By Miller Chicago – 7/12/18
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Miller Chicago hosted an open house in our 1 last remaining retail space at Luxe on Chicago. Miller Chicago is the exclusive retail listing broker for Luxe on Chicago. Thank you to all who attended and played our neighborhood trivia game. See answers below:
Belmont Cragin
The first splitting of the atom occurred here.
Railroads drew more factories and workers to the area, which was annexed into Chicago as part of Jefferson Township in 1889.
The first business was a saloon opened by George Merrill sometime after 1835.
Bucktown
The settlers had originally named many of the streets with names significant to their people.
Due to the heavy influence of Polish immigrants in the early 20th century, Bucktown was know as “Little Poland”.
Bridgeport
Bridgeport was the home or birthplace of 5 mayors of Chicago.
The Chicago Sun-Times listed this area as 1 of the 4 most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Chicago.
Lakeview
Lakeview was named after Hotel Lake View.
During the Civil War, this area was home to Camp Fry, a training facility for the volunteer 132nd and 134th Illinois infantry regiments.
Logan Square
Logan Square is also known as “Smokey Hallow”.
Logan Square was named for General John A Logan, a Civil War Hero & Illinois Senator.
Logan Square used to be the end of the Blue line until 1964.
Lincoln Park
The first U.S Blood Bank opened in 1937 in this area.Lincoln Park Runs from north to south through five Chicago communities.
The North Pond Nature Sanctuary is a ten acre pound.
Roscoe Village
Roscoe Street bisects the neighborhoods between Addison Street and Belmont Avenue.
Developers constructed the “world’s largest amusement park,” dubbed Riverview Park.”
Ukrainian Village
The homes are generally larger than others in nearby areas with churches with domes.
On December 4, 2002, the Ukrainian Village District was designated as a Chicago Landmark District
Wicker Park
The neighborhood includes former rail yards that have been redeveloped as Dearborn Station.
Division Street was known as “Polish Broadway”
John Cusack’s Film, High Fidelity was filmed here.
West Loop
Popular restaurants include Fig & Olive, Mario’s Table & Coast Cafe.The Chicago River, which flows through the Loop, flows backwards.
The West Loop use to be primarily an industrial area.
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