89-746: The Magnificent Mile (also The Mag Mile) is a section of Michigan Avenue in Chicago devoted to retail, dining, hotels and tourist attractions. Running from the Chicago River to Oak Street in the Near North Side , the district is located one block east of Rush Street and is the main retail corridor between the Loop and Gold Coast . It is bounded by Streeterville neighborhood to its east and River North to its west. The real estate developer Arthur Rubloff of Rubloff Company gave
178-502: A 24-hour period. "The fact is, the violence that we saw and the looting we saw spread like a wildfire," she added. Police Superintendent Brown stated that 699 looting arrests were made on the 31st, and that at least 132 officers were injured on Sunday. It was later discovered that in the early morning hours of June 1 as unrest swept the South and West sides of the city as many as 13 Chicago police officers lounged, slept and snacked in
267-414: A Magnificent Mile address for one of its two Chicago service offices. Fidelity Investments has an office at the foot of The Magnificent Mile. Historic and landmark presences are shown in the table below, which lists Chicago Landmarks , National Register of Historic Places locations, and National Historic Landmarks along The Magnificent Mile. At the northern edge of this district on the west, one finds
356-626: A broken wrist. Around 108 arrests were confirmed on the night of May 29–30, and Mayor Lightfoot called on protesters to remain peaceful, stating that "it's not easy when we have a president who is inciting violence. Let's be better than him." Around 4:30 am CDT , a board-up company was covering the windows of the State Street Old Navy location, and the Champs store near the intersection of State and Madison streets had several damaged windows. Multiple marches were expected throughout
445-555: A bus shelter. Another group of protesters climbed on top of a 151 Sheridan CTA bus. Demonstrators gathered on three sides of a police vehicle that was backing up on Dearborn Street, and confrontations broke out between officers and protesters when a police car tried to drive down Monroe Street in the Loop. By 4 p.m., the crowd had split into several groups heading in different directions, including Trump Tower , where it became markedly chaotic, with some throwing bottles and fireworks at officers. Authorities pushed protesters out of
534-704: A double-decked boulevard along Pine Street as far as Ohio Street. When the Michigan Avenue Bridge was completed, Pine Street was renamed Michigan Avenue. At its north end it merges into Lake Shore Drive near the Drake Hotel . Today, the area north of the Chicago River is referred to as the " Magnificent Mile ", or sometimes simply the Mag Mile. It contains a mixture of upscale department stores , restaurants, high-end retailers, office buildings and hotels , and caters primarily to tourists and
623-465: A few gang members began targeting black people who lived in the area, mistaking them for looters, often attacking them while in their vehicles and resorting to lethal force. This, in turn, angered the black gangs of North Lawndale , leading to subsequent shootouts throughout the Little Village, North Lawndale, and Cicero, Illinois areas. Looters took to stealing from clothing and shoe stores on
712-467: A fire at a shopping strip near 47th was put out. Around 10:50 pm, on the 4200 west block of Van Buren Street, an 18-year-old woman was fatally shot in the head. Several hours earlier, a man was fatally shot, with two others being wounded while the three were standing outside with a group on the 5100 west block of Madison Street in the Austin neighborhood. In addition, two women were shot while driving on
801-421: A half-block to the east back into alignment with the run north of 63rd Street. It then continues south to 89th Street where it dead ends once again for a housing subdivision and a railroad line. It resumes at 91st Street heading south through the working class Roseland community, featuring a large commercial strip along Michigan between 111th and 115th streets. The street dead ends again at 127th Street just before
890-676: A man in Englewood , hundreds of people rioted in Northern Chicago. The riots primarily targeted the Magnificent Mile , where dozens of stores were looted, causing over $ 60 million in damage. The rioters clashed with police, wounding at least 13 police officers and inflicting damage upon police cars. In an attempt to hinder the movements of the rioters, bus and train services were suspended, several drawbridges were raised, and freeways were shut down. Two people were shot during
979-454: A message to looters and rioters, stating that "We will be taking you into custody when you destroy property...That's just facts.'' He added that several buildings were vandalized, had broken windows, and that police utilized pepper spray and "arrests to prevent looting.'' Almost every storefront on Michigan Avenue saw some form of damage on Saturday evening, including the Loop locations of Zara , Nike , CVS , Walgreens , Neiman Marcus , and
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#17327943531581068-419: A moment of silence at 5pm. At approximately 3 pm, Metra suspended its services to and from Chicago's downtown. Despite these new measures, reports of looting, window-breaking, and other crimes began coming in, not from the downtown area as it had happened on the previous day, but from multiple areas across the entire city of Chicago in the early afternoon. At 3:30 pm, a group of about 24 officers were sighted at
1157-684: A series of civil disturbances in 2020 in the city of Chicago , Illinois . Unrest in the city began as a response to the murder of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. The demonstrations and riots, supporting justice for Floyd and protesting police brutality , occurred simultaneously with those of over 100 other cities in the United States. Chicago is among 12 major cities that declared curfews in order to prevent looting and vandalism. On May 31, Mayor Lori Lightfoot asked Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to send
1246-448: A streetscape improvement project in 1994. In the spring, hundreds of thousands of tulips bloom from mid April until the end of May. In 2008, a public art installation of kinetic sculptures designed by local and international architects was placed in the garden beds. During the summer, the "Gardens of The Magnificent Mile" festival event occurs. It is a self-guided landscape display walking tour. In 2007 and 2008, fashion dress forms graced
1335-542: Is a north-south street in Chicago that runs at 100 east on the Chicago grid . The northern end of the street is at DuSable Lake Shore Drive on the shore of Lake Michigan in the Gold Coast Historic District . The street's southern terminus is at Sibley Boulevard in the southern suburb of Dolton , but like many other Chicago streets, it exists in several disjointed segments. As the home of
1424-859: Is across the boulevard, in Grant Park along the Avenue. Several large historic hotels are located just south of Ida B. Wells Drive , including the Hilton Towers Chicago (formerly, the Stevens Hotel), the Congress Plaza Hotel and the Blackstone Hotel . Between them is the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies. The Avenue extends south into Near South Side, Chicago and beyond – past what was once
1513-529: Is considered the first time since 1968 that a Chicago mayor had asked for the National Guard's help in dealing with civil unrest and disturbances. On Sunday morning, Target announced that it would be closing its seven locations in the Chicago neighborhoods of Hyde Park , McKinley Park , South Loop , State Street, Streeterville , Wilson Yard and West Loop . Just before noon, Lightfoot called for
1602-666: Is home to two important local institutions. On the northwest corner is De La Salle Institute , a Catholic high school which was attended by future Chicago mayors Richard J. Daley , Richard M. Daley , and Michael Bilandic . On the southwest corner is the Chicago Police Department Headquarters. Michigan Avenue continues through the South Side and dead ends at 63rd Street, just north of a rail yard and parking lots. The Avenue continues heading south at 66th Street to Marquette Road, where it moves
1691-512: Is now routed on Lake Shore Drive. Michigan Avenue originally ended at the Chicago River, and what is now Michigan Avenue north of the river was originally named Pine Street, after scattered pine trees originally found in its vicinity. As early as 1891 plans were proposed to extend Michigan Avenue north across the river. An early plan called for a tunnel to link Michigan Avenue south of the river with Pine Street, and in 1903 an editorial in
1780-700: Is primarily commercial north of 35th Street. The first city showcase on Michigan Avenue was the Exposition Building, which was built on the current site of the Art Institute, the east side of Michigan at Adams, in 1874. By the 1890s, an imposing wall of buildings was constructed on the west side of Michigan Avenue downtown, including the Auditorium Building and the main branch of the Chicago Public Library (now
1869-821: Is the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District . Major cultural institutions, such as the Chicago Cultural Center , Symphony Center , and the Auditorium Theater are located here, as are many late 19th and early 20th century skyscrapers. In 2009, the Chicago Cultural Mile Association was created to bring "awareness of the unique strengths and diverse offerings available to visitors" in this portion of Michigan Avenue. The Art Institute of Chicago
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#17327943531581958-682: Is the former Illinois Automobile Club, which later was used as the home of the Chicago Defender , a prominent African-American Chicago newspaper at 2400 South Michigan. A little bit further south is Bronzeville , a historic black community in Chicago. Points of interest include the historic Mercy Hospital and Medical Center , the Illinois College of Optometry and the South Side Community Art Center . The intersection of Michigan Avenue and 35th Street
2047-586: The Chicago Tribune newspaper proposed a new Bascule bridge across the river at Michigan Avenue. This plan was further elaborated upon in Daniel Burnham 's 1909 Plan of Chicago , and in 1911 a plan was selected that included the widening of Michigan Avenue from Randolph Street to the river, replacing the Rush Street bridge with a new bridge at Michigan Avenue and the construction of
2136-971: The Bronzeville neighborhood. There are no bus routes along Michigan Avenue between 35th Street and 95th Street. South of 95th Street, more bus routes run along Michigan Avenue as multiple bus routes in the South Side end at the 95th/Dan Ryan station . At 121st Street, the State Street station on the Blue Island branch of the Metra Electric District serves Michigan Avenue. 41°53′48″N 87°37′27″W / 41.89669°N 87.62416°W / 41.89669; -87.62416 George Floyd protests in Chicago#August 9-10 The George Floyd riots in Chicago were
2225-609: The Cal-Sag Channel . It begins again in the south suburb of Riverdale before finally terminating at Sibley Boulevard or IL RT-83. The Chicago "L" Red Line 's Chicago and Grand stations are useful for reaching the Magnificent Mile. Both the Monroe and Jackson stations are close to the Art Institute. Stations on the east side of the Loop ( Adams/Wabash and Washington/Wabash stations) are also close to
2314-572: The Chicago Cultural Center ). As the east side of Michigan Avenue downtown was developed as a park, the wall of buildings lining the west side of Michigan Avenue across from the park became the nucleus of the city's skyline. In 1924, the first traffic lights in Chicago were installed on Michigan Avenue after John D. Hertz fronted the city $ 34,000 for the purchase, installation, and maintenance. Historically, Illinois Route 1 and U.S. Route 41 were routed on Michigan Avenue. Illinois Route 1 has been truncated to Chicago's south side and U.S. Route 41
2403-698: The Chicago Water Tower , the Art Institute of Chicago , Millennium Park , and the shopping on the Magnificent Mile , it is a street well-known to Chicago natives as well as tourists to the city. Michigan Avenue also is the main commercial street of Streeterville . It includes all of the Historic Michigan Boulevard District and most of the Michigan–Wacker Historic District , including
2492-530: The Fourth Presbyterian Church . Protesters marched on Lake Shore Drive and Michigan Avenue , and the crowd began to enter the outer drive through a northbound entrance ramp. By 5 p.m., officers had responded to at least one dozen "10-1" calls, a police emergency. Some demonstrators reportedly tried to overturn a police car; others tried to hop onto another CTA bus. The Ohio and Ontario feeder ramps were closed by authorities as well as
2581-502: The Illinois National Guard to Chicago for the first time in the 52 years since the 1968 riots in Chicago . The economic damage caused by the disturbances exceeded $ 66 million. On May 28, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot compared Floyd's murder to the murder of Laquan McDonald , saying "there but for the grace of God goes Chicago." Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown required officers to watch
2670-497: The Macy's storefront on State Street. Several shootings occurred well into the night: 2 males were shot at 9:30 pm on the 0 west block of Jackson Boulevard, and a 19-year-old man was shot an hour later on the 200 north block of Michigan Avenue. At 11 pm, another two males were shot at, this time on the 100 west block of Hubbard Street. One of them was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other suffered injuries. Shortly after 11:30 pm,
2759-639: The "Magnificent Mile" is a registered trademark of The Magnificent Mile Association, formerly the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association (GNMAA). After the Great Depression and World War II , Arthur Rubloff and William Zeckendorf bought or controlled most of the property along this stretch of the avenue and supported a plan by Holabird & Root for construction of new buildings and renovation of old ones that took advantage of new zoning laws. Soon
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2848-564: The 10 best shopping avenues in the world. Renowned and critically acclaimed restaurants such as The Signature Room at The 95th, Spiaggia, Tru, The Pump Room, Lawry's The Prime Rib, The Grand Lux, and The Park Hyatt Room provide a variety of dining options. Three 5-star hotels ( The Peninsula Chicago , Four Seasons Hotel Chicago , and Ritz-Carlton Chicago ) and Illinois ' only 4-star hotel ( Park Hyatt ) are located within about five blocks along The Magnificent Mile. Other hotels such as Intercontinental , Knickerbocker, Westin , Drake Hotel , and
2937-399: The 1920s, North Michigan Avenue (especially the Magnificent Mile ) was referred to as "Upper Boul Mich". Paris 's Boulevard Saint-Michel is the original Boul Mich. North of the Chicago River today's Michigan Avenue was known as Pine Street. In 1866, a small portion of Pine Street was "vacated" and moved 80 feet (24 m) further west of the original Pine street location to accommodate
3026-481: The 30th. 20 officers were confirmed to have been injured. The Illinois National Guard was summoned to the downtown area by Governor J.B. Pritzker , who said he had done so following a request from Mayor Lightfoot on early Sunday morning. "I want to be clear and emphasize: the Guard is here to support our Police Department," Lightfoot stated. "They will not be actively involved in policing and patrolling." The decision
3115-506: The 31st. In River North, officers utilized batons to beat protesters. In Old Town , a standoff between demonstrators and police lasted hours. Farther south in the city, the Walgreens location at the intersection of 79th Street and Racine Avenue was "emptied out". Around 9 pm, a group of mostly peaceful protesters were marching in downtown Chicago, and the crowd entered Lake Shore Drive, heading northbound before exiting. Also at about 9 pm,
3204-598: The 500 west block of Pershing Avenue when a mini-van pulled up and its occupant opened fire. In another incident, police stated that two men were shot while they walked down the 1200 north block of Washtenaw Avenue. One victim was shot in the hip, and the other was shot in the hand. Multiple stores in Washington Park were looted during the evening, and another wave of looting appeared in the Wicker Park neighborhood, starting on Sunday night and lasting well into
3293-530: The Art Institute. Millennium and Van Buren Street stations are located east of Michigan Avenue serving the Metra Electric and South Shore Lines. The avenue is also traversed by a multitude of bus routes and taxi cabs primarily in the Downtown and Magnificent Mile areas. South of downtown, plenty of bus routes (e.g. bus routes 1 and 4) continue to run south along Michigan Avenue before reaching
3382-507: The Avenue. Past artists include: Collective Soul, Better Than Ezra, Mat Kearney, Michael Franti, Kris Allen, and Guster. The tradition of lighting the trees of The Magnificent Mile to start the Christmas season extends more than forty years. More than one million lights are lit and fireworks follow the event. The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival , presented by BMO Harris Bank, is the annual kick-off to Chicago's Christmas season. The day of
3471-548: The CTA and Metra announced it would suspend its service for the night again. At 7:50 pm, demonstrators in Uptown went southbound on Broadway before heading east on Irving Park Road towards Lake Shore Drive. 30 minutes later, the same group of demonstrators was marching north on Lake Shore Drive. Shortly after the 9 pm curfew began, police officers confronted a group of men on Broadway Avenue who were throwing rocks and bricks. The group
3560-619: The Chicago Fire Department responded to a fire at the Central Camera Company store on the 200 south block of Wabash Avenue. As a result of protests, the CTA temporarily suspended its services in the downtown area, and the northbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive at Roosevelt Road were closed. By the morning of May 31, most of the drawbridges spanning the Loop and River North remained up. The Chicago Police Department announced that 204 arrests were made on Saturday
3649-459: The Chicago River to Oak Street with a durable stone-matrix asphalt pavement mix that incorporated high levels of recycled materials, including waste shingles, ground tire rubber, and asphalt millings, diverting some 800 tons of material from landfills. The $ 1 million project was completed without ever completely halting traffic on the street. In July 2012, the City of Chicago and CDOT were honored with
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3738-614: The City Sports Outlet. One man at the scene of the looting was nearly hit by a car. Further east, at the intersection of 47th Street and Michigan Avenue in Bronzeville , looters broke into a Western Union location. In the Little Village neighborhood, looters stole products and merchandise from a shoe store and a T-Mobile location. Local Latino gangs worked in tandem to protect their neighborhood from any further looting, however, these attempts soon turned violent as
3827-649: The Commercial Avenue shopping strip in the South Chicago neighborhood. The Chatham shopping mall near the intersection of 87th Street and Dan Ryan Expressway was also looted, with shopping carts littered throughout the Jewel and Home Depot parking lots. Demonstrators also entered a nearby Family Dollar . Starting at 6:30 pm, at the request of authorities, the CTA suspended service on all bus routes and rail lines , according to its website. A fire
3916-516: The Conrad Chicago offer convenient luxurious accommodations as well. Selected luxury-class hotels are shown below: The largest banks have branches along the strip including the three largest banks in the nation: Bank of America , Citibank , and JPMorgan Chase 's Chase Bank . Additionally, the largest banks in Chicago are present, such as Harris Bank , which is technically across the street from The Magnificent Mile. American Express has
4005-2265: The Environmental Leadership Award from the National Asphalt Pavement Association. NE: Chicago Park District SW: One Magnificent Mile SE: Chanel at the Drake Hotel NE: Drake Hotel SW: Gucci at 900 North Michigan SE: Louis Vuitton Vehicular southbound turning lane NE: Fratelli Rossetti at Westin Hotel SW: Fourth Presbyterian Church SE: The North Face at John Hancock Center Vehicular northbound turning lane NE: Best Buy at John Hancock Center SW: Water Tower Place SE: Plaza Escada Vehicular southbound turning lane NE: Macy's at Water Tower Place SW: Chicago Water Tower SE: Chicago Avenue Pumping Station Vehicular northbound and westbound turning lanes NE: Chicago Avenue Pumping Station SW: Polo Ralph Lauren and The Peninsula Hotel SE: Walgreens Vehicular southbound turning lane NE: Neiman-Marcus SW: Chicago Place ( Saks Fifth Avenue for women) SE: Saks Fifth Avenue for men Vehicular northbound turning lane NE: Nine West @ Allerton Hotel SW: Express SE: Apple, Inc. Vehicular southbound turning lane NE: Garmin SW: Crate & Barrel SE: Ferragamo Vehicular northbound turning lane NE: Burberry SW: Ann Taylor SE: Coach Vehicular southbound turning lane NE: 605 N. Michigan ( Sephora also: American Express , Chase Bank ) SW: Forever 21 SE: Gap NE: Westfield North Bridge SW: Atlas Galleries SE: Intercontinental Hotel NE: Intercontinental Hotel SW: 444 N. Michigan Avenue SE: McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum E: Tribune Tower NE: DuSable Homesite @ 401 N. Michigan Avenue SW: Michigan Avenue Bridge SE: Michigan Avenue Bridge Michigan Avenue (Chicago) Michigan Avenue
4094-601: The I-90/94 from 18th Street to Division Street were shut down until further notice. At a press conference on Monday morning, Mayor Lightfoot denied that the city prioritized protecting the Loop over neighborhoods on the South and West Side over the weekend. "There is no way, no way, we would ever let any neighborhood receive more resources and protection than any others. Ever," Lightfoot stated. "That certainly didn’t happen over
4183-539: The Loop's daily significance to many Chicagoans as downtown retail sales slipped. However, the Magnificent Mile kept a luxury shopping district close to the central business district. The opening of the 74-story Water Tower Place in 1975 marked the return of Chicago to retailing prominence. By 1979, the State Street commercial corridor had lost its commercial vitality and was closed to street traffic for renovation including sidewalk widening until 1996. In August 2020,
4272-474: The Magnificent Mile was looted by large crowds during a night of unrest after Chicago police shot a black person in Englewood . In May 2022, a mass shooting nearby the neighborhood killed two people and critically injured eight others. Today, The Magnificent Mile contains a mixture of upscale department stores , restaurants , luxury retailers, residential and commercial buildings, financial services companies, and hotels , catering primarily to tourists and
4361-533: The Michigan Avenue bridge in 1920. In 1926, after years of clogged automobile traffic, the water tower and pumping station were separated by realigning Michigan Avenue to run between them. In the Great Fire of 1871 , all buildings on Michigan Avenue from Congress Street north to the river were destroyed. Immediately after the fire, the character of Michigan remained residential, but the street no longer
4450-611: The Wrigley Building), and two of which are not ( 333 North Michigan and London Guarantee Building ). These buildings are contributing properties to the Michigan–Wacker Historic District . Several of the tallest buildings in the world are located in The Magnificent Mile district. These buildings are: With each season, the ambiance of The Magnificent Mile changes. This change is signaled by several official events: Median planters were constructed as part of
4539-548: The affluent. The Magnificent Mile includes 3.1 million sq ft (290,000 m) of retail space, 460 stores, 275 restaurants, 51 hotels, and a host of sightseeing and entertainment attractions to more than 22 million visitors annually. The American Planning Association selected The Magnificent Mile as one of the 10 Great Streets for 2007 through its Great Places in America program. In recent years, The Magnificent Mile has added trees and flower-filled medians to reflect
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#17327943531584628-468: The affluent. The area also has a high concentration of the city's advertising agencies . It is the home of Chicago's famous Water Tower landmark, Jane Byrne Park around the Water Tower with its historic clock, as well as the eight-level Water Tower Place shopping center which grew up next door to, and overshadowed, the comparatively diminutive landmark. North of the shopping center can be found
4717-467: The burglarized South Side office of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush . The group of officers – which included three supervisors – were captured on video surveillance footage discovered by Rush's staff. Representative Rush was quoted as saying “They even had the unmitigated gall to go and make coffee for themselves and to pop popcorn, my popcorn, in my microwave while looters were tearing apart businesses within their sight and within their reach,” The Nike location at
4806-602: The changing seasons. Many luxury brands moved to Oak Street in the years following the 2007–2008 financial crisis , but The Magnificent Mile still hosts luxury department stores Bloomingdale's , Neiman Marcus , Saks Fifth Avenue , and Nordstrom . Retailers on The Magnificent Mile include: Canada Goose , Cartier , Bottega Veneta , Bulgari , Burberry (its U.S. flagship location), Gucci , Louis Vuitton , Tiffany & Co. , Max Mara , St. John , Omega , Stuart Weitzman , Montblanc , Anne Fontaine, Alice+Olivia, Rolex , Ralph Lauren (Ralph Lauren's largest store in
4895-475: The course of the weekend...We did not stand by and let the South and West Sides burn as some are propagating." The city had shut down most access to Chicago's downtown the previous day after protesters burnt and looted businesses in the Loop. As a result of the measures, looters took to South and West Side neighborhoods. Chicago authorities were stationed across the city but were overwhelmed, Lightfoot said. The city's authorities had apparently received 65,000 calls in
4984-609: The district its nickname in 1947. The Magnificent Mile has many tall buildings and landmarks such as John Hancock , Wrigley Building , Tribune Tower , Chicago Water Tower , and the Allerton , Drake and Intercontinental Hotels. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, State Street (anchored by Marshall Field's ) in the downtown Loop , especially the Loop Retail Historic District ,
5073-449: The downtown area plus the Magnificent Mile and River North neighborhoods. A crowd, which swelled to around 3,000, initiated a demonstration at Daley Plaza around 2 p.m. on Saturday the 30th. Protesters carried signs and wore face masks saying "I Can't Breathe." By 3:30 p.m., hundreds were marching north, with some protesters reportedly throwing fireworks and bottles near officers. Some also tagged buildings, cars, and
5162-638: The early hours of Monday, June 1. Dozens of people were seen near a Foot Locker in the vicinity of the Milwaukee and Ashland Avenues intersection in Wicker Park. Firefighters responded early Monday to a fire at the 95th Street shopping center in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood. According to initial reports, 82 people were shot, 19 fatally, in Chicago over the May 30–31 weekend. The weekend surpassed
5251-714: The evening, there was at least one report of injuries to police officers, including a sergeant who had broken his arm near Trump Tower. Mayor Lightfoot held a press conference just after 8 p.m., stating that the protests had "evolved into criminal conduct". Following the press conference, Lightfoot imposed a curfew on the city, lasting every night from 9 p.m. to 6 am, until further notice. Lightfoot stated that she had seen protesters use different blunt objects like pipes and hammers to damage property. "I've seen protesters hurl projectiles at our police department...bottles of water, urine and lord knows what else," she said. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown gave
5340-454: The event has special activities and offers across Magnificent Mile businesses, plus interactive holiday booths in Pioneer Court , and a free concert with free concerts featuring popular artists all afternoon on the Harris Stage (past artists have included Jason Mraz, Mitchel Musso, and KT Tunstall). In the evening, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse lead a procession down Michigan Avenue from Oak Street to Wacker Drive, stopping at each block to light
5429-510: The exclusive One Magnificent Mile building and Oak Street running to the west. Also, at the northern edge of the district one finds the Chicago Landmark East Lake Shore Drive District , an extremely expensive and exclusive one-block area of real estate running east from N. Michigan Ave. and facing directly onto Lake Michigan . At the southern edge of the district, the Michigan Avenue Bridge sits among four majestic 1920s skyscrapers, two of which are on The Magnificent Mile (Tribune Tower and
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#17327943531585518-503: The famous John Hancock Center , the art deco Palmolive Building (also known as the Playboy Building) and the lavish Drake Hotel . The entire mile is noted for its spectacular Christmas displays. At the northern edge of this district can be found the One Magnificent Mile building; Chicago Landmark East Lake Shore Drive District , an extremely expensive and exclusive one-block area of real estate running east from North Michigan Avenue and facing directly onto Lake Michigan ; and
5607-399: The garden beds. The forms were designed by students from the Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago and the International Academy of Design and Technology , as well as prominent designers located on the Avenue. In 2009 and 2010 the first ever Summer Concert Series presented by Walgreens brought top level musical talent to the Avenue for free lunchtime shows for guests, locals, and employees of
5696-451: The installation of the new pumping station's standpipe. This standpipe, engineered to regulate water pressure, would be housed within architect William W. Boyington's castle structure (Water Tower) that still stands on that site today. In 1869 the Board of Public Works began paving Pine Street from Chicago Avenue to Whitney street (today, Walton street) the northern terminus, with Belgian wood blocks also known as Nicolson pavement. Pine Street
5785-429: The intersection of Chicago Avenue and Kedzie Avenue , where a shopping strip seemed to have been looted. Cell phone stores, hair-braiding shops, and a Family Dollar location were damaged during the afternoon. In West Garfield Park , multiple storefronts were looted Sunday afternoon along Madison Street. A billow of smoke over Madison Street from a burning business was sighted east of Karlov Avenue. Shortly before 4 pm,
5874-439: The intersection of 85th Street and Cottage Grove saw looting around 2 pm. At 4 pm, a peaceful protest of several hundred people occurred on Lincoln Avenue. An hour later, demonstrators were gathered at Belmont and Wilton Avenues in the Lake View neighborhood, and the demonstration remained calm. At 6:30 pm, the march that had begun in Lake View reached the intersection of Broadway and Sunnyside avenues in Uptown . Around 7:30 pm,
5963-468: The notorious Levee District , the graceful homes of the Prairie Avenue District , the historic Second Presbyterian Church , the former home of the legendary Chess Records at 2120 South Michigan and the site where the Lexington Hotel , a hideout of Al Capone , once stood. South of Cermak Road is the Motor Row District , a historic strip along Michigan Avenue that was home to many early 20th century automobile "palaces." A point of interest in this area
6052-479: The on-ramp to northbound Lake Shore Drive . For a few blocks on both sides of the Chicago River , the road is double-decked, including the bridge over the river. The lower level north of the river is where the famous Billy Goat Tavern is located, and south of the river it intersects with Lower Wacker Drive. On the upper lever, tall office buildings and hotels line both sides of the Avenue, until Millennium Park . The portion of Michigan Avenue opposite Grant Park
6141-576: The previous May 23–24 weekend, which was the most deadly Memorial Day weekend in Chicago since 2015 with 49 individuals shot in total and 9 deaths, becoming the most deadly weekend of the year to that date. Over half of the May 30–31 weekend victims were shot on Sunday. CPS grab-and-go meal sites, which were started in April as response to the COVID-19 pandemic , were closed on Monday the 1st but scheduled meal delivery will continue. Additionally, all Illinois community-based COVID-19 testing sites were closed on June 1. Also that morning, all exit ramps for
6230-458: The property values driven by the luxury shopping districts were pricing out the nearby artists of Tower Town , just southwest of the Chicago Water Tower . Rubloff and Zeckendorf successfully developed and promoted the area until it became one of the most prestigious addresses of the city. That distinction holds today, and spurred new investment along the Magnificent Mile and throughout the Near North Side. After 1950 , suburban development reduced
6319-429: The ramps leading to Eisenhower Expressway (I-290). Additionally, the CTA temporarily suspended Red Line service between the Clark/Division and Sox-35th stations. Around 7:30 pm, at the intersection of Dearborn and Hubbard streets, a police vehicle was flipped over by demonstrators. A few minutes later, officers flipped it back again and protesters moved closer to the intersection of Kinzie and Dearborn streets. By
6408-428: The rioting, a bystander and a private security guard from the Loop , the latter of whom was hospitalized in critical condition, and over 100 people were arrested in connection with the looting. Although the police department and the mayor of Chicago stated that the initial police shooting involved a confrontation with Latrell Allen, a 20-year-old man who had fled from the police and then fired his weapon at them, many of
6497-529: The scenic urban space anchored by the DuSable (Michigan Avenue) Bridge . The oldest section of Michigan Avenue is the portion that currently borders Grant Park in the Chicago Loop section of the city. The name came from Lake Michigan , which until 1871 was immediately east of Michigan Avenue. The street at that time ran north to the Chicago River and south to the city limits. Michigan Avenue initially
6586-422: The street, and the foot of the Magnificent Mile is serviced by seasonal water transit services. Two blocks west along State Street , the Chicago 'L' rapid transit services the street via its Red Line . Pedestrian traffic abounds along the broad sidewalks that are shielded by extensive, mature greenery that provides much of the friendly atmosphere. In autumn 2011, North Michigan Avenue was completely repaved from
6675-418: The trees. He brings along other Disney friends, marching bands, celebrities and more. It is considered the first annual Christmas procession of the year. North Michigan Avenue is a six-lane two-way street that is serviced by Chicago Transit Authority public buses along the Magnificent Mile that connect the area to the entire Chicago metropolitan area . It is also serviced by seasonal trolley service along
6764-565: The video of Floyd's murder and undergo training on positional asphyxiation . Protesters gathered on May 29 in Millennium Park and marched through the Loop chanting Floyd's name. Demonstrators shut down several downtown streets and blocked traffic on the Eisenhower Expressway . Near the intersection of State and Harrison streets, several protesters were seen throwing bottles and climbing onto cars. One individual
6853-526: The way of a police vehicle. Along State Street , marchers heading northbound chanted "Black Lives Matter" and " I Can't Breathe ," most of them wearing masks and many holding signs that read " Defund the Police " and "Justice for Floyd." On the Magnificent Mile , a demonstrator wore a mobile stereo around his neck as the song " Fight the Power " by Public Enemy played from it. Simultaneously, church bells rang from
6942-412: The weekend. Another demonstration was planned for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday the 30th, and Mayor Lightfoot stated that "we're not going to tolerate" lawlessness. A large downtown parking ban was enacted, with vehicles unable to park anywhere from Chicago Avenue in the north to Ida B. Wells Drive in the south, and from Lake Shore Drive in the east to Wells Street in the west, roughly correlating to
7031-710: The windows of Bronzeville Finer Foods were shattered. Just west of the Bronzeville Finer Foods, protesters gathered in front of Chicago Police headquarters, where officers stood in front of the entrance. At Guaranteed Rate Field , members of the Illinois National Guard set up a staging area in Lot A with Humvees . A dozen blocks south of the staging area, at the intersection of 47th Street and Halsted Avenue in Canaryville , protesters looted
7120-538: The world), Frette , Pratesi, and many others. The Magnificent Mile has three urban shopping centers: Water Tower Place , The Shops at North Bridge , and 900 North Michigan Shops . Each spans multiple floors and city blocks and offers various tenants: mall mainstays and more upscale apparel shops, restaurants, and unique attractions, such as museums. In its book The 10 Best of Everything: An Ultimate Guide for Travelers , National Geographic named The Magnificent Mile along with Rodeo Drive and Fifth Avenue as one of
7209-430: The world), Kate Spade , Eskandar, Charles David , Henri Bendel , Hugo Boss , Salvatore Ferragamo , American Girl , Ermenegildo Zegna , Zara , MCM , Tumi , Kiehl's , Michael Kors , J. Crew , Sermoneta , H&M , Marlowe, Paul Stuart , David Yurman , Fogal, Wolford , The Art of Shaving , BHLDN , Buccellati, Victoria's Secret , Banana Republic , Starbucks Reserve Roastery (largest Starbucks in
7298-491: Was arrested while carrying a gun. A small group of protesters demonstrated in front of Trump Tower near midnight. The protesters eventually broke up once they reached the Near North Side neighborhood, and protests eventually died down by the early-morning hours. During protests on May 30, one person died and six were shot. The Chicago Police reported multiple arrests and damaged property. Superintendent David Brown said 132 officers were injured, including one who suffered
7387-492: Was directly on the lake shore, as after the Fire, wreckage from the burnt district was used to fill in the inner harbor of Chicago, beginning the landfills that by the 1920s had moved the lake shore more than a quarter-mile east of its original shoreline, creating space for an expanded Grant Park. Beginning in the 1880s, the expansion of the central business district replaced houses on Michigan Avenue so that today, Michigan's character
7476-477: Was dispersed by the officers, who did not use any chemical irritants. During the weekend, it was reported that the hacktivist group Anonymous had infiltrated the Chicago Police's radio systems, blaring " Fuck tha Police " by N.W.A to disrupt radio communication. The economic cost of the riots and looting in the final days of May through June 1 were estimated at $ 66 million. After the police shot
7565-526: Was primarily residential. By the 1860s, however, large homes and expensive row houses dominated Michigan Avenue. At no point is Michigan Avenue currently called Michigan Boulevard, but prior to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the street was officially known as Michigan Boulevard and often referred to as " Boul Mich ". But in the 1900-1907 Ads for the Chicago Musical College, the address was referred to as "202 Michigan Boul." As recently as
7654-524: Was renamed to Lincoln Park Boulevard as far south as Ohio Street when the street connected with Lake Shore Drive in the early 1890s, and then became part of Michigan Avenue, which already had the name Michigan Avenue and was called Michigan Boulevard before the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, south of the Chicago River. Both the North and South Michigan Avenues were joined physically with the opening of
7743-466: Was reported near the intersection of 59th Street and Ashland Avenue, while another one occurred at the intersection of 55th Street and Kedzie Avenue. Simultaneously, a group of demonstrators marched into Lake Shore Drive and blocked traffic for around twenty minutes despite police barricades, leading to heavy traffic. Crowds marched through the Hyde Park and River North neighborhoods on the evening of
7832-438: Was the city's retailing center. The convenience of mass transit including streetcars and elevated trains , supported a retail corridor along State Street from Lake Street to Van Buren Street. By the 1920s, commuter suburbs began to have significant retail districts. Prior to the bascule bridge construction, swing bridges across the river were open for ship traffic during half the daylight hours. The Rush Street Bridge
7921-580: Was the swing bridge for this area. The opening of the Michigan Avenue Bridge in 1920 created a new commercial district. The concept for the Magnificent Mile was part of the 1909 Burnham Plan of Chicago . It was constructed during the 1920s to replace Pine Street, which had been lined with factories and warehouses near the river, and fine mansion and rowhouse residences farther north. The earliest building constructions varied in style, but challenged new heights in construction. The name
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