The Loop Chicago
| All great things need to start somewhere, and this is also the case with Chicago. If you are looking for the start of the city, then the Loop is it. The city of Chicago is based on a grid system, meaning that all of the streets and laid out in a grid, 400 N is 4 blocks north of the starting point, 500 W is 5 blocks west. If you wan to see this first hand then come to the intersection of Madison and State, as this is ground zero for the city of Chicago! |
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The Loop compromises
an area 7 blocks to the north and 16 south of this intersection,
as well as 10 blocks to the west of the lakeshore. It’s a pretty
large amount of ground to cover, but with all of the restaurants,
art galleries, the Chicago river and all of the other sights it’s
a great place to start exploring the windy city. Fact: The Loop
got its name form the fact that the trains run in a loop throughout
the area. |
Shopping |
OK, so you
have what most would call the best shopping in all Chicago here
in the loop. First off you have the State
street shopping district, home to some of the bets stores like
Marshall Fields, Sears & Carson,
Pirie Scott & Co. spending a couple of hours (or days) shopping
here will be as fulfilling as any shopping spree in LA or NY.
The other, and
no less exciting shopping destination is the
Magnificent (Mag) Mile. The Mag Mile runs along Michigan Avenue
and has the crux of stores that call Chicago home. The architecture
that adorns the Loop is no less exciting as the shopping opportunities
on the Mag Mile are, with County Hall buildings, the James R. Thompson
Building, the Hancock Building, the Chicago Stock Exchange, the
Chicago Board of Trade, and the Sears
Tower all calling the Loop home. |
Activities
and attractions |
If you tire
of shopping and are looking for something to do then other than
shopping then why not visit some of the Loop’s museums. If you are
looking to spend some time wandering, this would be the place to
do it. The museums that call the Loop home are the Adler
Planetarium, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and the Art Institute
of Chicago. Long walks along the lakefront and wandering through
Millennium Park and
also options here.
The south Loop offers the distinct areas of S. Michigan Ave., Dearborn Park Chinatown, and Printer's Row that all offer great and off the beaten path type of exploring that we just can’t seem to get enough of. If you are looking for some addesss of some great restaurants and other things to do/services in the Loop, just follow this link, the Loop.
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