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The station is located in the West Argyle Street Historic District in the Uptown community area of Chicago; the area surrounding the station consists of a mixture commercial and residential areas, [2] and is particularly noted for the high concentration of Vietnamese restaurants, bakeries and shops; as well as Chinese, Cambodian, Laotian, and ...
Asia on Argyle hosts Asian eateries, cafes, and grocery stores, including Vietnamese, Thai, Laotian, and Chinese restaurants. In the summer, the Argyle Night Market, a weekly street festival, draws tens of thousands of attendees. [24] The neighborhood is served by the Argyle stop on the CTA's Red Line and CTA busses on Sheridan Rd. and Broadway.
English: Map of Chicago community areas. Data compiled using the Chicago Community Areas List numbered 1-77 and 'Sides' descriptions. Date: 12 November 2012, 14:32:41:
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The Hip Sing Association, a Chinese cultural group, moved its Chicago offices to Argyle Street in 1971, [9] and by 1974 Wong and the Hip Sing Association owned 80% of the three-block stretch on Argyle. Wong had an accident and broke both hips, leaving him unable to follow through on his plans.
The community area is located north and east of the Chicago River. To its east is Lake Michigan, and its northern boundary is the early 19th-century city limit of Chicago, North Avenue. In 2020 the Near North Side had 105,481 residents, surpassing Lake View as the largest Chicago community area by
Simons Park is a municipal park located at 1640 N. Drake Avenue in the Humboldt Park community of West Side, Chicago, Illinois. It is administered by the Chicago Park District, and contains full facilities for activities including baseball, boxing, and outdoor basketball. It also contains a full gymnasium, meeting rooms, a children's playground ...
Division Street, south of the park, soon became a hub for these communities. In 1966, the Division Street riots occurred in protest of continuous discrimination against the Puerto Rican community, most of whom lived on the outer rim of a city they felt took them only for their cheap labor. The widely reported riots prompted the rise of further ...