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The Loop is a designation for Chicago's central business district that dates from 1897 when the rectangle of elevated tracks --- bounded by Van Buren Street, Wabash Avenue, Lake Street and 5th Avenue (now Wells Street) --- was completed, connecting three train lines. Previously, there had been five networks of cable car lines crisscrossing the central business district, each ending in its own loop around several blocks, permitting the trains to turn around. But the term "Loop," short for "Union Loop," only entered common usage with the completion of the tracks on Oct. 3, 1897. All of the city's elevated train companies merged in 1924, and that entity was sold to the Chicago Transit Authority...
The Loop is a designation for Chicago's central business district that dates from 1897 when the rectangle of elevated tracks --- bounded by Van Buren Street, Wabash Avenue, Lake Street and 5th Avenue (now Wells Street) --- was completed, connecting three train lines. Previously, there had been five networks of cable car lines crisscrossing the central business district, each ending in its own loop around several blocks, permitting the trains to turn around. But the term "Loop," short for "Union Loop," only entered common usage with the completion of the tracks on Oct. 3, 1897. All of the city's elevated train companies merged in 1924, and that entity was sold to the Chicago Transit Authority in 1949. No other city in the world has an elevated Loop like Chicago. Yet, for much of its existence, it was considered an eyesore. As recently as 1974, Mayor Richard J. Daley, father of the city's present chief executive, planned to demolish the structure. More recently, the downtown elevated structures have been seen by city planners as a striking visual element giving character to the streetscape. From the start, the Loop has been the city's financial, political and governmental center, and its transportation hub. Its fortunes were at low ebb in the 1970s when its large department stores were battered by competition from suburban malls. But, in recent years, particularly after the re-opening of State Street, it has bounced back with new housing and five college complexes inside and around the elevated loop providing fresh blood. Loop is also the name used to designate the much larger Community Area 32 on the city's official map of 77 neighborhoods.
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Fashion rocks Pitchfork Music Festival
IN THE LOOP . Chicago's Union Park, July 18-20 . Three days of peace, love and music... Oh, did we forget to mention the pounding rain and sweltering heat? But the extreme weather couldn't stop the hipsters from coming out in full force. Whether...Tags: Union Park, Vampire Weekend
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IN THE LOOP
Sunday 9:06 a.m. . By Charles Leroux Tribune photo by Stacey Wescott . . "Love," wrote aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupery, "does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction." And so it was that...Tags: Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Dodge, Blue Island, Vehicles
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For Duke Realty's Doug Irmscher, it's deja vu
Sentinel Staff WriterWhen Duke Realty Corp. sent Doug Irmscher to Orlando to lead its Central Florida commercial real-estate operations, back in late 2001, the economy was tanking. Now the economy is in the tank again and everyone, including Irmscher, is looking for that...Tags: Personal Service, Ocala, Duke Realty Corporation, Housing Industry, Property
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Williams and Roth signed to Fox pilot 'Lie to Me'
Zap2It.comKelli Williams and Tim Roth have booked roles in a Fox pilot. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Williams will play the female lead in "Lie to Me," a 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine production that will mark Roth's debut as an American series regular....Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Tim Roth, Made of Honor, Los Angeles, NBC
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'Practice,' 'Quintuplets' Stars Land FOX Pilot Leads
Zap2It.comKelli Williams and Sarah Wright have booked roles in FOX pilots. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Williams will play the female lead in "Lie to Me," a 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine production that will mark Tim Roth's debut as an American series...Tags: The House Bunny, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Tim Roth, Made of Honor, Los Angeles
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Behind Beijing's new icons ...
Tribune criticThe Olympics are a real event in a real place, but they are also a high-voltage television show, capable of conveying powerful—and possibly, distorted—messages about the host country through the buildings that frame the contests of "faster,...Tags: Building Material, National Government, Air Pollution, International Olympic Committee, Architecture
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Man shot, wounded downtown
A 22-year-old man was shot and wounded early Saturday in downtown Chicago, police said. The victim was with a group of people that encountered another group about 12:45 a.m. at Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue, police said. The victim got into an...Tags: Police
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Bitter Taste
Tens of thousands of people were streaming away from the lakefront and Taste of Chicago after the city's July 3 fireworks show when a southern flank of the Loop turned into a shooting gallery. One person was killed and three were wounded. The next night,...Tags: Law Enforcement, Chicago Police Department, Crimes, Festive Event, Chicago Loop
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Two Actors Join 'Brothers & Sisters' Clan
Zap2It.comRachel Griffiths' Sarah Whedon may have some new romantic prospects next season, as "Brothers & Sisters" welcomes a pair of recurring male co-stars. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Will McCormack and Eric Christian Olsen will recur on "Brothers &...Tags: Rachel Griffiths, Ojai
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Kissimmee's Loop West announces 20 new retailers and restaurants
Sentinel Staff WriterThe developer of the Loop West shopping center in the Kissimmee-area officially announced the names of more than 20 retailers and restaurants that will join the center over the next several months. The new stores will be part of what is now an 840,000-...Tags: Christopher & Banks Corporation, BJ's Restaurants Incorporated, Tourism and Leisure, GameStop Corporation, Kissimmee
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Pop goes the camera
Crobar nightclub's take on Tinseltown comes in the form of "Pop-arazzi Fridays," a weekly event celebrating some of the biggest newsmakers in Hollywood. But instead of shying away from the cameras, the invited entertainers and reality personalities... -
FOX Trims 'Jezebel James' Order
Zap2It.comFOX has cut down on the series order for "The Return of Jezebel James," the new comedy from Amy Sherman-Palladino. The industry trades are reporting that the series, which stars Parker Posey and Lauren Ambrose, has seen its episode order reduced from...Tags: American Idol, Canterbury, Scott Cohen, Television, Parker Posey
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