Local Landmarks & Heritage
Local Landmarks & Heritage
- Wolf Point
- Ogilvie Transportation Center
- Fulton River Park
- Historic brick warehouse district
Neighborhood History
Neighborhood History
The Fulton River District sits on ground first platted by surveyor James Thompson in 1830, centered on Wolf Point, the fork of the Chicago River where the city's first taverns, hotel, and ferry once stood. Commerce dominated the area for the century that followed: lumber and grain moved through its warehouses, Sears and Roebuck opened its first mail-order warehouse at Fulton and Des Plaines, and Randolph Street grew into the city's center for wholesale produce distribution.
By the 1990s, the district's emptied-out warehouses had become the unlikely home of Chicago's club scene, with venues like Shelter and China Club drawing crowds to a neighborhood most Chicagoans still considered gritty. Starting in the early 2000s, those same brick warehouses were converted into lofts and condominiums, and the neighborhood has grown into one of downtown's most established residential districts, still anchored by the Ogilvie Transportation Center, one of the city's busiest commuter rail terminals.
MY-NHD's Fulton River District collection is built on ground that's been trading goods since Chicago's first plat, a neighborhood that just keeps finding its next use.
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Fulton River District - Chicago - Unisex Cotton Tee
Fulton River District - Chicago - Unisex Cotton Tee
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The Fulton River District lies by Wolf Point, where the Chicago River divides and the city’s first taverns and ferry stood. Its warehouses once handled lumber, grain and wholesale produce before being converted to lofts and homes from the early 2000s.
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