupied by the museum's Modern Wing), although its design was severely hampered by location restrictions resulting in poor acoustics and lack of space for scenery and effects. In 1992, the theatre company received the Regional Theatre Tony Award, joining Steppenwolf Theatre as Chicago-based recipients of the award. Since then, three other Chicago-based companies, Victory Gardens Theater (in 2001), Chicago Shakespeare Theater (in 2008), and Lookingglass Theatre Company (in 2011) have also received the award, making Chicago the most recognized city in the country by this prestigious live theater award. The Goodman has also won many Joseph Jefferson awards.
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Goodman-teatern
170 N Dearborn StGoodman Theatre is a professional theater company located in Chicago's Loop. A major part of the local theatre scene, it is the city's oldest currently active nonprofit theater organization. Part of its present theater complex occupies the landmark Harris and Selwyn Theaters property. The Goodman was founded in 1925 as a tribute to the Chicago playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, who died in the Great Influenza Pandemic in 1918. The theater was funded by Goodman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William O. Goodman, who donated $250,000 to the Art Institute of Chicago to establish a professional repertory company and a school of drama at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The first theater was designed by architect Howard Van Doren Shaw (in the location now occupied by the museum's Modern Wing), although its design was severely hampered by location restrictions resulting in poor acoustics and lack of space for scenery and effects. In 1992, the theatre company received the Regional Theatre Tony Award, joining Steppenwolf Theatre as Chicago-based recipients of the award. Since then, three other Chicago-based companies, Victory Gardens Theater (in 2001), Chicago Shakespeare Theater (in 2008), and Lookingglass Theatre Company (in 2011) have also received the award, making Chicago the most recognized city in the country by this prestigious live theater award. The Goodman has also won many Joseph Jefferson awards.
House of Blues is an American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants. It was founded by Isaac Tigrett, the co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. The first location opened at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 26, 1992 (Thanksgiving Day). The chain has been a division of Live Nation Entertainment since July 2006, and there are 11 locations throughout the United States as of July 2020.
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House of Blues Chicago
329 N Dearborn StHouse of Blues is an American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants. It was founded by Isaac Tigrett, the co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. The first location opened at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 26, 1992 (Thanksgiving Day). The chain has been a division of Live Nation Entertainment since July 2006, and there are 11 locations throughout the United States as of July 2020.
Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area. Navy Pier encompasses over 50 acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants, family attractions and exhibition facilities and is one of the top destinations in the Midwestern United States, drawing nearly over nine million visitors annually. It is one of the most visited attractions in the entire Midwest and is Chicago's second-most visited tourist attraction.
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Navy Pier Marina
600 E Grand AveNavy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area. Navy Pier encompasses over 50 acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants, family attractions and exhibition facilities and is one of the top destinations in the Midwestern United States, drawing nearly over nine million visitors annually. It is one of the most visited attractions in the entire Midwest and is Chicago's second-most visited tourist attraction.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Chicago (the largest in the world) jams nearly every product and experience the chain can offer into five floors and 35,000 square feet on the most prominent stretch of real estate in the city. In essence, the Chicago roastery on Michigan Avenue’s Magnificent Mile — the brand’s sixth and largest — is a Starbucks theme park. The themed floors showcase its roasting process and nearly every type of the chain’s drinks and food. The offerings include alcoholic beverages, retail items, and coffee education, all while incorporating some love for the city. “We wanted to create an immersive customer journey around roasting, brewing, and small-batch coffee — the pinnacle of customer experiences for all things coffee,” CEO Kevin Johnson says.
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Starbucks Reserve Roastery
646 N Michigan AveStarbucks Reserve Roastery Chicago (the largest in the world) jams nearly every product and experience the chain can offer into five floors and 35,000 square feet on the most prominent stretch of real estate in the city. In essence, the Chicago roastery on Michigan Avenue’s Magnificent Mile — the brand’s sixth and largest — is a Starbucks theme park. The themed floors showcase its roasting process and nearly every type of the chain’s drinks and food. The offerings include alcoholic beverages, retail items, and coffee education, all while incorporating some love for the city. “We wanted to create an immersive customer journey around roasting, brewing, and small-batch coffee — the pinnacle of customer experiences for all things coffee,” CEO Kevin Johnson says.
Apple Michigan Avenue store symbolizes a gigantic macbook in an impressive, airy glass box with a curved-edge roof. It draws people toward the glistening riverfront and of course, flashy, high-tech products inside the store. Apple Michigan Avenue is the first of a new generation of store designs that the company plans to replicate at its most significant retail locations. The plot of land the Chicago store stands on is unique because of its historic significance. It was here that Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the city’s first permanent non-native settler, lived. Across the Chicago River, the U.S. Army set up Fort Dearborn in 1803. Today, the intersection is one of the most visited, with iconic views in every direction.
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Apple Michigan Avenue
401 N Michigan AveApple Michigan Avenue store symbolizes a gigantic macbook in an impressive, airy glass box with a curved-edge roof. It draws people toward the glistening riverfront and of course, flashy, high-tech products inside the store. Apple Michigan Avenue is the first of a new generation of store designs that the company plans to replicate at its most significant retail locations. The plot of land the Chicago store stands on is unique because of its historic significance. It was here that Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the city’s first permanent non-native settler, lived. Across the Chicago River, the U.S. Army set up Fort Dearborn in 1803. Today, the intersection is one of the most visited, with iconic views in every direction.
The Merchandise Mart is a commercial building opened in 1930, it was the largest building in the world, with 4 million square feet (372,000 m2) of floor space. The Art Deco structure is located at the junction of the Chicago River's branches. The building is a leading retailing and wholesale location, hosting 20,000 visitors and tenants per day in the late 2000s. Built by Marshall Field & Co. and later owned for over half a century by the Kennedy family, the Mart centralized Chicago's wholesale goods business by consolidating architectural and interior design vendors and trades under a single roof. It has since become home to several other enterprises, including the Shops at the Mart, the Chicago campus of the Illinois Institute of Art, Motorola Mobility, the Grainger Technology Group branch of W.W. Grainger, and the Chicago tech startup center 1871. It was sold in January 1998 to Vornado Realty Trust. The Merchandise Mart is so large that it had its own ZIP Code (60654) until 2008, when the Postal Service assigned the ZIP Code to part of the surrounding area. In 2010, the building opened its Design Center showrooms to the public.
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Merchandise Mart
The Merchandise Mart is a commercial building opened in 1930, it was the largest building in the world, with 4 million square feet (372,000 m2) of floor space. The Art Deco structure is located at the junction of the Chicago River's branches. The building is a leading retailing and wholesale location, hosting 20,000 visitors and tenants per day in the late 2000s. Built by Marshall Field & Co. and later owned for over half a century by the Kennedy family, the Mart centralized Chicago's wholesale goods business by consolidating architectural and interior design vendors and trades under a single roof. It has since become home to several other enterprises, including the Shops at the Mart, the Chicago campus of the Illinois Institute of Art, Motorola Mobility, the Grainger Technology Group branch of W.W. Grainger, and the Chicago tech startup center 1871. It was sold in January 1998 to Vornado Realty Trust. The Merchandise Mart is so large that it had its own ZIP Code (60654) until 2008, when the Postal Service assigned the ZIP Code to part of the surrounding area. In 2010, the building opened its Design Center showrooms to the public.
Lollapalooza is an annual four-day music festival held in Grant Park, downtown. It originally started as a touring event in 1991 but several years later made Chicago the permanent location for the annual music festival. Music genres include but are not limited to alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock, hip hop, and electronic dance music. Lollapalooza has also featured visual arts, nonprofit organizations, and political organizations. The festival, held in Grant Park, hosts an estimated 400,000 people each July and sells out annually. Lollapalooza is one of the largest and most iconic music festivals in the world and one of the longest-running in the United States. Lollapalooza was conceived and created in 1991 as a farewell tour by Perry Farrell, singer of the group Jane's Addiction. The first Lollapalooza tour had a diverse collection of bands and was a commercial success. It stopped in more than twenty cities in North America. In 2020, Spin rated the first Lollapalooza as the best concert on a list of "The 35 Greatest Concerts of the Last 35 Years". Lollapalooza then ran annually until 1997, and was revived in 2003. From its inception through 1997 and its revival in 2003, the festival toured North America.
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Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza is an annual four-day music festival held in Grant Park, downtown. It originally started as a touring event in 1991 but several years later made Chicago the permanent location for the annual music festival. Music genres include but are not limited to alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock, hip hop, and electronic dance music. Lollapalooza has also featured visual arts, nonprofit organizations, and political organizations. The festival, held in Grant Park, hosts an estimated 400,000 people each July and sells out annually. Lollapalooza is one of the largest and most iconic music festivals in the world and one of the longest-running in the United States. Lollapalooza was conceived and created in 1991 as a farewell tour by Perry Farrell, singer of the group Jane's Addiction. The first Lollapalooza tour had a diverse collection of bands and was a commercial success. It stopped in more than twenty cities in North America. In 2020, Spin rated the first Lollapalooza as the best concert on a list of "The 35 Greatest Concerts of the Last 35 Years". Lollapalooza then ran annually until 1997, and was revived in 2003. From its inception through 1997 and its revival in 2003, the festival toured North America.
Hard Rock Cafe, Inc. is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2007, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and was headquartered in Orlando, Florida, until April 2018, when the corporate offices were relocated to Davie, Florida. As of July 2018, Hard Rock International has venues in 74 countries, including 172 cafes, 37 hotels, and 4 casinos.
Hard Rock Cafe
63 W Ontario StHard Rock Cafe, Inc. is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2007, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and was headquartered in Orlando, Florida, until April 2018, when the corporate offices were relocated to Davie, Florida. As of July 2018, Hard Rock International has venues in 74 countries, including 172 cafes, 37 hotels, and 4 casinos.
Founded in 2009, the Chicago French Market came about with the movement in America to support local food systems and bring back the European-inspired marketplace — providing you with year-round, permanent access to their local bounty. The Bensidoun Family is proud to bring together a unique collection of 30+ local vendors that were hand selected for their individual passions and high-quality products. You will find best-of-the-best from Chicago’s melting pot neighborhoods. The Chicago French Market is largely comprised of entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses and accomplished purveyors presenting foods from around the world. As the Original Chicago Food Hall, Chicago French Market is fast becoming a destination for tourists and locals alike. The in-house seating area is reminiscent of a Parisian street cafe. Photo-ops in the seating area are frequent with an original art mural of Paris at night as a backdrop. They encourage you to come in and enjoy this truly unique space. The Chicago French Market also offers fresh ingredients for cooking at home, delicious grab-and-go options for breakfast, lunch and dinner, light snacks, picnics, easy party planning for home and office settings, plus meaningful gift ideas, all in one convenient location.
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Chicago French Market
131 N Clinton StFounded in 2009, the Chicago French Market came about with the movement in America to support local food systems and bring back the European-inspired marketplace — providing you with year-round, permanent access to their local bounty. The Bensidoun Family is proud to bring together a unique collection of 30+ local vendors that were hand selected for their individual passions and high-quality products. You will find best-of-the-best from Chicago’s melting pot neighborhoods. The Chicago French Market is largely comprised of entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses and accomplished purveyors presenting foods from around the world. As the Original Chicago Food Hall, Chicago French Market is fast becoming a destination for tourists and locals alike. The in-house seating area is reminiscent of a Parisian street cafe. Photo-ops in the seating area are frequent with an original art mural of Paris at night as a backdrop. They encourage you to come in and enjoy this truly unique space. The Chicago French Market also offers fresh ingredients for cooking at home, delicious grab-and-go options for breakfast, lunch and dinner, light snacks, picnics, easy party planning for home and office settings, plus meaningful gift ideas, all in one convenient location.
Located inside the historic Intercontinental Hotel on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, Michael Jordan’s Steak House is a premier destination for steak lovers from Chicago and around the world. The menu features the highest quality steaks available, perfectly prepared to the guest’s specification. Focusing on the finest seasonal ingredients and pure bold flavors, they elevate the classic steak experience to the “Michael Jordan” level. Michael Jordan is a businessman and former professional basketball player. He played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan is the principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA and of 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." He was integral in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a global cultural icon in the process.
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Michael Jordan's Steak House Chicago
505 N Michigan AveLocated inside the historic Intercontinental Hotel on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, Michael Jordan’s Steak House is a premier destination for steak lovers from Chicago and around the world. The menu features the highest quality steaks available, perfectly prepared to the guest’s specification. Focusing on the finest seasonal ingredients and pure bold flavors, they elevate the classic steak experience to the “Michael Jordan” level. Michael Jordan is a businessman and former professional basketball player. He played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan is the principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA and of 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." He was integral in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a global cultural icon in the process.
An homage to Air Jordan reflects Nike and Michael Jordan’s long-standing relationship. Nike is a brand that elicits a hyper-enthusiastic following, including people who wait in a 100-plus-long line early Saturday mornings to get their hands on a new sneaker before it sells out. That same enthusiasm motivated a Chicago couple to play hooky 20 years ago to attend Nike Chicago AKA Niketown’s grand-opening day and catch a glimpse of esteemed baseball and football player Bo Jackson. That same couple arrived on reopening day, and so did Bo. What’s so great about the new Nike Chicago? Following in the footsteps of seven other “brand experience” stores around the country, the more than 50,000-square-foot shop integrates lifestyle elements into the various sport sections. For instance, in the basketball area, which now occupies the entire first floor, you’ll find athletic Dunks and compression shorts for wearing on the court, but you’ll also see style pieces such as camo jackets and Air Force 1 high-tops for playing around. Getting a feel for the multifaceted Nike universe here also encompasses testing out the digital devices (like the FuelBand), playing with the Nike ID customizable shoe program—previously only available online—and taking in the locally rooted design details. Nike Chicago also offers other interactive experiences: Stop by the store any Thursday night to join the Nike+ Run Club, or Tuesday nights for the Nike Training Club for year-round workouts with trainers at an area park.
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Nike Chicago
669 N Michigan AveAn homage to Air Jordan reflects Nike and Michael Jordan’s long-standing relationship. Nike is a brand that elicits a hyper-enthusiastic following, including people who wait in a 100-plus-long line early Saturday mornings to get their hands on a new sneaker before it sells out. That same enthusiasm motivated a Chicago couple to play hooky 20 years ago to attend Nike Chicago AKA Niketown’s grand-opening day and catch a glimpse of esteemed baseball and football player Bo Jackson. That same couple arrived on reopening day, and so did Bo. What’s so great about the new Nike Chicago? Following in the footsteps of seven other “brand experience” stores around the country, the more than 50,000-square-foot shop integrates lifestyle elements into the various sport sections. For instance, in the basketball area, which now occupies the entire first floor, you’ll find athletic Dunks and compression shorts for wearing on the court, but you’ll also see style pieces such as camo jackets and Air Force 1 high-tops for playing around. Getting a feel for the multifaceted Nike universe here also encompasses testing out the digital devices (like the FuelBand), playing with the Nike ID customizable shoe program—previously only available online—and taking in the locally rooted design details. Nike Chicago also offers other interactive experiences: Stop by the store any Thursday night to join the Nike+ Run Club, or Tuesday nights for the Nike Training Club for year-round workouts with trainers at an area park.
The area is colloquially known as "Viagra Triangle" for the many older gentlemen taking young ladies on dates at bars and restaurants around the park 😂Mariano was an editor for World Book Encyclopedia and an associate editor for Science Year, the World Book Science Annual, as well as the assistant managing editor of the World Book Yearbook from 1963 through 1970. His column, "North Looping with Lou Mariano" featured happenings and local celebrities from the vantage point of his office, a table at O'Connell's Sandwich Shop on the corner of Bellevue and Rush Streets. It has a structure designed by Birch Burdette Long, who was a Frank Lloyd Wright protege.
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Mariano Plaza
1031 N State StThe area is colloquially known as "Viagra Triangle" for the many older gentlemen taking young ladies on dates at bars and restaurants around the park 😂Mariano was an editor for World Book Encyclopedia and an associate editor for Science Year, the World Book Science Annual, as well as the assistant managing editor of the World Book Yearbook from 1963 through 1970. His column, "North Looping with Lou Mariano" featured happenings and local celebrities from the vantage point of his office, a table at O'Connell's Sandwich Shop on the corner of Bellevue and Rush Streets. It has a structure designed by Birch Burdette Long, who was a Frank Lloyd Wright protege.
Magnolia Bakery is a chain of bakeries founded in New York City. The first location opened in 1996 at 401 Bleecker Street, on the corner of West 11th Street in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. The bakery is known for its desserts, especially its cupcakes.
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Magnolia Bakery
108 N State StMagnolia Bakery is a chain of bakeries founded in New York City. The first location opened in 1996 at 401 Bleecker Street, on the corner of West 11th Street in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. The bakery is known for its desserts, especially its cupcakes.
Revival Food Hall is an all-local dining destination located in the heart of the loop, spotlighting the best of Chicago’s acclaimed culinary scene under one roof. Offering guests an endless array of unique options from 15 fast-casual stalls, Revival Food Hall’s mission is simple: to provide a customizable dining experience that invites guests to explore the city through food.
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Revival Food Hall
125 S Clark StRevival Food Hall is an all-local dining destination located in the heart of the loop, spotlighting the best of Chicago’s acclaimed culinary scene under one roof. Offering guests an endless array of unique options from 15 fast-casual stalls, Revival Food Hall’s mission is simple: to provide a customizable dining experience that invites guests to explore the city through food.
In 1950, three brothers of Greek descent, Pete, Nick and Jimmy Gallios, pooled all of their resources and purchased the flailing Miller's Pub from the Miller brothers, who had established the bar in 1935. After the purchase, the Gallios brothers did not have the $500 it would have cost to change the sign on the pub, so the name Miller's remained. In 1953, after finishing his military service, younger brother Vannie worked his way into a stake in the pub. The Gallios Brothers started out with one humble goal- support their growing families. So they rolled up their sleeves, went to work and never looked back. Little did they know that one day their little pub would become a beloved piece of Chicago history.
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Miller's Pub
134 S Wabash AveIn 1950, three brothers of Greek descent, Pete, Nick and Jimmy Gallios, pooled all of their resources and purchased the flailing Miller's Pub from the Miller brothers, who had established the bar in 1935. After the purchase, the Gallios brothers did not have the $500 it would have cost to change the sign on the pub, so the name Miller's remained. In 1953, after finishing his military service, younger brother Vannie worked his way into a stake in the pub. The Gallios Brothers started out with one humble goal- support their growing families. So they rolled up their sleeves, went to work and never looked back. Little did they know that one day their little pub would become a beloved piece of Chicago history.
Begin Route 66 Sign The sign marking the start of historic Route 66 is located on the south side of Adams in front of the Panda Express. U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System and was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). It was recognized in popular culture by both the 1946 hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and the Route 66 television series, which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964. It was also featured in the Disney/Pixar feature film Cars. In John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath (1939), the road "Highway 66" symbolized escape and loss. Other designations and nicknames for the highway include the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America and the Mother Road. US 66 served as a primary route for those who migrated west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and the road supported the economies of the communities through which it passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive in the face of the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System.
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78-98 E Adams StBegin Route 66 Sign The sign marking the start of historic Route 66 is located on the south side of Adams in front of the Panda Express. U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System and was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). It was recognized in popular culture by both the 1946 hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and the Route 66 television series, which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964. It was also featured in the Disney/Pixar feature film Cars. In John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath (1939), the road "Highway 66" symbolized escape and loss. Other designations and nicknames for the highway include the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America and the Mother Road. US 66 served as a primary route for those who migrated west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and the road supported the economies of the communities through which it passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive in the face of the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System.
In 2016, 900 North Michigan Shops set out to blur the lines between hospitality & retail and teamed up with Hogsalt Hospitality (most notably known for their Au Cheval: Best Burger in America) to create Aster Hall, a food & drink oasis in a luxurious, bright and airy space that spans over the atrium of Levels 5 & 6. Designed by Avroko, this food hall is here to entice all five of your senses. This food & drink destination spans across 22,000 square feet amongst an intentionally designed space for both neighbors and visitors exploring the city. Indulge in Small Cheval burgers to tacos to salads to falafel to french fries to soup to ice cream to iced coffee… we can go on, or you can come taste for yourself.
Aster Hall
900 North Michigan AvenueIn 2016, 900 North Michigan Shops set out to blur the lines between hospitality & retail and teamed up with Hogsalt Hospitality (most notably known for their Au Cheval: Best Burger in America) to create Aster Hall, a food & drink oasis in a luxurious, bright and airy space that spans over the atrium of Levels 5 & 6. Designed by Avroko, this food hall is here to entice all five of your senses. This food & drink destination spans across 22,000 square feet amongst an intentionally designed space for both neighbors and visitors exploring the city. Indulge in Small Cheval burgers to tacos to salads to falafel to french fries to soup to ice cream to iced coffee… we can go on, or you can come taste for yourself.
The Harold Washington Library Center is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System. It is located just south of the Loop 'L', at 400 S. State Street. It is a full-service library with free Wi-Fi internet service. The building contains approximately 756,000 sq ft (70,200 m2) of work space. The total square footage is approximately 972,000 sq ft (90,300 m2) including the rooftop winter-garden penthouse. With the conversion of Chicago's former central library into the Chicago Cultural Center in 1977, a long-term temporary central library was opened in the Mandel Building at 425 North Michigan Avenue and much of the library's collection was put into storage. A debate on a new central library ensued and continued throughout most of the 1980s, frustrated by a lack of funding. Upon his election in 1983, Mayor Harold Washington supported the construction of a new central library. After the turmoil of four mayoral administrations in a seven-year period, finally, in 1986 during Washington's tenure, the city and the Library Board picked a location and floated a $175 million bond issue to provide funds for the new building, as well as the entire citywide library branch system. In 1987, a design competition was held by the city to decide on the architecture of the library. Five prominent entries were chosen from design-build coalitions of architects and contractors, representing designs by VOA Associates in collaboration with Arthur Erickson; Hammond, Beeby & Babka; Murphy/Jahn, Lohan Associates, and SOM. The entries were narrowed down to two finalists: The Chicago Library Team with Helmut Jahn's glassy, modern design, and the SEBUS coalition, whose postmodern design by Hammond, Beeby and Babka took elements from nearby historic buildings. Notably, Jahn's design was to have arched over Van Buren Street onto the area that is now occupied by Pritzker Park, incorporating a new elevated station on Chicago's Loop. These elements were deemed too expensive, along with the rest of Jahn's design, so the Hammond, Beeby and Babka design won the competition. The architectural models that the entrant teams created are located on the eighth floor of the Harold Washington Library Center, except the SEBUS entry, which is located in the ninth floor Special Collections.
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Harold Washington Library
400 South State StreetThe Harold Washington Library Center is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System. It is located just south of the Loop 'L', at 400 S. State Street. It is a full-service library with free Wi-Fi internet service. The building contains approximately 756,000 sq ft (70,200 m2) of work space. The total square footage is approximately 972,000 sq ft (90,300 m2) including the rooftop winter-garden penthouse. With the conversion of Chicago's former central library into the Chicago Cultural Center in 1977, a long-term temporary central library was opened in the Mandel Building at 425 North Michigan Avenue and much of the library's collection was put into storage. A debate on a new central library ensued and continued throughout most of the 1980s, frustrated by a lack of funding. Upon his election in 1983, Mayor Harold Washington supported the construction of a new central library. After the turmoil of four mayoral administrations in a seven-year period, finally, in 1986 during Washington's tenure, the city and the Library Board picked a location and floated a $175 million bond issue to provide funds for the new building, as well as the entire citywide library branch system. In 1987, a design competition was held by the city to decide on the architecture of the library. Five prominent entries were chosen from design-build coalitions of architects and contractors, representing designs by VOA Associates in collaboration with Arthur Erickson; Hammond, Beeby & Babka; Murphy/Jahn, Lohan Associates, and SOM. The entries were narrowed down to two finalists: The Chicago Library Team with Helmut Jahn's glassy, modern design, and the SEBUS coalition, whose postmodern design by Hammond, Beeby and Babka took elements from nearby historic buildings. Notably, Jahn's design was to have arched over Van Buren Street onto the area that is now occupied by Pritzker Park, incorporating a new elevated station on Chicago's Loop. These elements were deemed too expensive, along with the rest of Jahn's design, so the Hammond, Beeby and Babka design won the competition. The architectural models that the entrant teams created are located on the eighth floor of the Harold Washington Library Center, except the SEBUS entry, which is located in the ninth floor Special Collections.
Located along the southwest side of Grant Park, Agora is one of Chicago’s most recent and important sculptural installations. Comprised of 106 nine-foot tall headless torsos made of cast iron, the artwork derives it name from the Greek word for meeting place. The figures are posed walking in groups in various directions or standing still. Internationally renowned artist Magdalena Abakanowicz donated the sculptural group along with the Polish Ministry of Culture, a Polish cultural foundation, and other private donors. Born into an aristocratic family just outside of Warsaw, Abakanowicz (b. 1930) was deeply affected by World War II and the forty-five years of Soviet domination that followed. In her journals, she writes that she has lived “…in times which were extraordinary by their various forms of collective hate and collective adulation. Marches and parades worshiped leaders, great and good, who soon turned out to be mass murderers. I was obsessed by the image of the crowd… I suspected that under the human skull, instincts and emotions overpower the intellect without us being aware of it.” The sculptor began creating large headless figures in the 1970s. Initially working in burlap and resin, she went on to use bronze, steel, and iron. Although Abakanowicz hasfrequently exhibited in museums and public spaces throughout the world— Agora is her largest permanent installation.
Agora
1135 S Michigan AveLocated along the southwest side of Grant Park, Agora is one of Chicago’s most recent and important sculptural installations. Comprised of 106 nine-foot tall headless torsos made of cast iron, the artwork derives it name from the Greek word for meeting place. The figures are posed walking in groups in various directions or standing still. Internationally renowned artist Magdalena Abakanowicz donated the sculptural group along with the Polish Ministry of Culture, a Polish cultural foundation, and other private donors. Born into an aristocratic family just outside of Warsaw, Abakanowicz (b. 1930) was deeply affected by World War II and the forty-five years of Soviet domination that followed. In her journals, she writes that she has lived “…in times which were extraordinary by their various forms of collective hate and collective adulation. Marches and parades worshiped leaders, great and good, who soon turned out to be mass murderers. I was obsessed by the image of the crowd… I suspected that under the human skull, instincts and emotions overpower the intellect without us being aware of it.” The sculptor began creating large headless figures in the 1970s. Initially working in burlap and resin, she went on to use bronze, steel, and iron. Although Abakanowicz hasfrequently exhibited in museums and public spaces throughout the world— Agora is her largest permanent installation.
Founed by two brothers and a life long friend, these native Chicagoans and avid adventurers set out to create an experience that showcases our hometown in an amazing and unique way. From courteous and helpful staff to lovable pooches hanging out at the shop, this experience will leave a smile on your face. They love Chicago and work hard every day to share the city that raised them and the adventure that inspired them. “We’ve always dreamed of having the outdoors as our office. Now with Urban Kayaks we’re able to do what we love while being where we love.
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Urban Kayaks on the Chicago River
435 E. Chicago RiverwalkFouned by two brothers and a life long friend, these native Chicagoans and avid adventurers set out to create an experience that showcases our hometown in an amazing and unique way. From courteous and helpful staff to lovable pooches hanging out at the shop, this experience will leave a smile on your face. They love Chicago and work hard every day to share the city that raised them and the adventure that inspired them. “We’ve always dreamed of having the outdoors as our office. Now with Urban Kayaks we’re able to do what we love while being where we love.
Millennium Station (formerly Randolph Street Terminal; sometimes called Randolph Street station or Randolph/South Water Street station) is a major commuter rail terminal in the Loop (downtown). It is the northern terminus of the Metra Electric District to Chicago's southern suburbs, and the western terminus of the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana. Located under Millennium Park, the terminal is a stub-end station and was established in the 1800s by the Illinois Central Railroad and has gone through several re-configurations. Most recently, it was rebuilt in the early 21st century and is owned by Metra through its operating arm, the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation. Not counting commuters on the South Shore Line, over 18,000 people board Metra trains at Millennium Station each day.[2] During peak periods, trains leave the terminal as frequently as twice a minute. It is the third-busiest train station in Chicago.
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Millennium Station
151 Michigan AveMillennium Station (formerly Randolph Street Terminal; sometimes called Randolph Street station or Randolph/South Water Street station) is a major commuter rail terminal in the Loop (downtown). It is the northern terminus of the Metra Electric District to Chicago's southern suburbs, and the western terminus of the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana. Located under Millennium Park, the terminal is a stub-end station and was established in the 1800s by the Illinois Central Railroad and has gone through several re-configurations. Most recently, it was rebuilt in the early 21st century and is owned by Metra through its operating arm, the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation. Not counting commuters on the South Shore Line, over 18,000 people board Metra trains at Millennium Station each day.[2] During peak periods, trains leave the terminal as frequently as twice a minute. It is the third-busiest train station in Chicago.
North Side:
Chicago's North Side (north of downtown) is the most populated residential section, and has residential high-rises at the waterfront. It includes few ethnic enclaves as well as several LGBTQ+ neighborhoods.
Skip rush hours and the Brown Line is the best and cheapest option to 'tour' some of the views in downtown and North Side. The Brown Line enters the Loop going counter-clockwise from Washington/Wells to Clark/Lake and then exits the Loop, heading towards the Kimball Avenue station. Running over Franklin, then Wells Street, a stop is made at the Merchandise Mart before crossing the Chicago River on the upper level of the Wells Street Bridge before joining the Loop Elevated at Lake Street. Operating counter-clockwise, Brown Line trains operate around the Loop on the Outer track via Wells-Van Buren-Wabash-Lake, serving all Loop stations, before the return trip back north to the Kimball terminal. The Brown Line begins on the northwest side of Chicago, at the Kimball terminal in Albany Park, where there is a storage yard and servicing shop for the trains to the east of the passenger station. From there, trains operate over street level tracks between Leland and Eastwood Avenues to Rockwell, then ramp up to the elevated structure for the rest of the trip. After the Damen station, the route turns south, about one-half block parallel and west of Metra's Union Pacific North railroad line and Ravenswood Avenue to a point south of the Addison station. Here the route turns east again and runs parallel to Roscoe Street past Sheffield Avenue where it once again turns south at Clark Junction to join the four-track North Side elevated line in Lakeview. From just north of Belmont station south to Armitage, Brown and Red Line trains operate side by side, with Purple Line Express trains sharing the tracks with the Brown Line during weekday rush hours. Brown and Purple Line trains run on the outermost tracks serving five stops, while Red Line trains run on the innermost tracks making only two stops. South of the Armitage station, Brown and Purple Line trains continue southward towards the Chicago Loop on elevated tracks which zigzags its way through the neighborhoods of Lincoln Park and Near North Side stopping at Sedgwick and Chicago. There are three sections of the Brown Line which includes the Ravenswood Branch that connects from Kimball Avenue station to Belmont Avenue station; merging from the Purple Line Express. Another is the North Side Main Line which connects from Belmont Avenue station to the Merchandise Mart before entering the Loop.
Brown Line
Skip rush hours and the Brown Line is the best and cheapest option to 'tour' some of the views in downtown and North Side. The Brown Line enters the Loop going counter-clockwise from Washington/Wells to Clark/Lake and then exits the Loop, heading towards the Kimball Avenue station. Running over Franklin, then Wells Street, a stop is made at the Merchandise Mart before crossing the Chicago River on the upper level of the Wells Street Bridge before joining the Loop Elevated at Lake Street. Operating counter-clockwise, Brown Line trains operate around the Loop on the Outer track via Wells-Van Buren-Wabash-Lake, serving all Loop stations, before the return trip back north to the Kimball terminal. The Brown Line begins on the northwest side of Chicago, at the Kimball terminal in Albany Park, where there is a storage yard and servicing shop for the trains to the east of the passenger station. From there, trains operate over street level tracks between Leland and Eastwood Avenues to Rockwell, then ramp up to the elevated structure for the rest of the trip. After the Damen station, the route turns south, about one-half block parallel and west of Metra's Union Pacific North railroad line and Ravenswood Avenue to a point south of the Addison station. Here the route turns east again and runs parallel to Roscoe Street past Sheffield Avenue where it once again turns south at Clark Junction to join the four-track North Side elevated line in Lakeview. From just north of Belmont station south to Armitage, Brown and Red Line trains operate side by side, with Purple Line Express trains sharing the tracks with the Brown Line during weekday rush hours. Brown and Purple Line trains run on the outermost tracks serving five stops, while Red Line trains run on the innermost tracks making only two stops. South of the Armitage station, Brown and Purple Line trains continue southward towards the Chicago Loop on elevated tracks which zigzags its way through the neighborhoods of Lincoln Park and Near North Side stopping at Sedgwick and Chicago. There are three sections of the Brown Line which includes the Ravenswood Branch that connects from Kimball Avenue station to Belmont Avenue station; merging from the Purple Line Express. Another is the North Side Main Line which connects from Belmont Avenue station to the Merchandise Mart before entering the Loop.
Lincoln Park Zoo is a 35-acre zoo founded in 1868, making it the fourth oldest zoo in North America. It is also one of a few free admission zoos in the US. It's home to a wide variety of animals which include big cats, polar bears, penguins, gorillas, reptiles, monkeys, and other species totaling about 1,100 animals from some 200 species. Also located in Lincoln Park Zoo is a burr oak tree which dates to 1830, three years before the city of Chicago was organized.
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Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 N Clark StLincoln Park Zoo is a 35-acre zoo founded in 1868, making it the fourth oldest zoo in North America. It is also one of a few free admission zoos in the US. It's home to a wide variety of animals which include big cats, polar bears, penguins, gorillas, reptiles, monkeys, and other species totaling about 1,100 animals from some 200 species. Also located in Lincoln Park Zoo is a burr oak tree which dates to 1830, three years before the city of Chicago was organized.
Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball stadium, home of the Chicago Cubs, and one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago Whales of the Federal League, which folded after the 1915 baseball season. The Cubs played their first home game at the park on April 20, 1916, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings. Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. of the Wrigley Company acquired the Cubs in 1921. It was named Cubs Park from 1920 to 1926, before being renamed Wrigley Field in 1927. It is actually the second stadium to be named Wrigley Field, as a Los Angeles ballpark with the same name opened in 1925. The current seating capacity is 41,649.
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Wrigley Field
1060 W Addison StWrigley Field is a Major League Baseball stadium, home of the Chicago Cubs, and one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago Whales of the Federal League, which folded after the 1915 baseball season. The Cubs played their first home game at the park on April 20, 1916, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings. Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. of the Wrigley Company acquired the Cubs in 1921. It was named Cubs Park from 1920 to 1926, before being renamed Wrigley Field in 1927. It is actually the second stadium to be named Wrigley Field, as a Los Angeles ballpark with the same name opened in 1925. The current seating capacity is 41,649.
Wicker Park is a neighborhood situated east of Humboldt Park, and south of the Bloomingdale Trail. Wicker Park is known for its local hipster culture, art community, nightlife, and food scene. In recent years Wicker Park has seen record real estate and commercial development, particularly along the CTA Blue Line subway and became home to many luxury boutique shops and several flagship stores including Adidas Originals, Champion, Arc'teryx, and Yeti. Wicker Park is home to some of Chicago's most expensive real estate with median home prices over $550,000.
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Wicker Park
1425 N Damen AveWicker Park is a neighborhood situated east of Humboldt Park, and south of the Bloomingdale Trail. Wicker Park is known for its local hipster culture, art community, nightlife, and food scene. In recent years Wicker Park has seen record real estate and commercial development, particularly along the CTA Blue Line subway and became home to many luxury boutique shops and several flagship stores including Adidas Originals, Champion, Arc'teryx, and Yeti. Wicker Park is home to some of Chicago's most expensive real estate with median home prices over $550,000.
Originally named Pop Morse's Roadhouse, the bar opened in 1907 and was purchased by Tom Chamales, a real estate developer and tavern owner, and was renamed Green Mill Gardens in 1910, a nod to the famous Moulin Rouge ("Red Mill") of Paris. In its early years, it was a popular hangout for movie actors from nearby Essanay Studios. The namesake gardens were removed in the 1920s during the construction of the Uptown Theatre on the same block. During the Prohibition era, "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn of Al Capone's Chicago Outfit became a part-owner. Singer and comedian Joe E. Lewis was attacked by McGurn's men in 1927 after he refused to take his act to the Green Mill. Lewis' throat was slashed, but he survived. The incident inspired the 1957 film The Joker Is Wild. Al Capone's favorite booth is still in the establishment located directly west of the short end of the bar. Capone and his men would sit here because it afforded clear views of both the front and back entrances to the establishment. There is still an access hatch to the tunnels located directly behind the long end of the bar that leads underneath the street to an adjacent building; this is how Capone was able to elude the authorities when he visited the Green Mill.
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The Green Mill
4802 North BroadwayOriginally named Pop Morse's Roadhouse, the bar opened in 1907 and was purchased by Tom Chamales, a real estate developer and tavern owner, and was renamed Green Mill Gardens in 1910, a nod to the famous Moulin Rouge ("Red Mill") of Paris. In its early years, it was a popular hangout for movie actors from nearby Essanay Studios. The namesake gardens were removed in the 1920s during the construction of the Uptown Theatre on the same block. During the Prohibition era, "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn of Al Capone's Chicago Outfit became a part-owner. Singer and comedian Joe E. Lewis was attacked by McGurn's men in 1927 after he refused to take his act to the Green Mill. Lewis' throat was slashed, but he survived. The incident inspired the 1957 film The Joker Is Wild. Al Capone's favorite booth is still in the establishment located directly west of the short end of the bar. Capone and his men would sit here because it afforded clear views of both the front and back entrances to the establishment. There is still an access hatch to the tunnels located directly behind the long end of the bar that leads underneath the street to an adjacent building; this is how Capone was able to elude the authorities when he visited the Green Mill.
The historical, cultural, and commercial center of Uptown is Broadway, with Uptown Square at the center. In 1900, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad constructed its terminal at Wilson and Broadway (now part of the CTA Red Line). Uptown became a summer resort town for downtown dwellers, and derived its name from the Uptown Store, which was the commercial center for the community. For a time all northbound elevated trains from downtown ended in Uptown, and it became known as an entertainment destination. Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson and other early film stars produced films at the Essanay Studios on Argyle Street. The Aragon Ballroom, Riviera Theater, Uptown Theatre, and Green Mill Jazz Club are all located within a half block of Lawrence and Broadway. Uptown is also home to one of Chicago's most celebrated final resting spots, Graceland Cemetery.
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Uptown
The historical, cultural, and commercial center of Uptown is Broadway, with Uptown Square at the center. In 1900, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad constructed its terminal at Wilson and Broadway (now part of the CTA Red Line). Uptown became a summer resort town for downtown dwellers, and derived its name from the Uptown Store, which was the commercial center for the community. For a time all northbound elevated trains from downtown ended in Uptown, and it became known as an entertainment destination. Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson and other early film stars produced films at the Essanay Studios on Argyle Street. The Aragon Ballroom, Riviera Theater, Uptown Theatre, and Green Mill Jazz Club are all located within a half block of Lawrence and Broadway. Uptown is also home to one of Chicago's most celebrated final resting spots, Graceland Cemetery.
The Northhalsted AKA Boystown section of Lakeview holds the distinction of being the nation's first officially recognized gay village. In 1998, then Mayor Richard M. Daley endeavored to create a $3.2 million restoration of the North Halsted Street corridor, and the city erected rainbow pylon landmarks along the route. In 2012, the Legacy Project began the ongoing process of installing plaques on the pylons that commemorate important people and milestones in LGBTQ+ history. It is also the cultural center of one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities in the nation. Boystown has grown into a cultural center for the LGBTQ+ residents living within the Chicago metropolitan area, specially Uptown, Rogers Park, Andersonville and Edgewater. The area caters to Chicago nightlife, featuring more than 60 community bars, restaurants and nightclubs. It is now home to Center on Halsted that hosts an array of programs open to the public that provide fun, educational and enlightening opportunities for members of the community and allies. The Area is host to the Chicago Pride Parade, one of the largest gay pride parades in the nation, takes place in Lakeview on the last Sunday of each June. The community area has also been host to several other major events: In 2006 it played host to an international sports and cultural festival, Gay Games VII, with its closing ceremonies held at Wrigley Field and headlined by Cyndi Lauper. The area also holds the Northalsted Market Days, an annual two-day festival event geared toward the LGBTQ+ community. Northalsted also includes some of Chicago's off-Loop theater, specialty restaurants, greystone and brownstone walk-up buildings and other historic architecture, trendy fashion outlets, wine boutiques, chain stores, and independent shops.
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Boystown
The Northhalsted AKA Boystown section of Lakeview holds the distinction of being the nation's first officially recognized gay village. In 1998, then Mayor Richard M. Daley endeavored to create a $3.2 million restoration of the North Halsted Street corridor, and the city erected rainbow pylon landmarks along the route. In 2012, the Legacy Project began the ongoing process of installing plaques on the pylons that commemorate important people and milestones in LGBTQ+ history. It is also the cultural center of one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities in the nation. Boystown has grown into a cultural center for the LGBTQ+ residents living within the Chicago metropolitan area, specially Uptown, Rogers Park, Andersonville and Edgewater. The area caters to Chicago nightlife, featuring more than 60 community bars, restaurants and nightclubs. It is now home to Center on Halsted that hosts an array of programs open to the public that provide fun, educational and enlightening opportunities for members of the community and allies. The Area is host to the Chicago Pride Parade, one of the largest gay pride parades in the nation, takes place in Lakeview on the last Sunday of each June. The community area has also been host to several other major events: In 2006 it played host to an international sports and cultural festival, Gay Games VII, with its closing ceremonies held at Wrigley Field and headlined by Cyndi Lauper. The area also holds the Northalsted Market Days, an annual two-day festival event geared toward the LGBTQ+ community. Northalsted also includes some of Chicago's off-Loop theater, specialty restaurants, greystone and brownstone walk-up buildings and other historic architecture, trendy fashion outlets, wine boutiques, chain stores, and independent shops.
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is a natural history museum located operated by the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The museum traces its history to the founding of the academy in 1857. After a century at a nearby location, the academy opened its present museum named for benefactor Peggy Notebaert in 1999 at the intersection of Fullerton Parkway and Cannon Drive in Lincoln Park. The institution focuses on the natural history of the Chicago region, and offers educational programs for children and adults. It is also known for its live butterfly house, which is attached to a laboratory and program to study and enhance Chicago area butterfly populations.
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Peggy Notebaert Naturmuseum
2430 N Cannon DrThe Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is a natural history museum located operated by the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The museum traces its history to the founding of the academy in 1857. After a century at a nearby location, the academy opened its present museum named for benefactor Peggy Notebaert in 1999 at the intersection of Fullerton Parkway and Cannon Drive in Lincoln Park. The institution focuses on the natural history of the Chicago region, and offers educational programs for children and adults. It is also known for its live butterfly house, which is attached to a laboratory and program to study and enhance Chicago area butterfly populations.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company was founded in 1974 by Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise in the Unitarian church on Half Day Road in Deerfield and is now located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on Halsted Street. Its name comes from the 1927 novel Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, which original member Rick Argosh was reading during the company's inaugural production, And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little, in January 1974. After occupying several theatres in Chicago, in 1991, it moved into its own purpose-built complex with three performing spaces, the largest seating 550. A recipient of the Regional Tony Award, several of its productions have transferred to Broadway.
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Steppenwolf Theatre
1650 N Halsted StSteppenwolf Theatre Company was founded in 1974 by Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise in the Unitarian church on Half Day Road in Deerfield and is now located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on Halsted Street. Its name comes from the 1927 novel Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, which original member Rick Argosh was reading during the company's inaugural production, And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little, in January 1974. After occupying several theatres in Chicago, in 1991, it moved into its own purpose-built complex with three performing spaces, the largest seating 550. A recipient of the Regional Tony Award, several of its productions have transferred to Broadway.
Chicago History Museum is the museum of the Chicago Historical Society founded in 1856 to study and interpret Chicago's history. The museum has been located in Lincoln Park since the 1930s at 1601 North Clark Street at the intersection of North Avenue in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood. The CHS adopted the name, Chicago History Museum, in September 2006 for its public presence. Much of the Chicago Historical Society's first collection was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, but the museum rose from the ashes like the city. Among its many documents which were lost in the fire was Abraham Lincoln's final draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. After the fire, the Society began collecting new materials, which were stored in a building owned by J. Young Scammon, a prominent lawyer and member of the society. However, the building and new collection were again destroyed by fire in 1874. The Chicago Historical Society built a fireproof building on its pre-1871 building-site at 632 North Dearborn Street. The replacement building opened in 1896 and housed the society for thirty-six years. The building was later added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Chicago Historical Society Building. 1896–1932 home of the Chicago Historical Society. Charles F. Gunther, a prominent Chicago collector, donated some items to the historical society. In 1920, the society purchased the remainder of the large history collection from his estate, with the intention of changing its focus from only a research institution into a public museum. Many of the items in Gunther's collection, in addition to Chicago, were related to Abraham Lincoln[a] and the American Civil War. These include Lincoln's deathbed, several other pieces of furniture from the room where he died in the Petersen House, and clothing that he and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln allegedly wore the evening of his assassination. The collection also contains the table on which General Robert E. Lee signed his 1865 surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, an official act that ended the American Civil War, at the McLean House in Appomattox, Virginia. In 2010, the museum was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.
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Chicago History Museum
1601 N Clark StChicago History Museum is the museum of the Chicago Historical Society founded in 1856 to study and interpret Chicago's history. The museum has been located in Lincoln Park since the 1930s at 1601 North Clark Street at the intersection of North Avenue in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood. The CHS adopted the name, Chicago History Museum, in September 2006 for its public presence. Much of the Chicago Historical Society's first collection was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, but the museum rose from the ashes like the city. Among its many documents which were lost in the fire was Abraham Lincoln's final draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. After the fire, the Society began collecting new materials, which were stored in a building owned by J. Young Scammon, a prominent lawyer and member of the society. However, the building and new collection were again destroyed by fire in 1874. The Chicago Historical Society built a fireproof building on its pre-1871 building-site at 632 North Dearborn Street. The replacement building opened in 1896 and housed the society for thirty-six years. The building was later added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Chicago Historical Society Building. 1896–1932 home of the Chicago Historical Society. Charles F. Gunther, a prominent Chicago collector, donated some items to the historical society. In 1920, the society purchased the remainder of the large history collection from his estate, with the intention of changing its focus from only a research institution into a public museum. Many of the items in Gunther's collection, in addition to Chicago, were related to Abraham Lincoln[a] and the American Civil War. These include Lincoln's deathbed, several other pieces of furniture from the room where he died in the Petersen House, and clothing that he and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln allegedly wore the evening of his assassination. The collection also contains the table on which General Robert E. Lee signed his 1865 surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, an official act that ended the American Civil War, at the McLean House in Appomattox, Virginia. In 2010, the museum was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.
Belmont Harbor is located in the heart of beautiful Lincoln Park and is one of the largest harbors in the Chicago Harbors system. A favorite among families and long-time boaters, the harbor is surrounded by acres of park space and a beautiful skyline view to the south. There are 818 slips, mooring cans, and star docks that can accommodate boats from 28’-80’+ in length. Belmont Harbor is the home of several yacht clubs including Chicago Yacht Club’s Belmont Station, Belmont Yacht Club, and the Chicago Match Race Center.
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Belmont Harbor
Belmont HarborBelmont Harbor is located in the heart of beautiful Lincoln Park and is one of the largest harbors in the Chicago Harbors system. A favorite among families and long-time boaters, the harbor is surrounded by acres of park space and a beautiful skyline view to the south. There are 818 slips, mooring cans, and star docks that can accommodate boats from 28’-80’+ in length. Belmont Harbor is the home of several yacht clubs including Chicago Yacht Club’s Belmont Station, Belmont Yacht Club, and the Chicago Match Race Center.
The Waveland Avenue Golf Course (now Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course) in the Uptown and Lakeview neighborhoods section of Lincoln Park provides a lakeside setting for the game. Known for its challenging narrow fairways, it offers nine tees on a par-36 course. Further south, inland of Lakeshore Drive, is a driving range and miniature golf course.
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Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course
3701 N Recreation DrThe Waveland Avenue Golf Course (now Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course) in the Uptown and Lakeview neighborhoods section of Lincoln Park provides a lakeside setting for the game. Known for its challenging narrow fairways, it offers nine tees on a par-36 course. Further south, inland of Lakeshore Drive, is a driving range and miniature golf course.
Victory Gardens Theatre is dedicated to the development and production of new plays and playwrights. The theater company was founded in 1974 when eight Chicago artists, Cecil O'Neal, Warren Casey, Stuart Gordon, Cordis Heard, Roberta Maguire, Mac McGuinnes, June Pyskaček, and David Rasche each fronted $1,000 to start a company outside the Chicago Loop and Gordon donated the light board of his Organic Theater Company. The theater's first production, The Velvet Rose, by Stacy Myatt premiered on October 9, 1974.
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Victory Gardens Theater
2433 N Lincoln AveVictory Gardens Theatre is dedicated to the development and production of new plays and playwrights. The theater company was founded in 1974 when eight Chicago artists, Cecil O'Neal, Warren Casey, Stuart Gordon, Cordis Heard, Roberta Maguire, Mac McGuinnes, June Pyskaček, and David Rasche each fronted $1,000 to start a company outside the Chicago Loop and Gordon donated the light board of his Organic Theater Company. The theater's first production, The Velvet Rose, by Stacy Myatt premiered on October 9, 1974.
Sometimes dubbed “Little India” or the area around Devon Avenue could almost be a backdrop for a Bollywood film. Brimming with life and aromas imported from the East, it’s a world away from the skyscrapers downtown. Mannequins draped in colorful saris fill window displays, neon signs jostle for your attention, posters announce the latest Bollywood blockbusters and the smells of curry and spices hang in the air on Chicago’s far north side. Devon Avenue is a multiethnic corridor in the West Ridge neighborhood brimming with Indian and Pakistani culture. This is the place to come and eat a meal then wander in and out of the shops selling aromatic spices and sparkly gold trinkets. For quick snacks and a great vegetarian street food counter, duck into Kamdar Plaza.
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Little India
Sometimes dubbed “Little India” or the area around Devon Avenue could almost be a backdrop for a Bollywood film. Brimming with life and aromas imported from the East, it’s a world away from the skyscrapers downtown. Mannequins draped in colorful saris fill window displays, neon signs jostle for your attention, posters announce the latest Bollywood blockbusters and the smells of curry and spices hang in the air on Chicago’s far north side. Devon Avenue is a multiethnic corridor in the West Ridge neighborhood brimming with Indian and Pakistani culture. This is the place to come and eat a meal then wander in and out of the shops selling aromatic spices and sparkly gold trinkets. For quick snacks and a great vegetarian street food counter, duck into Kamdar Plaza.
Kitchen United MIX brings together a variety of great restaurants at a single location for easy takeout and delivery. Sharing meals with family and friends shouldn’t be complicated even if your brother is vegetarian, your mom is craving BBQ, and your dad wants gluten-free waffles. That’s why they created Kitchen United Mix, where you’ll find a variety of great restaurants at a single ghost kitchen location in Chicago for easy takeout and delivery. Order from one or many concepts to satisfy everyone's tastes and dietary needs.
Kitchen United MIX
205 West Wacker DriveKitchen United MIX brings together a variety of great restaurants at a single location for easy takeout and delivery. Sharing meals with family and friends shouldn’t be complicated even if your brother is vegetarian, your mom is craving BBQ, and your dad wants gluten-free waffles. That’s why they created Kitchen United Mix, where you’ll find a variety of great restaurants at a single ghost kitchen location in Chicago for easy takeout and delivery. Order from one or many concepts to satisfy everyone's tastes and dietary needs.
They offer well-crafted, locally-sourced, globally-inspired food in a warm environment of discovery and hospitality that connects people to each other and their community.
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Dom's Kitchen & Market
2730 N Halsted StThey offer well-crafted, locally-sourced, globally-inspired food in a warm environment of discovery and hospitality that connects people to each other and their community.
A building to Rotary International World Headquarters that welcomes more than 2,000 visitors a year, located on Evanston city. Rotary members believe that they have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Their 46,000+ clubs worldwide work together to promote peace, fight disease, provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to areas in need, save mothers and children, support education, grow local economies, protect the environment. One of their biggest accomplishments is global eradication of Polio. Members worked hard to eliminate this disease and eliminated 99.9% of it. Efforts in the last few countries with the disease continue to eliminate the remaining cases.
One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman AvenueA building to Rotary International World Headquarters that welcomes more than 2,000 visitors a year, located on Evanston city. Rotary members believe that they have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Their 46,000+ clubs worldwide work together to promote peace, fight disease, provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to areas in need, save mothers and children, support education, grow local economies, protect the environment. One of their biggest accomplishments is global eradication of Polio. Members worked hard to eliminate this disease and eliminated 99.9% of it. Efforts in the last few countries with the disease continue to eliminate the remaining cases.
West Side:
The West Side (west of downtown) has communities of historical and cultural importance, mostly of African American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican residents, and historically Polish, Italian, Czech, Russian Jewish, and Greek.
Logan Square is an official community area, historical neighborhood, and public square, characterized by the prominent historical boulevards, stately greystones and large bungalow-style homes. Today, the neighborhood is home to a diverse population including an established Latino community (primarily Mexican and Puerto Rican, with some Cuban), a number of ethnicities from Eastern Europe (mostly Polish), and a growing number of Millennials, due to gentrification. Additionally, the increase in housing costs in nearby Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, and the other Lakefront communities has led to many of Chicago's aspiring artists and restaurateurs to call Logan Square home. Residents are attracted to the community for its beautiful park-like boulevards, part of the city's 26-mile Chicago park and boulevard system. Known as the "Logan Square Boulevards District", the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and became a protected Chicago Landmark in 2005. Additional development includes the partnerships between residents and the city to support the Comfort Station at Logan Square, new and renewed parks (See Palmer Square Park, below), the Bloomingdale Trail (an elevated "rails to trails" project), Logan Plaza, and sensitive developments (e.g. The Green Exchange and Chicago Printed String Building), along with the preservation of numerous historic buildings (historic commercial, industrial and residential structures) and several other important sustainable and green projects.
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Logan Square
Logan Square is an official community area, historical neighborhood, and public square, characterized by the prominent historical boulevards, stately greystones and large bungalow-style homes. Today, the neighborhood is home to a diverse population including an established Latino community (primarily Mexican and Puerto Rican, with some Cuban), a number of ethnicities from Eastern Europe (mostly Polish), and a growing number of Millennials, due to gentrification. Additionally, the increase in housing costs in nearby Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, and the other Lakefront communities has led to many of Chicago's aspiring artists and restaurateurs to call Logan Square home. Residents are attracted to the community for its beautiful park-like boulevards, part of the city's 26-mile Chicago park and boulevard system. Known as the "Logan Square Boulevards District", the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and became a protected Chicago Landmark in 2005. Additional development includes the partnerships between residents and the city to support the Comfort Station at Logan Square, new and renewed parks (See Palmer Square Park, below), the Bloomingdale Trail (an elevated "rails to trails" project), Logan Plaza, and sensitive developments (e.g. The Green Exchange and Chicago Printed String Building), along with the preservation of numerous historic buildings (historic commercial, industrial and residential structures) and several other important sustainable and green projects.
Humboldt Park neighborhood is known for its dynamic social and ethnic demographic change over the years. The Puerto Rican community has identified strongly with the area since the 1970s; Humboldt Park is also the name of a 207-acre (0.8 km²) park adjacent to the community area. Gentrification, beginning in the late 1990s, along with changing police tactics, and cultural, political and social organizations, have changed the demographics, politics, economy and rates of the area. Research indicates that as communities experience gentrification, new and more affluent residents push out legacy residents through higher property taxes, and interpersonal divestment in contributing to the culture of the neighborhood. Additionally, new and more affluent residents in Humboldt Park prioritize community concerns, though the previous poorer and non-white residents are often criminalized by these new residents who increasingly use law enforcement agencies.
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Humboldt Park
1400 N Humboldt DrHumboldt Park neighborhood is known for its dynamic social and ethnic demographic change over the years. The Puerto Rican community has identified strongly with the area since the 1970s; Humboldt Park is also the name of a 207-acre (0.8 km²) park adjacent to the community area. Gentrification, beginning in the late 1990s, along with changing police tactics, and cultural, political and social organizations, have changed the demographics, politics, economy and rates of the area. Research indicates that as communities experience gentrification, new and more affluent residents push out legacy residents through higher property taxes, and interpersonal divestment in contributing to the culture of the neighborhood. Additionally, new and more affluent residents in Humboldt Park prioritize community concerns, though the previous poorer and non-white residents are often criminalized by these new residents who increasingly use law enforcement agencies.
Garfield Park Conservatory is one of the largest and most stunning botanical conservatories in the nation. Often referred to as “landscape art under glass,” the Conservatory showcases thousands of plant species from around the world throughout eight indoor display gardens. Year-round, visitors can enjoy the lush flora and tropical temperatures indoors, or more than 10 acres of outdoor gardens, nature play spaces for children, water lily pond, and much more.
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Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N Central Park AveGarfield Park Conservatory is one of the largest and most stunning botanical conservatories in the nation. Often referred to as “landscape art under glass,” the Conservatory showcases thousands of plant species from around the world throughout eight indoor display gardens. Year-round, visitors can enjoy the lush flora and tropical temperatures indoors, or more than 10 acres of outdoor gardens, nature play spaces for children, water lily pond, and much more.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is a historic house and design studio in Oak Park which was designed and owned by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. First built in 1889 and added to over the years, the home and studio is furnished with original Wright-designed furniture and textiles. It has been restored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust to its appearance in 1909, the last year Wright lived there with his family. Here, Wright worked on his career and aesthetic to become one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, declared a National Historic Landmark four years later, and contributes to the Frank Lloyd Wright–Prairie School of Architecture Historic District containing a number of his projects and related work.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
951 Chicago AveThe Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is a historic house and design studio in Oak Park which was designed and owned by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. First built in 1889 and added to over the years, the home and studio is furnished with original Wright-designed furniture and textiles. It has been restored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust to its appearance in 1909, the last year Wright lived there with his family. Here, Wright worked on his career and aesthetic to become one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, declared a National Historic Landmark four years later, and contributes to the Frank Lloyd Wright–Prairie School of Architecture Historic District containing a number of his projects and related work.
Located in Pilsen, one of the main corners of Chicago's Mexican community, and founded in 1982, this vibrant museum -the largest Latino arts institution in the USA- has become one of the city's best. The vivid permanent collection sums up 1000 years of Mexican art and culture through classical paintings, shining gold altars, skeleton-rich folk art, beadwork and much more.
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Nationalmuseum för mexikansk konst
1852 W 19th StLocated in Pilsen, one of the main corners of Chicago's Mexican community, and founded in 1982, this vibrant museum -the largest Latino arts institution in the USA- has become one of the city's best. The vivid permanent collection sums up 1000 years of Mexican art and culture through classical paintings, shining gold altars, skeleton-rich folk art, beadwork and much more.
The Pilsen Historic District is located in the Pilsen neighborhood, well known for the Mexican American community since the 1950s. Originally the Czechs had replaced the Germans, who had settled there first with the Irish in the mid-19th century. In the late 19th century Pilsen, inhabited by Czech immigrants, was named after Pilsen, the fourth largest city in Czechia. The population also included in smaller numbers other ethnic groups from the Austro-Hungarian Empire including Slovaks, Slovenes, Croats and Austrians, as well as immigrants of Polish and Lithuanian heritage.
Pilsen Historic District
2100 South Allport StreetThe Pilsen Historic District is located in the Pilsen neighborhood, well known for the Mexican American community since the 1950s. Originally the Czechs had replaced the Germans, who had settled there first with the Irish in the mid-19th century. In the late 19th century Pilsen, inhabited by Czech immigrants, was named after Pilsen, the fourth largest city in Czechia. The population also included in smaller numbers other ethnic groups from the Austro-Hungarian Empire including Slovaks, Slovenes, Croats and Austrians, as well as immigrants of Polish and Lithuanian heritage.
You will enjoy the entire area where this restaurant is located, since it offers great restaurant rows. Fulton Market Kitchen has been active in the Fulton Market district for several years. They have been building a tight-knit family held together by a culture of inclusivity. Their desire is to function as a beacon in the community and a home to people from all walks of life, where they can come together and enjoy themselves in each other's company. Their kitchen aims to delight diners with a thoughtfully curated seasonal menu utilizing utmost creativity to perfectly mirror the art showcased throughout the visually-immersive space. Their team is focused on delivering an experience revolving around a seasonal menu and curated cocktails, all made from locally sourced ingredients. They keep an ear to the heartbeat of the city and bring artistic talent, both culinary and visual, within the walls of Fulton Market Kitchen. Inspired by the 1980s NYC art scene and the Wynwood Walls in Miami, Fulton Market Kitchen offers guests the rare opportunity to enjoy dining, drinking, and the work of incredible artists in a single, truly unique setting.
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Fulton Market Kitchen
311 N Sangamon StYou will enjoy the entire area where this restaurant is located, since it offers great restaurant rows. Fulton Market Kitchen has been active in the Fulton Market district for several years. They have been building a tight-knit family held together by a culture of inclusivity. Their desire is to function as a beacon in the community and a home to people from all walks of life, where they can come together and enjoy themselves in each other's company. Their kitchen aims to delight diners with a thoughtfully curated seasonal menu utilizing utmost creativity to perfectly mirror the art showcased throughout the visually-immersive space. Their team is focused on delivering an experience revolving around a seasonal menu and curated cocktails, all made from locally sourced ingredients. They keep an ear to the heartbeat of the city and bring artistic talent, both culinary and visual, within the walls of Fulton Market Kitchen. Inspired by the 1980s NYC art scene and the Wynwood Walls in Miami, Fulton Market Kitchen offers guests the rare opportunity to enjoy dining, drinking, and the work of incredible artists in a single, truly unique setting.
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 16, 1966, and played its first game during the 1966–67 NBA season. The Bulls play their home games at the United Center, an arena on Chicago's West Side, and saw their greatest success during the 1990s when they played a major part in popularizing the NBA worldwide. They are known for having one of the NBA's greatest dynasties, winning six NBA championships between 1991 and 1998 with two three-peats. All six of their championship teams were led by Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and coach Phil Jackson. The Bulls are the only NBA franchise to win multiple championships while never losing an NBA Finals series in their history. The Bulls won 72 games during the 1995–96 season, setting an NBA record that stood until the Golden State Warriors won 73 games during the 2015–16 season, and were the first team in NBA history to win 70 games or more in a single season, and the only NBA franchise to do so until the 2015–16 Warriors.
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Chicago Bulls
1901 W Madison StThe Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 16, 1966, and played its first game during the 1966–67 NBA season. The Bulls play their home games at the United Center, an arena on Chicago's West Side, and saw their greatest success during the 1990s when they played a major part in popularizing the NBA worldwide. They are known for having one of the NBA's greatest dynasties, winning six NBA championships between 1991 and 1998 with two three-peats. All six of their championship teams were led by Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and coach Phil Jackson. The Bulls are the only NBA franchise to win multiple championships while never losing an NBA Finals series in their history. The Bulls won 72 games during the 1995–96 season, setting an NBA record that stood until the Golden State Warriors won 73 games during the 2015–16 season, and were the first team in NBA history to win 70 games or more in a single season, and the only NBA franchise to do so until the 2015–16 Warriors.
The Bloomingdale Trail is a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) elevated rail trail linear park running east–west on the northwest side of Chicago. It is the longest greenway project of a former rail line in the Western Hemisphere, and the second longest in the world, after the Promenade plantee linear park in Paris. In 2015, the City of Chicago converted the former Bloomingdale railway line to an elevated greenway, which forms the backbone of the 606 trail network. The Bloomingdale Trail elevated park is in the Logan Square, Humboldt Park, and West Town neighborhoods.
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Bloomingdale Trail och Park
West Bloomingdale AvenueThe Bloomingdale Trail is a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) elevated rail trail linear park running east–west on the northwest side of Chicago. It is the longest greenway project of a former rail line in the Western Hemisphere, and the second longest in the world, after the Promenade plantee linear park in Paris. In 2015, the City of Chicago converted the former Bloomingdale railway line to an elevated greenway, which forms the backbone of the 606 trail network. The Bloomingdale Trail elevated park is in the Logan Square, Humboldt Park, and West Town neighborhoods.
Little Italy, sometimes combined with University Village into one neighborhood, was once predominantly Italian immigrants but now is made up of diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds as a result of immigration, urban renewal, gentrification and the growth of the resident student and faculty population of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Its Italian-American heritage is primarily evident in the Italian-American restaurants that once lined Taylor Street. The neighborhood is home to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame as well as the historic Roman Catholic churches Our Lady of Pompeii, Notre Dame de Chicago, and Holy Family. The recent history of the neighborhood waves of urban renewal, starting with the construction of expressways in the 1950s, the development of UIC in the 1960s, the demolition of public housing in the 1990s and 2000s, and redevelopment of Maxwell Street in the 2000s. Along with these changes, housing prices in the area have risen.
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Little Italy
Little Italy, sometimes combined with University Village into one neighborhood, was once predominantly Italian immigrants but now is made up of diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds as a result of immigration, urban renewal, gentrification and the growth of the resident student and faculty population of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Its Italian-American heritage is primarily evident in the Italian-American restaurants that once lined Taylor Street. The neighborhood is home to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame as well as the historic Roman Catholic churches Our Lady of Pompeii, Notre Dame de Chicago, and Holy Family. The recent history of the neighborhood waves of urban renewal, starting with the construction of expressways in the 1950s, the development of UIC in the 1960s, the demolition of public housing in the 1990s and 2000s, and redevelopment of Maxwell Street in the 2000s. Along with these changes, housing prices in the area have risen.
Ukrainian Village is one of the neighborhoods in the West Town community area, and has one of the largest concentrations of Ukrainians in the United States. The Ukrainian community in the Chicago metropolitan area is not localized, but there was a concentration of immigrants and their descendants in what is now known as Ukrainian Village. This central area has been the focus of Ukrainian life since around the start of the 20th century. It continues to function as its hub, as it has three major Ukrainian churches, Ukrainian-owned financial institutions, a Ukrainian-language grammar school, the Ukrainian National Museum, a Ukrainian Cultural Center, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, two Ukrainian youth organizations, and many Ukrainian-owned restaurants, stores and businesses. Over the past half century, Ukrainian Village has remained a middle-class neighborhood, populated largely by older citizens of Eastern European ethnicity. It is bordered (and affected) on many sides by areas suffering more poverty and crime. It was insulated somewhat from surrounding socioeconomic change in the large industrial areas on its south and west borders by the strong fabric of ethnic institutions as well as the staying power of the Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholic congregations. As noted above, there are also significant ethnic cultural institutions in the area. Although Ukrainian Village continues to be the center of Chicago's large Ukrainian community, the gentrification of West Town, Chicago community area is rapidly changing the demographic. Ukrainian Village continues to be home to approximately 15,000 ethnic Ukrainians.
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Ukrainian Village
Ukrainian Village is one of the neighborhoods in the West Town community area, and has one of the largest concentrations of Ukrainians in the United States. The Ukrainian community in the Chicago metropolitan area is not localized, but there was a concentration of immigrants and their descendants in what is now known as Ukrainian Village. This central area has been the focus of Ukrainian life since around the start of the 20th century. It continues to function as its hub, as it has three major Ukrainian churches, Ukrainian-owned financial institutions, a Ukrainian-language grammar school, the Ukrainian National Museum, a Ukrainian Cultural Center, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, two Ukrainian youth organizations, and many Ukrainian-owned restaurants, stores and businesses. Over the past half century, Ukrainian Village has remained a middle-class neighborhood, populated largely by older citizens of Eastern European ethnicity. It is bordered (and affected) on many sides by areas suffering more poverty and crime. It was insulated somewhat from surrounding socioeconomic change in the large industrial areas on its south and west borders by the strong fabric of ethnic institutions as well as the staying power of the Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholic congregations. As noted above, there are also significant ethnic cultural institutions in the area. Although Ukrainian Village continues to be the center of Chicago's large Ukrainian community, the gentrification of West Town, Chicago community area is rapidly changing the demographic. Ukrainian Village continues to be home to approximately 15,000 ethnic Ukrainians.
The Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum are located within a short walk of each other in Oak Park, Chicago. The Museum features kiosks made from old doors, holding old photos and artifacts including Hemingway’s childhood diary and the letter Agnes von Kurowsky wrote terminating their engagement. Special exhibits over the years have showcased Hemingway’s love of nature and the arts, as well as his experiences in both World Wars and film. There is also a giftshop. The Victorian home is beautifully restored, thanks to photographs taken by Dr. Clarence Edmond Hemingway, Ernest’s father, and full of information about literary origins, the family, and the first six years of Ernest’s life. Both spaces are owned and administered by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park. Ernest Hemingway was an American author and journalist who published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works while he was alive, as well as ten works posthumously. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 and had four wives, Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn, and Mary Welsh.
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Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum
339 N Oak Park AveThe Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum are located within a short walk of each other in Oak Park, Chicago. The Museum features kiosks made from old doors, holding old photos and artifacts including Hemingway’s childhood diary and the letter Agnes von Kurowsky wrote terminating their engagement. Special exhibits over the years have showcased Hemingway’s love of nature and the arts, as well as his experiences in both World Wars and film. There is also a giftshop. The Victorian home is beautifully restored, thanks to photographs taken by Dr. Clarence Edmond Hemingway, Ernest’s father, and full of information about literary origins, the family, and the first six years of Ernest’s life. Both spaces are owned and administered by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park. Ernest Hemingway was an American author and journalist who published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works while he was alive, as well as ten works posthumously. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 and had four wives, Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn, and Mary Welsh.
Old St. Patrick's Church AKA St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and commonly known as Old St. Pat's, is a Roman Catholic parish located at 700 West Adams Street, it has been described as the "cornerstone of Irish culture" in Chicago. The main church building is one of a handful of structures remaining in the city that predate the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, and is the city's oldest standing church building. Old St. Patrick's Church was founded on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1846. The parish was originally housed in a wooden building at Randolph Street and DesPlaines Street. In the 1850s, the present church building was constructed of yellow Cream City brick from Milwaukee. Two octagonal spires, said to represent the Eastern Church and the Western Church, were added in 1885. By the 1880s, most of the parish was composed of Irish-Americans, and from 1912 through 1922, the interior was redecorated by Thomas A. O'Shaughnessy and others in the Celtic Revival style. O'Shaugnessy modeled some of the ornamentation after the illuminations found in the Book of Kells. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Today, Old St. Pat's is known for hosting an annual summer block party, which it describes as the "world's largest".
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Old St. Patrick's Church
700 W Adams StOld St. Patrick's Church AKA St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and commonly known as Old St. Pat's, is a Roman Catholic parish located at 700 West Adams Street, it has been described as the "cornerstone of Irish culture" in Chicago. The main church building is one of a handful of structures remaining in the city that predate the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, and is the city's oldest standing church building. Old St. Patrick's Church was founded on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1846. The parish was originally housed in a wooden building at Randolph Street and DesPlaines Street. In the 1850s, the present church building was constructed of yellow Cream City brick from Milwaukee. Two octagonal spires, said to represent the Eastern Church and the Western Church, were added in 1885. By the 1880s, most of the parish was composed of Irish-Americans, and from 1912 through 1922, the interior was redecorated by Thomas A. O'Shaughnessy and others in the Celtic Revival style. O'Shaugnessy modeled some of the ornamentation after the illuminations found in the Book of Kells. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Today, Old St. Pat's is known for hosting an annual summer block party, which it describes as the "world's largest".
Unity Temple was designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and built between 1905 and 1908 and it's considered to be one of Wright's most important structures dating from the first decade of the twentieth century. Because of its consolidation of aesthetic intent and structure through use of a single material, reinforced concrete, Unity Temple is considered by many architects to be the first modern building in the world. This idea became of central importance to the modern architects who followed Wright, such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and even the post-modernists, such as Frank Gehry. In 2019, along with seven other buildings designed by Wright in the 20th century, Unity Temple was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Unity Temple
875 Lake StUnity Temple was designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and built between 1905 and 1908 and it's considered to be one of Wright's most important structures dating from the first decade of the twentieth century. Because of its consolidation of aesthetic intent and structure through use of a single material, reinforced concrete, Unity Temple is considered by many architects to be the first modern building in the world. This idea became of central importance to the modern architects who followed Wright, such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and even the post-modernists, such as Frank Gehry. In 2019, along with seven other buildings designed by Wright in the 20th century, Unity Temple was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Nathan G. Moore House AKA Moore-Dugal Residence was built one block south of Lloyd Wright's home and studio at 333 Forest Avenue in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park. It was originally completed in 1895 in the Tudor Revival style at the request of client Nathan Moore. Wright obliged his client's wishes, but long after disliked the house for its adherence to historical styles. A 1922 fire gave Wright the opportunity to redesign the house. The structure was completely rebuilt above the first or lowest floor in a manner in keeping with Wright's other works of the late 1910s and early 1920s. While the new design stayed evocative of Tudor architecture, the house was heavily ornamented by details of Sullivanesque, Mayan, and other exotic origins. Wright's second scheme remains largely intact today and the house continues to be a private residence despite a brief period as a tour home.
Nathan G. Moore House - Frank Lloyd Wright
333 Forest AvenueThe Nathan G. Moore House AKA Moore-Dugal Residence was built one block south of Lloyd Wright's home and studio at 333 Forest Avenue in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park. It was originally completed in 1895 in the Tudor Revival style at the request of client Nathan Moore. Wright obliged his client's wishes, but long after disliked the house for its adherence to historical styles. A 1922 fire gave Wright the opportunity to redesign the house. The structure was completely rebuilt above the first or lowest floor in a manner in keeping with Wright's other works of the late 1910s and early 1920s. While the new design stayed evocative of Tudor architecture, the house was heavily ornamented by details of Sullivanesque, Mayan, and other exotic origins. Wright's second scheme remains largely intact today and the house continues to be a private residence despite a brief period as a tour home.
The Illinois Medical District is a special-use zoning that consists of 560 acres of medical research facilities, labs, a biotechnology business incubator, a raw development area, four major hospitals, two medical universities, and more than 40 health care related facilities. The IMD has more than 29,000 employees, 50,000 daily visitors and generates $3.4 billion in economic opportunity. The Illinois Medical District is the largest medical district in North America and has the most diverse patient population on the continent. Four major hospitals anchor the IMD, including the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center; Rush University Medical Center; The John H. Stroger, Jr., Hospital of Cook County; and The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Governed by seven appointed commissioners, the district is focused on expanding innovation in healthcare, medical science, information technology, biotechnology, medical devices, clean technology and supportive assisted living. In 2013, the IMD conducted a strategic plan in which four key priorities were identified so that the IMD could remain a leader in patient care and medical research while utilizing its diversity and assets to further drive economic growth. These four areas are what the IMD uses to filter new projects and plans: Infrastructure & Development, Community Health, Translational Research and Clinical Data.
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Illinois Medical District
The Illinois Medical District is a special-use zoning that consists of 560 acres of medical research facilities, labs, a biotechnology business incubator, a raw development area, four major hospitals, two medical universities, and more than 40 health care related facilities. The IMD has more than 29,000 employees, 50,000 daily visitors and generates $3.4 billion in economic opportunity. The Illinois Medical District is the largest medical district in North America and has the most diverse patient population on the continent. Four major hospitals anchor the IMD, including the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center; Rush University Medical Center; The John H. Stroger, Jr., Hospital of Cook County; and The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Governed by seven appointed commissioners, the district is focused on expanding innovation in healthcare, medical science, information technology, biotechnology, medical devices, clean technology and supportive assisted living. In 2013, the IMD conducted a strategic plan in which four key priorities were identified so that the IMD could remain a leader in patient care and medical research while utilizing its diversity and assets to further drive economic growth. These four areas are what the IMD uses to filter new projects and plans: Infrastructure & Development, Community Health, Translational Research and Clinical Data.
Welcome to Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall, the latest and greatest dining destination on Chicago’s Near West Side! Their exciting new food hall features a diverse range of chef-driven vendors, an 800 sq ft. outdoor patio, a vibrant bar and a lounge. Named in recognition of Dr. John B. Murphy – one of America’s preeminent pioneering surgeons through the turn of the last century who studied, interned and taught at Cook County Hospital – the 10,000 sq. ft. destination is located within the landmarked Old Cook County Hospital building currently undergoing a transformative $150 million renovation. Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall is managed and operated by Hospitality HQ (HHQ), the bespoke culinary consulting and management group helmed by award-winning chef Akhtar Nawab. Experience One of the Best Food Halls in Chicago. This food court, located in the newly refurbished Cook County Hospital building in the Illinois Medical District of the Windy City, serves banh mi, dumplings, pizza, and many more options. Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall is named after John B. Murphy, a prominent surgeon who worked and taught at the former hospital. Chef Akhtar Nawab is best known for his Mexican restaurants Alta Calidad in New York and Otra Vez in New Orleans. In addition to Dimo’s Pizza, Kathmandu Momo Station, Brekkie & Bake Shop, and Fons plant-based empanadas, the hall’s 10,000-square-foot digs compliment the Beaux Arts-style architecture and contain an outdoor patio and bar area, as well as a mix of 11 food stalls.
Dr. Murphy's Food Hall
1811 West Harrison StreetWelcome to Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall, the latest and greatest dining destination on Chicago’s Near West Side! Their exciting new food hall features a diverse range of chef-driven vendors, an 800 sq ft. outdoor patio, a vibrant bar and a lounge. Named in recognition of Dr. John B. Murphy – one of America’s preeminent pioneering surgeons through the turn of the last century who studied, interned and taught at Cook County Hospital – the 10,000 sq. ft. destination is located within the landmarked Old Cook County Hospital building currently undergoing a transformative $150 million renovation. Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall is managed and operated by Hospitality HQ (HHQ), the bespoke culinary consulting and management group helmed by award-winning chef Akhtar Nawab. Experience One of the Best Food Halls in Chicago. This food court, located in the newly refurbished Cook County Hospital building in the Illinois Medical District of the Windy City, serves banh mi, dumplings, pizza, and many more options. Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall is named after John B. Murphy, a prominent surgeon who worked and taught at the former hospital. Chef Akhtar Nawab is best known for his Mexican restaurants Alta Calidad in New York and Otra Vez in New Orleans. In addition to Dimo’s Pizza, Kathmandu Momo Station, Brekkie & Bake Shop, and Fons plant-based empanadas, the hall’s 10,000-square-foot digs compliment the Beaux Arts-style architecture and contain an outdoor patio and bar area, as well as a mix of 11 food stalls.
Chicago Union Station is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the Near West Side neighborhood. The station is Amtrak's flagship station in the Midwest. While serving long-distance passenger trains, it is also the downtown terminus for six Metra commuter lines. The station is just west of the Chicago River between West Adams Street and West Jackson Boulevard, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. Including approach and storage tracks, it covers about nine and a half city blocks (mostly underground, buried beneath streets and skyscrapers. The present Chicago Union Station opened in 1925, replacing an earlier station on this site built in 1881. The station is the fourth-busiest rail terminal in the United States, after Pennsylvania Station, Grand Central Terminal, and Jamaica station in New York City. It is Amtrak's overall fourth-busiest station, and the busiest outside of its Northeast Corridor. It handles about 140,000 passengers on an average weekday (including 10,000 Amtrak passengers) and is one of Chicago's most iconic structures, reflecting the city's strong architectural heritage and historic achievements. It has Bedford limestone Beaux-Arts facades, massive Corinthian columns, marble floors, and a Great Hall, all highlighted by brass lamps. Union Station provides direct connections to multiple transit authorities including the Chicago Transit Authority bus and Chicago L lines, Metra, Pace, Greyhound, and more within the station or within walking distance.
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Chicago Union Station
225 S Canal StChicago Union Station is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the Near West Side neighborhood. The station is Amtrak's flagship station in the Midwest. While serving long-distance passenger trains, it is also the downtown terminus for six Metra commuter lines. The station is just west of the Chicago River between West Adams Street and West Jackson Boulevard, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. Including approach and storage tracks, it covers about nine and a half city blocks (mostly underground, buried beneath streets and skyscrapers. The present Chicago Union Station opened in 1925, replacing an earlier station on this site built in 1881. The station is the fourth-busiest rail terminal in the United States, after Pennsylvania Station, Grand Central Terminal, and Jamaica station in New York City. It is Amtrak's overall fourth-busiest station, and the busiest outside of its Northeast Corridor. It handles about 140,000 passengers on an average weekday (including 10,000 Amtrak passengers) and is one of Chicago's most iconic structures, reflecting the city's strong architectural heritage and historic achievements. It has Bedford limestone Beaux-Arts facades, massive Corinthian columns, marble floors, and a Great Hall, all highlighted by brass lamps. Union Station provides direct connections to multiple transit authorities including the Chicago Transit Authority bus and Chicago L lines, Metra, Pace, Greyhound, and more within the station or within walking distance.
O'Hare International Airport is located on the Northwest Side of Chicago, operated by the Chicago Department of Aviation and covering 7,627 acres (3,087 ha), O'Hare has non-stop flights to 228 destinations in North America, South America, The Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia, The Middle East, Oceania, and The North Atlantic region as of 2018. Designed to be the successor to Chicago's Midway International Airport, nicknamed the "busiest square mile in the world," O'Hare began as an airfield serving a Douglas manufacturing plant for C-54 military transports during World War II. It was named after Edward "Butch" O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first Medal of Honor recipient during that war. As the first major airport planned after World War II, O'Hare's innovative design pioneered concepts such as concourses, direct highway access to the terminal, jet bridges, and underground refueling systems.
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O'Hare International Airport
10000 W O'Hare AveO'Hare International Airport is located on the Northwest Side of Chicago, operated by the Chicago Department of Aviation and covering 7,627 acres (3,087 ha), O'Hare has non-stop flights to 228 destinations in North America, South America, The Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia, The Middle East, Oceania, and The North Atlantic region as of 2018. Designed to be the successor to Chicago's Midway International Airport, nicknamed the "busiest square mile in the world," O'Hare began as an airfield serving a Douglas manufacturing plant for C-54 military transports during World War II. It was named after Edward "Butch" O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first Medal of Honor recipient during that war. As the first major airport planned after World War II, O'Hare's innovative design pioneered concepts such as concourses, direct highway access to the terminal, jet bridges, and underground refueling systems.