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Streeterville’s business environment
is a combination of luxury,
intellect, history and adventure.
Guests and residents can enjoy it all with
a large variety of top-rated restaurants,
high-class shopping, five-star hotels and
exciting nightlife concentrated in one
area. Detailed below are six streets you
need to know as a member or visitor of
this community.
CHiCAGO AvENUE
Nordstrom Rack and Anthropologie
recently joined Streeterville with new
locations on East Chicago Avenue.
Nordstrom Rack, which features
discounted clothing from Nordstrom,
and Anthropologie, which features oneof-a-kind
women’s clothing, add spice to
the local retail mix.
Chicago Avenue also houses the Museum
of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago
Ave., which has offered exhibitions of
the most thought-provoking art since
1945. The museum includes a gift store,
bookstore, restaurant, 300-seat theater
and a terraced sculpture garden.
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On your way to the museum, stop to look
at the Chicago Fire Dept. Engine Co. 98
at 202 E. Chicago Ave. This historical
building was built in 1904 and remains
a working firehouse today.
PEArSON STrEET
Pearson Street offers a wide variety of
different retailers, businesses, schools
and libraries packed into one small street.
The Water Tower Water Works building,
163 E. Pearson St., is home to the Visitor
Information Center, First Slice Pie Café,
a Hot Tix outpost and a small division of
the Chicago Public Library.
Across Michigan Avenue stands the Old
Water Tower, which was once considered
the tallest building in Chicago. It was
built in 1869 with limestone from Joliet,
Illinois. A survivor of the Great Chicago
Fire of 1871, the Old Water Tower is an
iconic monument that defines Chicago.
Pearson Street is also the home of Loyola
university’s Water Tower Campus. This
campus includes the Graduate and
undergraduate School of Business, the
School of Continuing and Professional
Studies, the School of Law, the School
of Social Work and the School of
Communication.
OAk STrEET
A world-class destination, Oak Street
prides itself on exclusive luxury
boutiques and shops. Known for its
historical brownstones and intimate
scale, Oak Street has become an
international style center. It features
retailers like Barney’s New York, Jimmy
Choo, David Yurman, Prada, Kate Spade,
Vera Wang, Hermes and Yves Saint
Laurent Rive Gauche.
During the summer season, the Oak Street
Beach stands as one of Chicago’s favorite
beach destinations. A real urban oasis,
visitors can enjoy a number of different
activities including swimming, playing
volleyball, running and sunbathing.