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Located at the center of downtown Chicago [3] on the shores of Lake Michigan, it is the second-largest business district in North America after Midtown Manhattan. The headquarters and regional offices of several global and national businesses, retail establishments, restaurants, hotels, and theaters–as well as many of Chicago's most famous ...
In 2011, The Gadberry Group compiled the list of the 50 wealthiest zip codes in the United States, ranking Buckhead's western zip code (30327) as the second wealthiest zip code in the South (behind Palm Beach's 33480) and the second wealthiest zip code east of California and south of Virginia. [27]
name = Downtown Chicago Name used in the default map caption; image = Chicago Millenium Park area.png The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 41.89254 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees
It is to be an "urban village" woven into the Buckhead Community. The preliminary revised plans called for 300,000 square feet (28,000 m 2) of retail and restaurants, 40,000 square feet (3,700 m 2) of boutique offices and two 20-story luxury apartment buildings. Plans no longer include the two hotels.
[10] [11] In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, [12] but Chicago's population continued to grow. [11] Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and architecture, such as the Chicago School, the development of the City Beautiful movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper. [13 ...
The Merchandise Mart (or the Merch Mart, or the Mart) is a commercial building in downtown Chicago, Illinois. When it opened in 1930, it was the world's largest building, with 4 million square feet (372,000 m 2) of floor space. [1] [2] The Art Deco structure is at the junction of the Chicago River's branches.
A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.
The NBC Chicago franchise including Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med often film in Wicker Park. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] Milwaukee Avenue's Irazu Costa Rica Restaurant has been featured on PBS television's Check, Please! , [ 39 ] Food Network 's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives when Guy Fieri sampled several dishes, and Food Network's The Secret ...