Tag: Bucktown

Posted on 07/01/2024
10 Things About Living in Bucktown
Bucktown is one of Chicago’s quintessential melting-pot neighborhoods, a place where hipsters and yuppies ride elbow to elbow on the Blue Line, artists and tech entrepreneurs belly up to the bar at the decades-old The Charleston, and 100-year-old worker’s cottages stand alongside contemporary multi-million-dollar homes. Though it has changed a lot, especially in the last 30 years, the...
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Posted on 06/07/2024
Margie's Candies in Chicago
On the corner of Armitage & Western Ave. in the Bucktown neighborhood is the original Margie's Candies Shop. Margie's opened this location in 1921. For 103 years they have been making their homemade candy, chocolates, and serving Ice Cream in their iconic Ice Cream Parlor. It is still family owned by the Poulos family and they have passed...
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Posted on 10/12/2023
The 606 Trail in Chicago
It’s hard to believe, but it’s already been eight years since the 606 trail opened. Built along an old train line, the 606—a namesake for Chicago’s zip code prefix— is a 2.7-mile trail and elevated park that runs east-west through some of the city’s coolest neighborhoods, including Wicker Park, Bucktown, Logan Square and Humboldt Park. Meander through well-maintained...
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Posted on 12/31/2022
Unique Property For Sale
We were in the West Ukrainian Village and Humboldt Park area when we came upon an amazing property. Located at the corner of Cortez & Rockwell is a church that was built in 1893. The church has been converted to a single family home. The church has over 4000 square feet of living space with amazing woodwork, dual...
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Posted on 07/14/2022
Teardown In Bucktown
We were at our office in Bucktown today and saw the demolition crew tearing down a 2 flat building. The 2 flat was built around 1887 ( yes, that is a 135 year old building). In talking with the crew they were working there for 4 days. The lot size is 24x125. A narrow lot, but you can...
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