chicago community area chicago illinois united_states located south downtown central business district loop community area boundaries map follows south 26th street west roosevelt 18th street 18th street road federal road expressway south 25th street clark street 26th street east lake michigan portion located near lake shore drive contains known structures chicago home chicago primary convention center contains remaining area currently undergoing major residential mixed use redevelopment chicago olympic bid planned located acre truck parking lot south douglas community area partly history dynamic chicago communities undergone native american homeland blue collar settlement elite residential district center vice public housing warehouse district finally home newly residential district beginnings continuous change initially noted wagon trails winding lightly populated bend area populated settlers working subsequently worked lumber district proximity railroads attracted light manufacturing shops community absorbed extension city limits 31st street period built chicago horse drawn line linking area downtown attracted wealthy families area time great chicago fire home city finest elite social families 1890s railroad opened 12th street start 20th century rapid transit evolved families moved slightly farther loop business district railroads brought warehouses light manufacturing michigan avenue 14th street 22nd street auto row vice district gambling street prospered accompanying institutions built 1910s 1920s world war post world war settlers moved created low rent black belt urban renewal public housing projects later replaced 1940s city century progress international exposition world fair held celebrate city centennial theme fair technological innovation century chicago founding million people visited fair hope chicago nation midst great depression modern day west lake shore drive middle twentieth century consisted largely railroad tracks interchanges 1960s middle class housing developments built community area surrendered acres redevelopment apartments accompanying tree lined second phase construction began state south housing boom emerged 1990s continues present day construction new apartment towers construction central station development commenced mixed use development acres rail yards air rights east indiana avenue 18th street simultaneously conversion spread warehouses light manufacturing structures major north south avenues michigan indiana returned residential properties years flight elite chicago prominent buildings redeveloped prairie avenue parks museums use created 1920s 1930s lake michigan constructed newly reclaimed land time later built connects rest narrow dominated sculptures newly developed area includes park areas lies lake shore drive 15th place bounded 14th street developments lies east south roosevelt developers donated acres park city developed approval process donated tract protects northward view exhibitions held sites created demand exhibition hall construction begun huge exposition convention complex 23rd street lake shore drive named newspaper magnate original building burned rebuilt reopened behest mayor large expansions added current redevelopment includes greatly expanded hotel accommodation houses annual location chicago auto historic structures area includes prairie avenue historic district historic printing company building houses network switches city best known historic structure district museum home home united_states soccer federation headquarters important residences located region additionally sculpture property george residence tribute massacre occurred neighborhood prairie avenue families sons located community area listed national_register_of_historic_places prairie avenue district districts largely community area listed redevelopment beginning mid-1990s factories started replaced converted redevelopment continued early 2000s decade south loop residential development expanded neighborhood state new neighborhood site major mixed use development includes numerous residential luxury development built acres rail yards air space rights east indiana avenue 18th street include location central station terminal wave conversions spread major michigan indiana making residential streets neighborhood century uses planned development expanded acres includes properties michigan non profit organization formed provide representation thousands south loop residents including central station museum park motor row south michigan corridor areas streets lake shore drive reconstructed longer cut previously northbound lanes ran east soldier field reconstruction northbound southbound lanes ran west soldier field northern boundary marks end named east west streets east west streets north street names michigan avenue block long 8th block 9th street streets south roosevelt simply use street numbers streets neighborhood 13th 26th numbered 20th street road 22nd street named east west cross streets numbering continues southward chicago upper hundreds pace blocks mile south loop printer row overlap neighborhood line drawing confusion neighborhood incorporates begins ends sources define northern boundary defining southern boundary street 22nd street western boundary profit neighborhood organization grown provide support representation thousands residents living including prairie avenue district central station museum park motor row south michigan avenue corridor organization exclude broader near south community represents residents living congress north west expressway approximately 25th street south serves residents far south approximately 15th street far west river definition area bounded michigan avenue south loop described neighborhood immediately south loop loop multiple meanings loop community area bounded term refer specific area bounded circular portion chicago goes far south congress avenue described northern border primary sources cite printer row south loop community area transit related area northern portion community area saying south places saying places loop chicago loop map supports education residents schools schools serving sections include high school
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