River North is a neighborhood in the Near North Side, Chicago located north of the Chicago River , south of Division Street , and west of Wabash Avenue. It is adjacent to the Magnificent Mile retail corridor.
20-516: River North has become one of Chicago's top neighborhoods for nightlife especially on and around Hubbard Street . It once hosted the largest concentration of art galleries in the United States outside of Manhattan . River North has experienced the development of large high-rise buildings, nightclubs and restaurants. Along with a handful of art galleries today, the area holds many bars, dance clubs, popular restaurants and entertainment venues, and
40-513: A design district with shops and showrooms selling commercial and luxury interior furnishings in the blocks north of the Merchandise Mart . Kingsbury Park is an area of newly built residential high-rises surrounding Erie Park, at Erie Street and the Chicago River. River North was named Smokey Hollow around the turn of the 20th century due to the many factories and forges in the area. The smoke
60-474: A handshake, Yale clasped O'Banion's hand in a death grip. At the same time, Scalise and Anselmi fired two bullets into O'Banion's chest, two in his cheeks, and two in his throat and Dean O'Banion died instantly. One of the biggest punk rock clubs of the 1970s was located in River North - called O'Banion's after the infamous hit on Dean O'Banion. The River North neighborhood fell on difficult times starting in
80-594: Is a three-block stretch from Kilpatrick Avenue (4700 W) to Lavergne Avenue (5000 W) where it ends at the Hubbard Playlot Park. Notable buildings on this street include Courthouse Place at 54 W. Hubbard. Where Hubbard Street crosses over the Kennedy Expressway , there is a long underpass popularly known as Hubbard's Cave. The underpass is about a quarter of a mile in length, and actually extends from Hubbard Street to Wayman Street. This tunnel-like section of
100-619: Is a top destination for restaurants, nightclubs and living for people who move to Chicago. During this time numerous highrises have been developed, dramatically increasing the population of River North. The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago is located at 100 West Erie Street in River North; the consulate's visa office is located in River North but east of the Gallery District. The Royal Thai Consulate-General of Chicago
120-519: Is located at 700 North Rush Street in River North, east of the Gallery District. Hubbard Street Hubbard Street is a street in Chicago, Illinois named for early settler Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard . Hubbard Street has three distinct sections. The first, east of the Chicago River, runs from Kingsbury Street to Michigan Avenue . The second, longer section runs from Des Plaines Street west to Campbell Avenue (2500 W) The third and shortest section
140-537: The 1960s with many families moving into the suburbs to escape urban blight. Many buildings were torn down and became parking lots. Crime was a dangerous part of daily life. Assumption Church on Illinois Street during this time reported that many of its Parishioners had moved to the suburbs and that few people remained living within its Parish boundaries as established by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Assumption Parish survived during this time on Parishioners who traveled from
160-629: The Board of Education the following year. Diplomatic missions of the People%27s Republic of China This is a list of diplomatic missions of the People's Republic of China (PRC) . The PRC has the largest number of active diplomatic posts in the world, including 274 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 176 countries as well as 8 permanent missions to international organizations and two other posts (as of November 2023). For over fifty years,
180-577: The Bureau of Parks and Recreation had developed this playlot on property owned by the Board of Education in the Austin community. Several years later, the bureau added a basketball court to the original sandbox, spraypool, and playground equipment. The property was transferred to the Chicago Park District in 1959. The park district installed a new soft surface playground in 1989, and purchased the property from
200-523: The Mississippi River. Later Sicilians began to move northward from the immediate vicinity of Assumption and began to form their own parishes. Italians whose family roots were from other parts of Italy tended to move west along Grand Street and formed Parishes west of Assumption. In 1921, Dean O'Banion married Viola Kaniff and bought an interest in William Schofield's River North flower shop, near
220-592: The PRC has been competing with the Republic of China (ROC) for diplomatic recognition in the international community. Until the 1970s, most countries in the world recognized the ROC over the PRC. As of 2018, a small number of states have full diplomatic relations with the ROC (see Republic of China diplomatic missions ); the ROC maintains unofficial relations with most states. Much like the US,
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#1732852468639240-620: The area "River North". Within a few years, Friedman found photographers, ad agencies and art galleries willing to rent the low cost space and coalesce into what became the River North Gallery District, which had the largest concentration of art galleries in the United States outside of Manhattan . River North from 1990 to 2012 became one of Chicago's top neighborhoods for nightlife especially along Franklin Street and Hubbard Street. It
260-639: The concrete structure. The Merchandise Mart stands one block to the south of Hubbard Street between Franklin Street and Orleans Street, and several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places stand on the street including Courthouse Place . At the intersection of Hubbard and N Artesian Avenue is the Western Avenue station for Metra's Milwaukee District North (MD-N), Milwaukee District West (MD-W), and North Central Service (NCS) lines. Metra does not currently maintain an agent at this station and
280-413: The corner of West Chicago Avenue and North State Street. O'Banion needed a legitimate front for his bootlegging operation. In addition, he was fond of flowers and was an excellent arranger. Schofield's became the florist of choice for many funerals. The shop happened to be directly across the street from Holy Name Cathedral, where O'Banion and Weiss attended Mass. The rooms above Schofield's were used as
300-630: The expressway was very dark to drive through until lights were added in 1962. Running along the south side of Hubbard Street, from Ogden Avenue to Des Plaines Street, is the artwork of the Hubbard Street Mural Project. The murals are painted on the walls of the Metra tracks embankment. Originally begun in the 1970s, the murals have been in the process of restoration or replacement as the Union Pacific Railroad has been making repairs to
320-563: The headquarters for the North Side Gang which controlled the bootlegging operations in what would later be called River North and the Gold Coast area of Chicago. On the morning of November 10, 1924, O'Banion was clipping chrysanthemums in Schofield's back room. Frankie Yale entered the shop with Torrio and Capone gunmen John Scalise and Albert Anselmi. When O'Banion attempted to greet Yale with
340-405: The suburbs to attend Mass in the old neighborhood every Sunday. The River North neighborhood got its name from Chicago real estate developer Albert Friedman (chief executive of Friedman Properties Ltd.), who in 1974 started to buy, restore and build commercial property in the southeast sector. Much of the area was a skid row at the time, so in an effort to attract tenants Friedman started calling
360-579: The waiting room is open from 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Located nearby are the 33 Magnificent Mile Express, 49 Western, and 65 Grand buses for the Chicago Transit Authority. There is also access to the Merchandise Mart Brown and Purple Line 'L' station on Wells Street just south of Hubbard. Hubbard Park is one of many playgrounds established by the City of Chicago after World War II. By 1950,
380-547: Was a major storage warehouse for goods. The Merchandise Mart was later purchased by the Kennedy family. Former retailer Montgomery Ward also had a major transportation and storage facility in River North. Little Sicily in Chicago was also located in River North. The city's first Italian Roman Catholic Church in Chicago was Assumption Parish on Illinois Street, with a mandate to be the Parish for all Italians living between Lake Michigan and
400-454: Was often so thick that sunlight was blocked. At the time Smokey Hollow was a major transportation hub with railroad tracks linking the ports along the Chicago River with the surrounding areas. The Merchandise Mart still has railroad tracks underneath the building. Massive coal bins were throughout the neighborhood both bringing coal into the area from ships and storage for the multitude of factories and forges in River North. The Merchandise Mart
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