Neighborhood Snapshot #8 – Printers Row

Author- Elise Lovell, Program Director (Elise.Lovell@aah.org, @Elise_Lovell)

Enjoy classic Chicago architecture?  Sidewalk cafes?  Proximity to both the lake and the river?

Consider Printer’s Row.

In the 1880s, Printer’s Row was the Midwestern center for printing, with Dearborn Station as its anchor.  The printing and publishing businesses are gone, and the train station is a retail center with a yoga studio, but the neighborhood maintains its beautiful historic brick buildings as residential lofts.  And every June we still have a weekend book fair!  With several small local parks, it’s an oasis of leafy calm in the heart of Chicago.

Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park and the lake are just to the east, and the South Branch of the Chicago River is several blocks to the west.  We enjoy the restaurants and wine bar, the Saturday morning farmer’s market, and the connection of knowing and supporting our local merchants.

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