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United States historic place Loop Retail Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district State Street in 1907 Show map of Chicago metropolitan area Show map of Illinois Show map of the United States Location Chicago, Illinois Coordinates 41°53′N 87°38′W / 41.883°N 87.633°W / 41.883; -87.633 Area 26 acres (11 ha) Built 1871 Architect ...
The Magnificent Mile (also The Mag Mile) is a section of Michigan Avenue in Chicago devoted to retail, dining, hotels and tourist attractions. Running from the Chicago River to Oak Street in the Near North Side , [ 1 ] the district is located one block east of Rush Street and is the main retail corridor between the Loop and Gold Coast . [ 2 ]
The theater originally seated 2,300 people on the main floor and one balcony, and was part of the Finkelstein & Ruben circuit [3] – a large regional chain that developed several other theaters in downtown Saint Paul, including the Princess (1909–1931) and the Capitol (1920–1965), as well as the State Theatre in Minneapolis.
But in the 1900–1907 ads for the Chicago Musical College, the address was referred to as "202 Michigan Boul." As recently as the 1920s, North Michigan Avenue (especially the Magnificent Mile) was referred to as "Upper Boul Mich". [3] Paris's Boulevard Saint-Michel is the original Boul Mich.
Currently Chicago's largest shopping district, various mid-range and high-end shops line this section of the street and approximately 3,100,000 square feet (290,000 m2) is currently occupied by retail stores, restaurants, museums and hotels.
Almost a half-century after opening, Water Tower Place, the once-bustling retail mall at the north end of Chicago's Magnificent Mile, remains shiny marble on the outside, but inside it’s losing ...
Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a 758,000 sq ft (70,400 m 2) shopping mall 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.
Oak Street is Chicago's most prestigious shopping street. Oak Street has a mix of international couture houses, American luxury brands, fashion brands, and local boutiques. It intersects the Michigan Avenue at its east end. Oak Street contains more high end international brands than Michigan Avenue (the Magnificent Mile). Oak Street is much ...