The document provides information about a visit to the Wicker Park neighborhood in Chicago. It includes details about the neighborhood's demographics, history, landmarks, and activities. The group explored several shops, restaurants, and venues in the area like The Exchange, Reckless Records, Flash Taco, Subterranean, and Myopic Books. The document reflects on the experience and notes that the group enjoyed exploring an authentic part of Chicago on their own.

1. Welcome to
Wicker Park
Connections to Chicago: Joel,
Jennifer, David, Kimani, Taylor

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

3. Wicker Park History
● Founded in 1837 and grew with the city
● Affected by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871

4. 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

5. Activities and Landmarks We Visited
● The Exchange
● Reckless Records
● Flash Taco
● Subterranean
● Myopic Books
● 6 Corners
● more!

6. 6 Corners Intersection
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

7. ● 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

8. -Located on W.North Avenue
-In the 1920s, it was used as a brothel and
for 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+, others
are 21+, so check first

9. ● 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

10. FlashTaco/Underdog
-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
purchasing
3 tacos!
-Underdog has mexican hot dogs!

11. The Exchange
● 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!

12. Places We Wish We’d Seen!

13. Wicker Park Clothing
● Store B Vintage
● Ragstock
● Kohl’s
● Mad Style
● One Strange Bird
● Squasht by Les
● Transit Tees
● Urban Outfitters
● Buffalo Exchange
● Chrome Industries
● Futurgarb
● Joe’s Jeans
● Saint Alfred

14. ● A 21-and-up live music venue located
at 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
● Featuring Rock, Metal, Punk, Hip-Hop,
Funk & Soul
● Opened in 1994

15. ● 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

16. 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.

17. The Boring Store
- It is NOT a secret agent store…
- It has fun gifts for family and
friends
- All funds raised through sales in
the store go to support 826CHI, a non
profit org for students 6-18

18. Moon Voyage
A clothing store for women
selling jewelry and apparel
See the blog at :
https://shopmoonvoyage.com/blog/

19. Our Group Photo!

20. 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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● Reckless Records. "Reckless Records Chicago: New & Used Records, CDs, DVDs, Games & More." Reckless Records Chicago.
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