Welcome to Wicker Park

Connections to Chicago: Joel, Jennifer, David, Kimani, Taylor

Neighborhood Demographics ● Median Income: (2011) $77,214● Total Population: 52,131 People● 59% Non-family Households● 41% Family Households● 57% Not Married

Wicker Park History

● Founded in 1837 and grew with the city● Affected by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871

Travel Directions to Wicker Park from Loyola Lake Shore Campus● Loyola Red Line towards 95th (30 min)● Get off at the stop Lake● At Lake Transfer to Washington-Blue Line towards O’Hare (10 min)● Get off at Damen-O'Hare● Head south on N Damen Ave toward W Pierce Ave

Activities and Landmarks We Visited

● The Exchange● Reckless Records● Flash Taco● Subterranean● Myopic Books● 6 Corners ● more!

6 corners, North, Milwaukee and Damen Avenues ● The intersection anchored the largest

shopping district in the city outside of downtown.

● It's the closest thing you have to a downtown-type area on the North Side

6 Corners Intersection

● Located on N. Milwaukee Avenue, near Damen Blue CTA stop

● Part of three record stores in Chicago, IL

● Carries new & used CDs, DVDs, videogames, and vinyl

● You can sell them your unwanted CDs, DVDs, and vinyl. You can sell to them at all locations, up to an hour before closing

-Located on W.North Avenue-In the 1920s, it was used as a brothel andfor gambling. It has underground tunnels!-Now it’s a concert venue with bar and restaurant-Go see live shows for around $15. Some are 17+, othersare 21+, so check first

● Located on N. Milwaukee Avenue near the Damen Blue CTA Stop

● One of Chicago’s largest & oldest used bookstores

● 3 floors! Over 80,000 editions● Carries books in fiction, art, architecture, music,

film, philosophy, biography, religion, psychology, horror, mystery...and much more

● You can sell them books (Fridays from 6pm to 10pm and Saturdays from 9am to 4pm)

● Shows for Improvised/Experimental music series

● Poetry Readings

-located at North Avenue & Milwaukee Avenue at 6 Corners intersection-Upstairs is Flash Taco, Downstairs is Underdog-Quick, Cheap food for late nights-Cash Only-$1tacos Monday and Tuesdays after purchasing3 tacos!-Underdog has mexican hot dogs!

FlashTaco/Underdog

● Located on North Milwaukee Avenue● Sells variety of games, movies, video

games, CDs and records● Huge selection and fair prices● New and used items ● Sell and trade items!

The Exchange

Places We Wish We’d Seen!

● Store B Vintage● Ragstock

● Kohl’s● Mad Style● One Strange Bird● Squasht by Les● Transit Tees

Wicker Park Clothing ● Urban Outfitters● Buffalo Exchange

● Chrome Industries● Futurgarb● Joe’s Jeans● Saint Alfred

● A 21-and-up live music venue located at 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave

● Featuring Rock, Metal, Punk, Hip-Hop, Funk & Soul

● Opened in 1994

● Creates over 200 handmade bath & beauty products inspired by comfort foods & nostalgic treats

● Products utilize natural food ingredients, aromatherapy blends, positive affirmations, healing crystals & sound therapy

● Spa services includes: manicures & pedicures, mini-facials, and makeup application (with complimentary cocktails and homemade treats)

● You can also purcahse products through their website at MojoSpa.com

Cumin● Cumin: Modern Nepalese Indian Restaurant● Lunch Buffet, Dine-In, Take-Out, Delivery, Catering, Full

Bar ● Similar in cooking method and taste to Indian food● Nepalese food is milder and do not use any dairy

products in the preparation● Perfect for people conscious about their health related

eating habits.

- It is NOT a secret agent store…- It has fun gifts for family andfriends- All funds raised through sales inthe store go to support 826CHI, a nonprofit org for students 6-18

The Boring Store

A clothing store for womenselling jewelry and apparelSee the blog at :https://shopmoonvoyage.com/blog/

Moon Voyage

Our Group Photo!

Group Reflection of Wicker Park The experience sparked our curiosity by letting us explore a place we had never been and find that we loved it so much that it will probably be somewhere we would visit again. We kept stopping and looking inside all of the stores because there was always a place that caught one of our attention because Wicker Park is a diverse, hip place. We think it as an authentic Chicago experience because we were able to explore a part of Chicago on our own, and figure out our plans and pick where we went without a guide.

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