Prairie Avenue Historic District

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Prairie Avenue Historic District Journey to the opulent 1890s

2200 South Prairie Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 +1 312 922 3432

Once upon a time, before Potter Palmer relocated to the swampy North Side around Schiller Street, this was the premier residental street in Chicago for the social and economic elite. George Pullman, Philip Armour and Marshall Field are but a few of the luminaries who once dwelled on what was considered Chicago's Fifth Avenue. Stately houses with gilded lobbies and huge mansions were the norm before the turn of the century. Today, this part of the city is tired, ravaged by years of economic blight and poverty. Still, parts of this once fabled stretch of road are intact and worth a look. Tours are run by the Chicago Architecture Foundation (+1 312 922 3432) and the Glessner House museum (+1 312 326 1480.) Review © 2009, Wcities

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