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Streeterville is a neighborhood in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, north of the Chicago River. It is bounded by the river on the south, the Magnificent Mile portion of Michigan Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the north and east, according to most sources, although the city of Chicago recognizes ...
References. List of beaches in Chicago. Appearance. Montrose Avenue Beach (4400 N.) in Uptown. Ohio Street Beach (400 N.) in Near North. 63rd Street beach house fountain (6300 S.) with beach and lake beyond in Jackson Park. The beaches in Chicago are an extensive network of waterfront recreational areas operated by the Chicago Park District.
Perrish Grignon, who visited Chicago in about 1794, described Point du Sable as a large man and wealthy trader. [29] Point du Sable's granddaughter, Eulalie Pelletier, was born at his Chicago River settlement in 1796. [30] In 1800 Point du Sable sold his farm to John Kinzie's frontman, Jean La Lime, for 6,000 livres.
Chicago Harbor. Coordinates: 41°53′20″N 87°36′42″W. An east-southeast view in Chicago, Illinois, overlooking the Jardine Water Purification Plant and Navy Pier in Chicago Harbor, including the north and south breakwaters and the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse. Monroe harbor. Generally, the Chicago Harbor comprises the public rivers, canals ...
Three Dots and a Dash is a craft cocktail tiki bar in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Three Dots and a Dash was one of the first tiki bars with a consideration to mixology, along with Smuggler's Cove in San Francisco which opened in 2009. The bar was a success almost immediately; it sold 6,000 drinks per week in its first year.
German Americans made up 7.3% of the population, and numbered at 199,789; Irish Americans also made up 7.3% of the population, and numbered at 199,294. Polish Americans now made up 6.7% of Chicago's population, and numbered at 182,064. [5] Polish is the fourth most widely spoken language in Chicago behind English, Spanish, and Mandarin. [6]
William Ordway Partridge (April 11, 1861 – May 22, 1930) was an American sculptor, teacher and author. Among his best-known works are the Shakespeare Monument in Chicago, the equestrian statue of General Grant in Brooklyn, the Pietà at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan, and the Pocahontas statue in Jamestown, Virginia.
Coordinates: 41°51′17.7″N 87°37′43″W. The Everleigh Club at 2131–2133 South Dearborn Street, Chicago. Minna Everleigh's 1911 book, The Everleigh Club, Illustrated, advertised the brothel with photographs of the luxurious building and its lushly decorated interiors. Hallway to entrance at 2133 South Dearborn. The Everleigh Club was a ...