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Vietnamese and Thai restaurants at the corner of Argyle Street and Broadway. Chicago restaurateur Jimmy Wong bought property in the area in the 1960s and planned its rebirth as New Chinatown. He envisioned a mall with pagodas, trees and reflecting ponds to replace the empty storefronts. [8]
As of the 2024 Michelin Guide, there are 19 restaurants in Chicago with a Michelin-star rating. The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars ...
Thaï Express – (commonly spelled Thai Express), a franchise chain of quick service restaurants serving Thai cuisine across Canada; Thai Peacock, Portland, Oregon; TTFB Company Limited - The largest Thai Food Restaurant Chain in the World with over 150 locations and 4 different Thai Food Concepts, is a publicly listed company based in Taiwan ...
Chicago Public Schools serves residents of the community area; [18] K-8 schools serving Armour Square include Haines and James Ward. [19] Ward Elementary opened as Garibaldi Street Primary School in 1874, and became the Ward School in 1875, before receiving its current name in 1908. [ 20 ]
In 2003, two Thai Americans ran in municipal elections, one in Anaheim, California, the other in Houston, Texas. Both lost. However, on November 7, 2006, Gorpat Henry Charoen became the first U.S. official of Thai origin when he was elected to the La Palma City Council in California. On December 18, 2007, he became the first Thai-American mayor ...
Claudia was a restaurant in the Logan_Square,_Chicago#Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The restaurant received a Michelin star in March of 2022, [1] and closed in June 2023. [2] The restaurant offered various tasting menus with up to 15-courses. [3]
From Diversity to Unity: Southern and Appalachian Migrants to Chicago, 1950-1970. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-1833-7. Stacewicz, Richard; McNeill, Robert (1995). "Uptown". Local community fact book : Chicago metropolitan area, 1990. Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago. ISBN 0-914091-60-3.
Brighton Park is a community area located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois.It is number 58 of the 77 community areas of Chicago.. Brighton Park is bordered on the north by the former Illinois and Michigan Canal and the current Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, on the east by Western Avenue, on the south by 49th Street, and on the west by Drake Ave. [2]