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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]
As the home of the Chicago Water Tower, the Art Institute of Chicago, Millennium Park, and the shopping on the Magnificent Mile, it is a street well-known to Chicago natives as well as tourists to the city. Michigan Avenue also is the main commercial street of Streeterville.
However Chicago evolved and by the 1920s, commuter suburbs began to have significant retail districts. [6] After 1950, suburban development reduced the role of the Loop's daily significance to many Chicagoans as downtown retail sales slipped. However, the Magnificent Mile kept a luxury shopping district close to the central business district. [8]
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 ...
The Magnificent Mile Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the iconic Magnificent Mile District in Chicago. Representing hundreds of businesses, from luxury retailers and high-rise properties to cultural institutions, property owners, and professional services, the Association works to make the District ...
The Old Chicago Water Tower District is a historic district along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. The district is located on both sides of North Michigan Avenue between East Chicago and East Pearson Streets. It includes the Chicago Water Tower, Chicago Avenue Pumping Station ...
Items are displayed in the window of a Burberry store on Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile in Chicago in November. The rate of reported shoplifting incidents in the city surged by 46% ...
Notable buildings in the district include the skyscrapers on the Magnificent Mile: The Magnificent Mile has Chicago Landmarks such as the Allerton Hotel and many medium to high-end shopping destinations. John Hancock Center (1,127 feet (344 m)) 900 North Michigan (871 feet (265 m)) Water Tower Place (859 feet (262 m)) Park Tower (844 feet (257 m))