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The Uptown Square Historic District is a commercial historic district encompassing parts of Broadway and Lawrence Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Primarily developed between 1900 and 1930, the district was Chicago's largest commercial and entertainment hub away from downtown in the early twentieth century.
The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street. The Gold Coast neighborhood grew in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire.
1906 Blanchard's map of Chicago October 18, 1909 – Rodney "Gipsy" Smith leads a march of 200 Christians through the Levee District. January 9, 1910 – Nathaniel Ford Moore (born January 31, 1884), a well-known American golfer and son of the President of the Rock Island Railway Company , dies in the brothel of Vic Shaw of a narcotic overdose ...
The K-Town Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in the North Lawndale community area in Chicago, Illinois.A mainly residential area, its borders are West Cullerton Street to the north, South Pulaski Road to the east, West Cermak Road to the south, and South Kostner Avenue to the west.
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2020; Randall, Frank Alfred (1999). History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252024160; Sinkevitch, Alice (2004). AIA Guide to Chicago (2nd ed.).
Chez Paul was a French restaurant in Chicago, Illinois.Established in 1945 by Paul Contos, Chez Paul became famous under Paul's son, Bill. When it was open, it was the oldest French restaurant in Chicago, [1] and was only exceeded in prestige by Le Francais (which is also closed).
The Michigan–Wacker Historic District is a National Register of Historic Places District that includes parts of the Chicago Loop and Near North Side community areas in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The district is known for the Chicago River, two bridges that cross it, and eleven high rise and skyscraper buildings erected in the 1920s. [3]
The French Colonial Historic District is a historic district that encompasses a major region of 18th-century French colonization in southwestern Illinois. The district is anchored by Fort de Chartres and Fort Kaskaskia , two important French settlements and military posts in what was then the Illinois Country .