UNIV Project

1. The Loop
Dan, Ryan, Zoe, Claudia

2. The Loop Attractions
Surrounded by the Chicago River and Lake
Michigan.
Grant Park, Millennium Park, Art Institute of
Chicago.
Joffrey Ballet, Willis Tower, Chicago Symphony
Orchestra.

3. History of the Area
Then: In the early 1900s the loop was only for
work and pleasure because no one could
afford to live there.
In 1964 Mariana CIty: first post-war high rise
residential building
Now: the rich claim downtown and there are
residential and office buildings spread
throughout.

4. Median Income
$96,426
Avg. house: $1.9 million

5. Demographics
1.511 square miles
Population: 39,404
20.4% born outside of the US
425.4 crime index (235.9 US avg)

6. How to get to the Loop
Walk to Loyola Station
Board the Red Line (toward
95th).
Exit train at Lake stop
Go to E. Washington St.
About a .2 mile walk

7. The Art Institute of Chicago

8. The Art Institute of Chicago

9. Millennium Park

10. Millennium Park

11. The Bean
Millennium Park
Tourist attraction

13. Bibliography
"Blog." Then and Now: A Brief History of the Chicago 'L' / LoopChicago.com / Chicago Loop Alliance. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct.
2016.
Gallagher, Mari. "Watch "TEDxWindyCity -- Mari Gallagher -- Food Deserts" Video at TEDxTalks." TEDxTalks. N.p., n.d. Web. 23
Oct. 2016.
"The Loop." Point2Homes. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2016. <http://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/IL/Chicago/The-Loop-
Demographics.html>.