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- 1. WICKER PARK A “Connection to Loyola” assignment by Marlena Gondek, Paige Hesson, Sadie Lipe, and James Moran
- 2. FUN FACTS ABOUT WICKER PARK Facts adhere to: Area: 0.958 square miles – 60622 to 60647 detailed profile Population: 25,008 Median income: $77,214 Source: http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Wicker-Park-Chicago- IL.html
- 3. HISTORY Wicker Park is a Chicago neighborhood northwest of the Loop, south of Bucktown, and west of Pulaski Park within West Town. Founded 1868 – idea was to build a neighborhood/park lying west of Milwaukee Ave and south of North Ave Charles Wicker, who, with his brother Joel, purchased 80 acres of land along Milwaukee Ave in 1870 and laid out a subdivision with a mix of lot sizes The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 spurred the first wave of development, as homeless Chicagoans looked to build new houses Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicker_Park,_Chicago
- 4. HOW TO GET THERE Getting There Getting Back • From the Loyola or Granville Red Line stop, you head south towards 95th/Dan Ryan • Take 95th/Dan Ryan south towards the Jackson Red Line stop and get off at Jackson • Transfer to the Blue Line towards O’Hare at the Jackson Red Line stop • Take the Blue Line towards O’Hare to Damen • Get off at Damen • Take the Blue Line Damen stop towards Forest Park • Get off at Washington and transfer to the Red Line at Washington • Take the Red Line towards Howard • Get off at the Loyola Red Line stop
- 5. ATTRACTIONS Wicker Park is an up-and-coming trendy area full of unique shops, antique stores, flat iron art studios, and DONUTS Piece Pizza Restaurant owned by Rick Nielson from Cheap Trick Stan’s Donuts and Coffee Resale/Thrift stores The actual park – “Wicker Park” Art gallery flat iron studios Dimo’s Pizza Reckless Records Myopic Books