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Michigan Avenue initially was primarily residential. By the 1860s, 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 Swift House is a historic house at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois.The house was built in 1892 for Edward Morris and his wife Helen Swift Morris.
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 Plaza is a two-tower office complex in the Chicago Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.The complex is managed and leased by MB Real Estate. [1]The complex consists of the 44-story 205 North Michigan Avenue and the 25-story 225 North Michigan Avenue and was designed by architect Fujikawa Johnson & Associates. [2]
The Historic Michigan Boulevard District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States encompassing Michigan Avenue between 11th (1100 south in the street numbering system) or Roosevelt Road (1200 south), depending on the source, and Randolph Streets (150 north) and named after the nearby Lake Michigan.
The 265-foot (81 m) 21-story office building was built from 1910 to 1911 and was designed by D.H. Burnham & Company. [2]The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and is also a contributing property for Chicago's Michigan Boulevard Historic District.
In 2004, HSBC USA sold two upstate New York branches to Gloversville-based City National Bank & Trust Co. [6] HSBC did not have enough nearby branches to give it economies of scale. In July 2011, the company sold its branches in upstate New York to First Niagara Financial Group for $1 billion, effectively selling-off the core of the old Marine ...
The East Lake Shore Drive Historic District, which consists of a row of early 20th century luxury apartments, sits on the northern edge of the district opposite Lake Michigan. [25] The Old Chicago Water Tower District is located along Michigan Avenue where Streeterville meets the border of the River North and Gold Coast (Chicago) neighborhoods ...