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82  CHIC A GO AREA B Y AREA

Street-by-Street: South Loop

Just south of downtown, the South Loop has changed
dramatically in recent decades, from a run-down industrial
area to a residential and retail neighborhood. With the 1970s
conversion of the district’s derelict warehouses to fashionable
lofts, businesses sprang up as Chicagoans took advantage of
the area’s proximity to downtown. Today, the South Loop’s
diversity is evident in its industrial heritage, the green 1 . Harold Washington
expanse of Grant Park, and the lively retail scene next door Library Center
to several outstanding museums. Dominating the South Loop is
the world’s largest public library
building, artwork displayed
2 . Printing House throughout.
Row Historic District
Many of this area’s
historic warehouses,
built for the printing
trade, have been
converted into
fashionable apartments,
with numerous shops
and cafés at street level.

The Transportation D E A R B O R N S T
Building was one of
the earliest buildings
in Printers’ Row to P K W Y
be converted to
residential use
and helped start C O N G R E S S
the area’s revival.
H A R R I S O N S T R E E T

The Lakeside
Press Building, at
731 S Plymouth Street, C L A R K S T R E E T
has details that are
typical of the rich
decoration of buildings
P O L K
in this area. L A S A L L E S T R E E T

The Second Franklin Building S T R E E T
Handsome tilework illustrates the history of printing 0 meters 100
over its entranceway. 0 yards 100

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