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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]
Michigan Avenue initially was primarily residential. By the 1860s, however, large homes and expensive row houses dominated Michigan Avenue. At no point is Michigan Avenue currently called Michigan Boulevard, but prior to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the street was officially known as Michigan Boulevard and often referred to as "Boul Mich". [2]
The mall also occupies a topographically unusual site, as Michigan Avenue at this location is elevated, gently sloping back down to ground level from its bi-level bridge over the Chicago River. Furthermore, Nordstrom occupies floors one through four of a full-block building one block behind Michigan Avenue, at the southwest corner of N. Rush ...
Water Tower Place skyscraper The Water Tower Place shopping mall at the base of the skyscraper, with Chicago Avenue Pumping Station in foreground. 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.
One Magnificent Mile (or One Mag Mile) is a mixed-use high-rise tower completed in 1983 at the northern end of Michigan Avenue on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago containing upscale retailers on the ground floor, followed by office space above that and luxury condominium apartments on top. [2]
842 N. Michigan Avenue (& Chestnut Street), Holabird & Root, architects; 3 stories, in Michigan-Chestnut Building (built 1927–28). Expanded in October, 1930. Replaced by new 700 N. Michigan location in 1935. [22] Newport, Rhode Island [22] Downtown Newport RI Resort Store 119 Bellvue Ave. 1935 [29] closed 020 620 CG Chicago Magnificent Mile
Oak Street is a short street in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, adjacent to North Michigan Avenue.Because the street houses the highest concentration of luxury brands, "Oak Street" also designates the surrounding area including Rush Street and Walton Street as Chicago's upscale retail district.
900 North Michigan in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois, is a skyscraper completed in 1989. At 871 feet (265 m) tall, it is the eleventh tallest building in Chicago as of 2023 [update] and the 59th-tallest in the United States .