This is the Presenation

2. HOW TO GET TO WICKER PARK FROM
LOYOLA
● RED LINE TO NORTH AND CLYBOURN, BUS 72 TOWARDS
MILWAUKEE AVE
OR
● RED LINE TO LAKE, THEN WALK TO THE WASHINGTON BLUE
LINE TO DIVISION

3. THE “L” STOPS

4. CAN YOU SPOT WICKER PARK?
Wicker Park in 1837:
• Developing neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois.
• Industrial growth, housing many prominent members of society.
• Furthest northwest point in the city
Wicker Park Today:
• Encompassing Area:
• North Avenue
• Division
• Ashland
• Western

5. DINNER REVIEW
ANTIQUE TACO
WICKER PARK
CHICAGO
ILLINOIS
Salad

7. REVIEW:
BY: MEGAN
• SALAD:
• FRESH & INVENTIVE
• SERVICE:
• EASY TO ORDER
• RECEIVED FOOD FAST
• I WOULD GO BACK IF I WAS IN THE AREA, BUT I WOULDN’T
MAKE A SPECIAL TRIP TO WICKER PARK
BY: SARA
● A COMFORTABLE RESTAURANT, INCLUDED MANY
OF THE COMFORTS OF HOME
● VERY CASUAL AND A GREAT PLACE TO GO WITH A
GROUP
● INTRODUCES NEW FLAVORS TO THE CLASSIC
TACO, INCLUDING SWEET POTATO, RIBEYE, AND
FRESH AND LOCAL PRODUCE
● LOCATED ON MILWAUKEE AVE, THE MAIN STREET
AND HEART OF WICKER PARK

8. OUR MEAL!

9. SHOPS & FOOD
THE BAZAAR
SHOPPING:
JEWELRY AND ACCESSORIES
HANDPICKED FROM
SOUTHEAST ASIA
DIVISION STREET
CROSS FIT
GET STARTED TODAY!
MILK & HONEY CAFE
CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE:
WWW.MILK&HONEY.COM
BREAKFAST
LUNCH
RECIPIES

10. LANDMARKS
• One of the main
streets of Wicker
Park. N.
Milwaukee
Avenue
• Epicenter of
shopping and
most of the more
interesting
artistic places of
the area

11. DEMOGRAPHICS
TODAY,
WICKER PARK IS HOME TO MAINLY COLLEGE GRADUATES WHO
COMMUTE TO DOWNTOWN WORK. WICKER PARK’S EASY ACCESS TO
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND THE LOOP MAKES IT APPEALING.

12. ARCHITECTURE • Some
Victorian Style
but very much
modernized
for the most
part
• Most buildings
include this
sort of flare
and style as
you walk down
the main
street

13. GALLERIES
• Art galleries
are a large
part of
Wicker park
because of
the area
being known
as a haven for
“up and
coming”
artists of all
kinds

14. NEIGHBORHOOD FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
WICKER PARK FEST-
“CHICAGOS BEST STREET FESTIVAL OF THE SUMMER”-CHICAGO TRIBUNE
CUTTING EDGE MUSIC, CELEBRATED LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND UNBEATABLE CULTUR
THE FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE ALONG MILWAUKEE AVENUE FROM NORTH AVENUE TO PAULINA STREET
ROUGHLY 60,000 PEOPLE ATTEND EACH YEAR!

15. GRAFFITI?… OR STREET ART.

17. WHY WICKER PARK??
WE WANTED TO GO TO A NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT WAS LESS COMMERCIAL THAN DOWNTOWN
CHICAGO AND HAD MANY LOCAL AND INDEPENDENT
BUSINESSES.

18. WORKS CITED
HTTP://WWW.TIMEOUT.COM/CHICAGO/WICKER-PARK-BUCKTOWN/ART-IN-WICKER-
PARK-BUCKTOWN
HTTP://WWW.WICKERPARKBUCKTOWN.COM/EVENTS/FESTIVALS#WPF
HTTP://WWW.ANTIQUETACO.COM