Community Area 08 - Near North Side Location within the city of Chicago | ||
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| ZIP Code | 60611 and parts of 60610, 60622 | |
| Area | 7. The City of Chicago is divided into seventy-seven community areas. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi ( Φ) gives the location of a place on Earth (or other planetary body north or south of the Longitude (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd or ˈlɒŋgɪˌtjuːd symbolized by the Greek character Lambda (λ is the east-west Geographic coordinate measurement A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised Community within a larger City, Town or Cabrini-Green is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA Public housing development on Chicago 's North Side, bordered by Evergreen Avenue Goose Island is the only Island on the Chicago River in Illinois. Old Town is a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, bounded by Wisconsin Street on the north Division Street on the south Halsted Street The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 04 km² (2. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 72 mi²) | |
| Population (2000) Density | 72,811 (up 15. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different 86% from 1990) 10,335. 5 /km² | |
| Demographics | White Black Hispanic Asian Other | 69. Demographics or demographic data refers to selected population characteristics as used in government Marketing or opinion research or the Demographic profiles 2% 19. 1% 3. 85% 6. 09% 1. 77% |
| Median income | $67,065 | |
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The Near North Side is one of 77 well defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois. The City of Chicago is divided into seventy-seven community areas. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. It is located north of the Chicago River and the downtown central business district (the Loop). The Chicago River is 156 miles (251 km long and flows through downtown Chicago. Population According to the 2000 Census, 16388 people live in the Loop
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Neighborhoods
Cabrini-Green
Cabrini-Green was a notorious public housing project. Cabrini-Green is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA Public housing development on Chicago 's North Side, bordered by Evergreen Avenue Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local It is located in Chicago's Northside, near the North/Clybourn Red Line stop along with the Chicago and Sedgwick Brown Line stops. The Red Line (Howard-Dan Ryan Service is a heavy rail line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA as part of the Chicago 'L' system The Brown Line (Ravenswood Service of the Chicago Transit Authority Chicago 'L' Rapid transit system is an 11 It is made up primarily of mid- and high-rise apartment buildings, many with exterior corridors so that residents enter their apartments like a motel room. A high-rise is a tall Building or structure Normally the function of the building is added for example high-rise Apartment building or The corridors were later covered with chain link fencing to prevent people from jumping or being pushed from them, or from throwing garbage over the side. Though Chicago has many housing projects with crime problems, this one is the most noticeable because it is surrounded by wealthy neighborhoods, notably the Gold Coast and Lincoln Park just blocks away. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment
The apartment buildings opened in 1958 (the "reds") and 1962 (the "whites"), while the rowhouses (called the Frances Cabrini Homes) opened in 1943. Cabrini-Green stands on top of what used to be an Italian neighborhood called "Little Sicily". Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.
As gentrification began to take hold of the city in the early 1990s, the land on which Cabrini-Green sat on became extremely valuable, and one by one, the buildings have begun to meet the wrecking ball to make way for new development. Destruction of the "reds" began in 1995, and were all completely demolished by 2002. Only 3 of the "white" towers remain standing today, with plans to demolish them before the turn of the decade.
Low to midrise condominium buildings and rowhouses are being constructed, as the Chicago street grid is slowly rebuilt through the area. The redevelopment is riddled with controversy, as the residents are forced out of the complex to make way for the wealthy. Although 20% of the new units must be built as public housing, there is not enough supply to meet the demand for housing, and former residents of Cabrini-Green find themselves forced to less expensive areas of the city or to the suburbs.
Gold Coast
The Gold Coast is the wealthiest neighborhood in Chicago and the second wealthiest neighborhood in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Only Manhattan's Upper East Side is more affluent. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. [1]
The Gold Coast consists mostly of high-rise apartment buildings on Lake Shore Drive, facing Lake Michigan, but also includes low-rise residential blocks inland. Lake Shore Drive (colloquially referred to as LSD or simply Lake Shore or The Drive) is a mostly Freeway -standard Expressway running Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. As with many neighborhoods, its exact borders are subject to dispute, but generally extend south to Oak and west to LaSalle, excluding the Carl Sandburg Village housing development between LaSalle, Dearborn, Division, and North (located in Old Town and built as a buffer to encroaching blight in the 1960s). Carl Sandburg Village is a Chicago Urban renewal project of the 1960s in the Near North Side Chicago.
The Gold Coast was an unexceptional neighborhood until 1885, when Potter Palmer, former dry goods merchant and owner of the Palmer House hotel, built a fanciful castle on Lake Shore Drive. Potter Palmer (1826 - 1902 was a Chicago businessman who was responsible for much of the development of State Street. The Palmer House Hilton is a famous and historic hotel in Downtown Chicago. The Palmer Mansion, constructed 1882–1885 at 1350 Lake Shore Drive, was once the largest private residence in Chicago, Illinois located in the Lake Shore Drive (colloquially referred to as LSD or simply Lake Shore or The Drive) is a mostly Freeway -standard Expressway running Over the next few decades, Chicago's elite gradually migrated from Prairie Avenue to their new homes north of the Loop. Population According to the 2000 Census, 16388 people live in the Loop
The "Gold Coast Historic District" was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 1978. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)
Gold Coast is zoned to the following Chicago Public Schools schools: Ogden School, O. Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians is a School district that controls over 600 public elementary and high A. Thorp Scholastic Academy (a magnet school) and Lincoln Park High School. Lincoln Park High School (LPHS, formerly known as Waller High School, was established in 1899 as the first school on Chicago 's north side
Old Town
Old Town (sometimes called Old Town Triangle) is a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, bounded by Armitage Avenue on the north, Division Street on the south, Larrabee Street on the west, and Clark Street on the east. [2] It sits inside the community areas of Lincoln Park and the Near North Side, and is part of Chicago's 43rd ward.
Old Town is today considered an affluent and historic neighborhood, home to many of Chicago's older, Victorian-era buildings. The neighborhood is home to St. Michael's Church, originally a Bavarian-built church, and one of 7 to survive the path of the Great Chicago Fire[4]. The neighborhood is also home to the famed Second City improvisational comedy troupe. Many of the streets and alleys, particularly in the Old Town Triangle section, predate the Great Chicago Fire and do not all adhere to a typical Chicago grid pattern. In 1927, sculptors Sol Kogen and Edgar Miller purchased and subsequently rehabilited a house on Burton Place, near Wells Street, into the Carl Street Studios. Through the 1930s, an art colony emerged in the neighborhood as artists moved from the "Towertown" neighborhood near Washington Square Park.
Old Town has one Brown-Purple Line El station at 1536-40 North Sedgwick Avenue. It is one of the oldest standing stations on the 'L', and it is currently under renovation.
Goose Island
Goose Island is the only island on the Chicago River. Goose Island is the only Island on the Chicago River in Illinois. The Chicago River is 156 miles (251 km long and flows through downtown Chicago. It is separated from the mainland by the North Branch of the Chicago River on the west and the North Branch Canal on the east. The canal was dug in 1853 by former Chicago mayor William B. Ogden for industrial purposes, thus forming the island. William Butler Ogden ( June 15 1805 - August 3 1877) was the first Mayor of Chicago. Because he formed the island, at times, it has been known as William B. Ogden Island. After Irish immigrants moved to the island, it took on the name Goose Island as well as Kilgubbin, which was the immigrants' original home in Ireland. The Goose Island Brewery makes Kilgubbin Red Ale, in honor of this name. Goose Island Brewery is a Brewery located in Chicago Illinois, opened in 1988 by University of Iowa MBA alumnus John Hall [2]
The large facility on the north end of the island (visible from North Avenue, but only reachable from the south: Division Street to North Branch to 1132 W. Blackhawk) is the Wrigley Global Innovation Center, a 193,000-square-foot (17,900 m²) facility, which opened in September 2005 and was designed by Gyo Obata of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum. The William Wrigley Jr Company ( was founded on April 1 1891 originally selling products such as Soap and Baking powder. Gyo Obata (born 1923 is a significant American architect the son of renowned painter Chiura Obata. HOK (formerly Hellmuth Obata + Kassabaum) is a global Architecture, interiors engineering planning and consulting firm
On the south end of the island is Kendall College's Riverworks campus. Kendall College is a fully accredited For-profit college in Chicago Illinois that offers degree programs in culinary arts hotel management hospitality management
River North
River North is a neighborhood in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. The River North Gallery District in Chicago is in the Near North Side Chicago. The Trump International Hotel and Tower, also known as Trump Tower Chicago and locally as the Trump Tower, is a Skyscraper Condo-hotel under The Wrigley Building (410 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois) is a Skyscraper located directly across Michigan Avenue from The Tribune Tower is a Gothic building located at 435 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. It is bound by Michigan Avenue to the east, Chicago Avenue to the north, and the Chicago River to the south and west. In the City of Chicago, Chicago Avenue is a major east-west arterial that runs from 385 east to 5968 west at 800 north in the Chicago street address system. This neighborhood, home of The River North Gallery District, has the largest concentration of art galleries in the United States outside of Manhattan. The River North Gallery District in Chicago is in the Near North Side Chicago. [3] Along with hundreds of art galleries, the area holds many bars, dance clubs, popular restaurants, and entertainment venues. Subsections of River North include:
- the gallery district, primarily along Superior and Huron streets between Wells and Orleans;
- a theme-restaurant area with many tourist-oriented restaurants, surrounding Clark and Ontario;
- "the Cathedral District," an area with many new residential skyscapers surrounding Holy Name Cathedral (Catholic) and St. James Cathedral (Episcopal), both located near State and Huron;
- a design district, with shops and showrooms selling commercial and luxury interior furnishings, in the blocks north of the Merchandise Mart; and
- Kingsbury Park, an area of newly built residential high-rises surrounding Kingsbury Park, at Erie Street and the Chicago River. A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper Holy Name Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of the Holy Name, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, one of the largest Roman Catholic St James Cathedral or formally Cathedral of Saint James is the Motherchurch of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America Diocese of Chicago When opened in 1930 the Merchandise Mart or the Mart, located in Chicago Illinois, was the largest building in the world with of floor space
River West
River West is a neighborhood in the west section of the Near North community. It is bounded by Chicago Avenue to the north, to I-90/94 to the west, to Ohio Street to the south, and the Chicago River to the east. The Kennedy Expressway is a long highway that travels northwest from the Chicago Loop to O'Hare International Airport. The Chicago River is 156 miles (251 km long and flows through downtown Chicago.
Streeterville
Streeterville is a neighborhood in Chicago north of the Chicago River. It is bounded by the river on the south, Michigan Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the north and east. Michigan Avenue is a major north-south street in Chicago which runs at 100 east (except for one private block that runs at 125 east south of the Chicago River and at 132 East Legend says the reclaimed land on which the neighborhood is built owes its existence, solely, to George Streeter. Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices One involves creating new land from sea- or riverbeds the other refers to restoring an area to a more natural state (such as after George Wellington "Cap" Streeter ( 1837 - January 22, 1921) was born near the town of Flint Michigan. In the late 1880s, George 'Cap' Streeter claimed his boat hit a sandbar just off the shoreline during a storm and there it stayed; he and his wife made this their new home. Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The Streeters encouraged dumping in this area and, after several years, the debris built up and became solid land. George claimed this 'new land' as an independent territory in respect to an 1821 government survey that declared Chicago, and Illinois, property lines terminated at the shoreline. Under his homesteading rights as a Civil War Veteran, he declared the new land to be the District of Lake Michigan. Naturally, the powers that be eventually got around to seizing this land by force, and it is now home to some of the most expensive real estate in Chicago. [4]
Streeterville houses some of Chicago's tallest skyscrapers and most upscale stores, hotels, restaurants and theaters, as well as Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, School of Continuing Studies, and School of Law. A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper The Feinberg School of Medicine is one of Northwestern University 's 11 schools and colleges The Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies (SCS is a private school with campuses in Evanston and Chicago Illinois. The Northwestern University School of Law is a private American Law school in Chicago Illinois. The Magnificent Mile portion of Michigan Avenue is part of Streeterville, as is the number one tourist attraction in Chicago, Navy Pier. Navy Pier is a long Pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. In 2008, construction started on Chicago's new tallest skyscraper, the Chicago Spire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Chicago Spire is a Skyscraper under construction in Chicago, Illinois. It will be located in the extreme southeastern corner of the neighborhood, next to Lake Shore Drive, and is scheduled to be completed in 2011. Lake Shore Drive (colloquially referred to as LSD or simply Lake Shore or The Drive) is a mostly Freeway -standard Expressway running 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar.
Magnificent Mile
The Magnificent Mile is a stretch of North Michigan Avenue between the Chicago River and Oak Street in Streeterville. Oak Street is a short street on Chicago's Gold Coast at 1000 North in Chicago's street numbering system, running from 138 east to 648 west in the Near North Although actually about three-quarters of a mile, the name "Magnificent Mile" has stuck.
Along this street is a mixture of high-class stores, restaurants, office buildings and hotels. A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis The area has a high concentration of the city's major media firms and advertising agencies, including the Chicago Tribune newspaper. An advertising agency or ad agency is a service Business dedicated to creating planning and handling Advertising (and sometimes other forms of promotion The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint.
It is the home of Chicago's famous Water Tower landmark, Water Tower Park with its historic clock, and the eight-level Water Tower Place shopping center which grew up next door to, and overshadowed, the comparatively diminutive landmark. The John Hancock Center at 875 N Michigan Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, is a 100- story, 1127-foot (344 m tall Skyscraper The Chicago Water Tower is a contributing property in the Old Chicago Water Tower District Landmark district Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a 758000 sq ft Shopping mall and 74 story Skyscraper in Chicago The shopping center is anchored by Macy's North Michigan store. Macy's is a chain of mid-range American Department stores Its Flagship store in Herald Square, New York City has been billed North of the shopping center can be found the famous John Hancock Center, the art deco Palmolive Building and the lavish Drake Hotel. The John Hancock Center at 875 N Michigan Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, is a 100- story, 1127-foot (344 m tall Skyscraper Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial The Palmolive Building, formerly the Playboy Building, is a 37 story Art Deco building at 919 N
Washington Square
Washington Square is a public square bounded by Dearborn, Clark, Delaware, and Walton streets. It was long known as "Bughouse Square," as orators of varying abilities often used its central platform for speeches. It is fronted on the north by the Newberry Library and partially bounded by the Washington Square landmark district. The Newberry Library is a Research library for the Humanities and Social sciences in Chicago Illinois, established in 1887 by a bequest Immediately west of LaSalle Boulevard, separating this area from Cabrini-Green, is the Moody Bible Institute, and immediately east is Connors Park. Moody Bible Institute ( MBI) was founded by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886
Census tract 811, a four-block (0. 04 sq mi. ) area located between State, Dearborn, Chicago, and Division and straddling Washington Square and the Gold Coast, had 3,718 residents in 2000, giving it a population density of 90,614. 2 people per square mile — the highest in Chicago.
Connors Park
Named after a small, triangular park bounded by Rush, Wabash, Chestnut, and Delaware, this small part of the Magnificent Mile district (west of Michigan, north of Chicago, east of State, and south of Oak) has recently gained attention due to new development spilling over from Michigan Avenue. Much of the Loyola University Chicago Water Tower campus lies in this area. Loyola University Chicago is a private co-educational Jesuit university established in Chicago in 1870 as Saint Ignatius College
References
- ^ Kogan, Rich; Reardon, Patrick T. "Be it ever so affluent... For those who call it home, there's no place like the Gold Coast", Chicago Tribune Magazine, December 5 1999, p. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company 16.
- ^ Maggio, Alice (2005-05-26). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Ask the Librarian: Goose Island. Gapers Block. Retrieved on 2007-05-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason.
- ^ 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Runner Information. www. chicagomarathon. com. LaSalle Bank (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid
- ^ Carter, Theresa (2007). Streeterville: From Sandbar to Prime Real Estate. thelocaltourist. com. The Local Tourist, Inc. . Retrieved on 2007-05-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason.
External links
- Streeterville Chamber of Commerce
- Downtown Chicago's Comprehensive Website
- Chicago Landmarks Commission map of landmarks and landmark districts on the near north side
- Chicago Park District:
- Navy Pier
- Travel Essay on River North by Max Grinnell
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