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BUSINESS PARTNERS The Chamber for Uptown NEWS-STAR 5130 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago (Sheridan + Foster) 1004 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago (Wilson + Sheridan) 6231 N. Broadway, Chicago (Broadway by Granville) 6740 N. Clark, Chicago Drive thru window open 24hrs. (Clark + Pratt)

2008-2009 UPTOWN 2 COMMUNITY GUIDE STAFF CONTENTS

EDITOR LORRAINE SWANSON CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER 2008-2009 and WRITER TOM MANNIS DISPLAY ADVERTISING SALES CHRIS ZACH Uptown Community Guide ONLINE TECHNOLOGY EDITOR GRAHAM JOHNSTON From the Chamber President ...... 4 ONLINE EDITOR Business Partners membership information ...... 5 SANDI PEDERSEN EDITORIAL DESIGN MANAGER REBECCA LOMAX Uptown Chamber History ...... 7 EDITORIAL DESIGN DEBBIE BECKER, HOLLIE From Alderman Smith ...... 8 BENEDIK, MARK TATARA, BETHANY VOGELSBERG From Alderman Shiller ...... 9 ADVERTISING PRODUCTION MANAGER PHILIP SOELL From Uptown United ...... 10 ADVERTISING DESIGN MANAGER Uptown Special Service Area ...... 11 ANDREW MEAD Uptown Overview ...... 12 ADVERTISING DESIGNERS STEPHANIE ANSEL, ROBERT DICKE, VERONIQUE Uptown Map ...... 20 GIRAUD, EVAN O’BRIEN, CASSANDRA SCHMUTZ A Walking Tour of Uptown ...... 22 DISPLAY ADVERTISING MANAGER MARC STOPECK Chamber Members ...... 29 DISPLAY ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Advertising Index ...... 38 TIMOTHY ROURKE CIRCULATION MANAGER KATHY HANSEN DISTRIBUTION COORDINATORS ANTHONY THE CHAMBER OF UPTOWN BUONOMO, MIKE GROSSO, ALAN MAJESKI Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE MIKE BRAAM 4753 N. Broadway Street, Suite 822 Chicago, IL 60640 PUBLISHER DAN HALEY 773-878-1184 VP/DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ANDREW JOHNSTON [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR HELEN KARAKOUDAS www.uptownbusinesspartners.com

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 3 COMMUNITY GUIDE FROM THE CHAMBER PRESIDENT

usiness Partners, the Chamber for BOARD OF DIRECTORS Uptown is celebrating its 85th Paul Collurafici Anniversary. We are the oldest Tattoo Factory, President operating neighborhood Chamber in Armando Lopez B Aragon Entertainment, Vice President Chicago, but the only thing old about Brian Wells this business association is our Articles Crew Bar + Grill, Vice President of Incorporation. We’re still as passionate Stewart Sheinfeld and positive about the business community as our Uptown Car Wash, Secretary founders were in 1923. Although our mission has never Laura Lee changed, the environment in which we serve most American Metro Bank, Treasurer certainly has. Uptown is still in its remarkable mode of Ric Addy Shake Rattle & Read growth and revitalization, and we are still working hard Nerma Bajramovic to make it one of the most sought after business desti- Bridgeview Bank nations in Chicago. Jay Bomberg Uptown is an excellent place to work and live with Bomberg Property Management its ever expanding entertainment district, affordable Joel Derstine housing, and vast recreational, art and cultural oppor- Groundworks Solutions tunities. Uptown abounds with tremendous infrastruc- Teresa Frith A World Class Concierge Service, Inc. ture for public transportation, commercial space and Alan Klein, Esq. educational resources. There is no doubt about it, good Attorney at Law things are happening in Uptown. John Livensparger, Esq. The Wilson Yard project has finally started. This huge Legal Counsel undertaking took many years to plan and will still take Susan Phelan a couple more to finish, but the change in our ever Home Instead Senior Care improving landscape will be a welcome sight! Henry Thai Broadway Supermarket Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown is com- Harjit Singh mitted to providing resources that strengthen our busi- Alma Pita ness community. If you are currently doing business Donovan Young in Uptown or if you are thinking about relocating here Harris Bank & Trust make sure that Business Partners is your next call. We look forward to serving our members and the business STAFF community at large. Christie Hahn I wish to personally thank all of this year’s advertis- Executive Director ers who have, again, made this year’s directory a suc- Sarah Schueler cess. Uptown is your neighborhood and these business- Administrative Assistant es are your neighbors. Help them succeed and they will help you enjoy all of what Uptown has to offer. Thank you,

Paul Collurafici President Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown

2008-2009 UPTOWN 4 COMMUNITY GUIDE ABOUT THE CHAMBER

CHAMBER MEMBER BENEFITS MISSION PROMOTION ■ CONNECTIONS ■ SUPPORT ■ INFORMATION ■ ACCESS Business Partners has been the business association for ■ Business listing on Business Partners Web site Uptown since 1923. ■ Business listing in annual Uptown Community The mission of Business Guide Partners is to develop, encour- ■ Promotional opportunities through monthly net- age, promote and support working events, weekly e-mails, special events the commercial, professional, and discounted advertising opportunities financial, industrial and general business interests of the Uptown ■ Annual luncheons with aldermen, commanders and other officials Chicago area; to promote the civic interests and general wel- ■ Regular educational opportunities on matters fare of the community; to extend, important for small businesses promote and foster the trade ■ Access to information on city, state and federal and commerce of the Uptown programs and services Chicago area; to oppose those activities which are detrimen- ■ One-on-one assistance with your business needs tal to the community; and to ■ Advocacy for local, state and federal policies and encourage the participation of all programs that strengthen the business environ- Uptown area business people in ment in Uptown the activities of the Chamber. Join Business Partners today TO BECOME A MEMBER OF BUSINESS and get involved in Uptown’s PARTNERS, THE CHAMBER FOR UPTOWN thriving business district. Your please visit our Web site at www.uptownbusiness membership helps foster and partners.com and fill out the online membership maintain the sense of community application. You can also call our office at (773) among local business owners, 878-1184 to request more information. residents and visitors.

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 6 COMMUNITY GUIDE CHAMBER HISTORY

ighty-five years ago, a group of visionaries gathered to form the first business chamber for the burgeoning E Uptown neighborhood that was quickly becoming an entertainment and recreational destination for residents citywide and beyond. One was the owner of an upscale department store who coined the tony term Uptown; the other, a real estate agent who developed Uptown’s surrounding residential streets, some of which are national and city landmarks today. The third was the owner of the elegant Sheridan Plaza Hotel on the north- east corner of Wilson and Sheridan Road, which offered rooms to Uptown fact the young singles who Boxing legend Joe “The moved to the neighbor- Brown Bomber” Louis won hood for fun times, as well as three bouts at thehe actors , actresses, entertainers and old Arcadia Ballroomoom musici ans who blew hot jazz and performed (since demolished)ed) in UUptown’sp many clubs and theaters. The fourth was a at 4450 N. Broadwayway while on his way respected proprietor of dry goods. to becoming the Together, Loren Miller, J.F. Cornelius, W.C.D. Frankle world’s heavy- and Forest Platt incorporated the Central Uptown weight boxing Improvement Association on May 7, 1923. The chamber champion in 1935.5. office was located at 4909 N. Broadway. A few years later in 1925, the board of directors changed the chamber’s name to the Central Uptown Chicago Association, as the neighborhood added more retail, movie palaces (The Uptown Theatre) and ballrooms (Arcadia, Aragon). As the country persevered through a depression and world war, so did the neighborhood chamber, which settled on the name Uptown Chamber of Commerce in 1955. The chamber’s boundaries were expanded in 1987 to Irving Park, Lake Michigan, Foster and Ravenswood. In 2005, the organization updated its name to Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown, to better reflect its mission of working in partnership with neighborhood business owners and other stakeholders by providing technical assistance and other services. Like our founders in 1923, Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown, remains Uptown’s biggest booster and is committed to carrying forth our founders’ mantle through Uptown’s exciting revival.

2008-2009 UPTOWN 7 COMMUNITY GUIDE FROM ALDERMAN SMITH

ear Readers: Welcome to Uptown, one of the most exciting and diverse communities in Chicago. D You will find a world of adventure in our neighborhood: unique shops with one-of- a-kind merchandise, world-class theater and fabulous restaurants offering global cuisine. You will also find a vibrant, growing community with good schools, stable businesses and strong community organizations. The growth of the past few years is positioning our Uptown community for even greater things to come. We look forward Mary Ann Smith to the new businesses that are in the planning stage and to Alderman, expanding the entertainment district that is focused around 48th Ward Broadway and Lawrence. Most of all, I salute the businesses and people who are working to make great things happen in Uptown.

Regards, Mary Ann Smith, Alderman, 48th Ward

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 8 COMMUNITY GUIDE FROM ALDERMAN SHILLER

ello, Uptown! As we continue to enjoy the rebirth of residential and retail areas in Uptown, I encourage you, your family and friends to H visit and shop in our neighborhood. Enjoy the diversity, architectural heritage and historic significance while patronizing area shops and restaurants. Those of us who live and do business here are proud of Uptown and our thriving community. Our proximity to Chicago’s lakefront and a myriad of public transportation Helen Shiller options help make Uptown a great neighborhood. Alderman, I also encourage you to take advantage of the information 46th Ward and resources provided by Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown. By working together, we can accomplish more and help make our neighborhood even better.

Best wishes, Helen Shiller, Alderman, 46th Ward

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 9 COMMUNITY GUIDE FROM UPTOWN UNITED

ongratulations to Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown on this beautiful, and very useful, new directory. Uptown United’s component groups, Business Partners, Development Partners and Community Partners, work together C toward the revitalization of Uptown’s commercial community. When we restructured our organizations three years ago, our goal was to have three groups at the table: ■ Business Partners-the local business community ■ Development Partners-real estate developers, economic development specialists, architects and space planners ■ Community Partners-our local not-for-profit and Uptown fact social service neighbors Anna Sage, “the lady in red,” We believe that this congregation of interests has who led John Dillinger to improved communication and facilitated more balanced federal agents outside the Biograph Theater, lived at 5542 conversations around local development issues. New N. Winthrop. alliances have been formed and existing relationships enhance. Join us in working together for the future of Uptown.

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 10 COMMUNITY GUIDE UPTOWN SPECIAL SERVICE AREA

n 2004, Uptown United and Business Partners, The MEETINGS Chamber for Uptown recognized the need for estab- Meeting times lishing a Special Service Area or SSA to address dates and other funding for additional services and improvements for info are posted I Uptown’s commercial district. Special Service Areas on the Uptown United Web site, are targeted taxing districts funded via a very small www.uptown percentage of additional property tax. In essence, property united.org. owners choose to tax themselves to provide for extra services. A group of 16 SSA Commissioners—consisting of property owners and/ CONTACT or businesspeople from the district—oversees the SSA’s scope of ser- Contact Uptown vices and budget. SSA commissioners also select a Service Provider United’s SSA Administrator to administer its programs. Wally Rozak Uptown’s Special Service Area—also called SSA #34—began provid- at 773/878-1064 ing services in June 2006 throughout Uptown’s or ssa@uptown united.org. major commercial corridors, including Broadway Uptown fact from Foster to Irving Park; Sheridan Road from Fourteen-year-old Foster to Montrose; and just north of Irving Gloria Swanson, then an Park; as well as the commercial areas on Argyle, eighth-grade student Lawrence, Leland, Wilson and Montrose. at Edgewater’s Hayt Elementary School, got A large portion of the Uptown SSA #34 budget her start as an extra in addresses clean and well maintained Essanay’s 1914 streets. Services include side- silent f eature walk snow removal, regular The SoSongng of street/sidewalk cleaning Soul. and power washing of sidewalks. Proceeds from SSA #34 also fund decorations throughout the Uptown commercial corridors for the holidays and address safety issues throughout the area. The SSA Commission meets regu- larly and encourages community feedback. The Commission’s goal is to get the maximum benefit from the SSA program while keeping the additional property tax rate as low as possible.

2008-2009 UPTOWN 11 COMMUNITY GUIDE UPTOWN OVERVIEW BY TOM MANNIS

ptown has been called the most Chicago of Chicago’s neighborhoods. One of the most ethnically and U culturally diverse neighborhoods in the city and the country, Uptown is full of history. It rose out of swamp- land, marshy and wet until shortly after the Civil War. Its beaches and lakeshore rec- reation made Uptown ppopular withwith Chicagoans in the late 19th19th CentuCentury.ry Chicago annexed Uptown in 1889. Elev ated train service came in 1900. By the Roaring Twenties, Uptown was the Gold Coast, with 11 theaters, 36 hotels, dozens of well- to-do residences and world-class shopping rivaling downtown Chicago’s. • • • Before Hollywood, Chicago was the nation’s motion picture capital, and Uptown was at its epi- ccenter. At 1345 W Argyle St. was the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, home of the country’s most productive film studio. Founded in 1907, Essanay produced a number of Charlie Chaplin films. Gloria Swanson, who lived in Uptown as a teenager, did film extra work at Essanay. The studio campus is today home to St. Augustine College, the Midwest’s only bilingual institution of higher ededucation.uca St. Augustine’s mamainin aauditoriumuditorium is nnamedamed afte er Charlie Chaplin. • • • Great music also defines Uptown. Built in 1914, the Green Mill, at 4802 N. Broadway, is America’s oldest jazz club. Chaplin may have tipped a few beers at the Green Mill, which still features live music today and continues to play a vital role in Uptown’s entertainment community. A block away at 1106 W.

2008-2009 UPTOWN 12 COMMUNITY GUIDE Lawrence is the historic Aragon Ballroom, which was built in 1926 and then quickly became the best-known dance hall in the country. Al Capone was an Aragon regular. A young Frank Sinatra got his break at the Aragon. • • • Uptown has had its share of tough times, too. Its housing, as that in many communities, suffered in the decade after World War II. In 1960, about a quarter of Uptown’s older, historic residential buildings were wiped out by fire. • • • In recent years, Uptown has seen the beginnings of a great revival. Hollywood has rediscovered Uptown, with a number of major film productions being shot here, most recently Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp. In a community where historic preservation efforts are at the fore- front now, the film industry finds the allure of Uptown’s architecture and streets irresistible. It’s not difficult to find a building or street in Uptown that has been featured in the scene of at least one major motion picture. • • • A walk through Uptown today brings the thrill of discovery around nearly every corner—from the clean, modern lines of the former Aon Insurance (now Ace Insurance) building at 5050 N. Broadway to the broad-shouldered grace of the Uptown Bank Building, 4753 N. Broadway, which is home today to Bridgeview Bank. Other gems include the historic Uptown Theatre building at 4816 N. Broadway. Built in 1925, it boasted “an acre of seating.” It closed in 1981, and has since been used to film scenes in major motion pictures. Even unused, however, Uptown Theatre remains a visual wonder in a neighborhood full of them. Indeed, if you stroll down any residential side street, you’re sure to see well-preserved historic buildings still being used as they were originally intended.

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rts and entertainment are central to Uptown’s history. A They continue to be vital to the economic fabric and character of Uptown, and will play a vital role in Uptown’s continuing renais- B l sance. Future musicians and entertainers ac k En are schooled for no charge at People’s Music se mb School, 931 W. Eastwood, which claims to be the le T hea only tuition-free community music school of its kind ter in the United States. World-class venues such as the Aragon Ballroom keep the major- concert scene red-hot in Uptown. You want live theater? Uptown’s got it, with theater groups and venues such as Annoyance Theatre, Black Ensemble Theater, Imagination Theater, Pegasus Players and Scrap Mettle SOUL. No wonder Uptown has a street named Broadway.

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 15 COMMUNITY GUIDE RETAIL & SERVICES

ptown’s burgeoning scene of U retailers and service providers is playing a crucial role in Uptown’s remarkable rise. Shopping in Uptown is not only convenient for nearby neighbors, it also attracts people from around Chicago. Unique ethnic food items, for example, are available at Tai Nam market and the Broadway Supermarket, which feature a wide array of Asian food products from China, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Japan. Bicycles are sold and serviced with expertise at Uptown Bikes. One of the city’s best used bookstores is Shake Rattle & Read. Need to wash your car? At Uptown Car Wash, more than 5 million cars have come out cleaner since 1953. Banking is convenient at Bridgeview Bank Uptown, in the heart of Uptown’s theater district. You’ll find insurance, printing, automotive, property management, real estate and a variety of financial services available in Uptown. You can even get a tattoo of your favorite retailer or service provider at the Tattoo Factory (although we would recommend “Mom” instead).

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 17 COMMUNITY GUIDE FOOD & DRINK

he dining scene in Uptown reflects the cosmo- politan diversity of the neighborhood. Uptown’s got the world at the tip of its fork—or chopsticks—depending T upon your preference. From clas- sic all-American fare to traditional Chinese at Hon Kee and the latest sushi stylings at Agami Contemporary Sushi, casual to formal, your palate will find a home in Uptown, with culinary ambassadors of five conti- nents ready to satisfy your hunger. Cocktail hour in Uptown is an experience, too. Enjoy your whiskey neat or go for a wide selection of international beers. From the sports bar atmosphere of Crew Bar & Grill to the eclectic Belgian atmosphere of Hopleaf Bar, the margaritas at Fiesta Mexicana to specialty drinks at the boisterous Fat Cat, tumblers and tankards in Uptown are finds aplenty.

2008-2009 UPTOWN 18 COMMUNITY GUIDE HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL SERVICES

ptown residents can find leading-edge medical care closeby. Weiss Memorial Hospital, for example, is a U 369-bed facility that provides a full range of health services. Weiss Memorial Hospital is affiliated with the world-renowned University of Chicago Medical Center, one of the best academic medical institutions in the United States. Uptown is also home to a number of smaller facilities, providing care for a variety of special needs. Many of the social service organizations and health care providers work hand in hand to see to the needs of Uptown’s residents, offering personalized care in a comfortable community setting. There is more to social services than health care, of course, and Uptown’s numerous social service providers are ready to help people with housing issues, immigration assistance, legal advice, social networking and much more. Uptown is a real community in every sense of the word.

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 21 COMMUNITY GUIDE UPTOWN ON FOOT Aragon Ballroom 1106 W. Lawrence Named for a province in Spain and built to resemble a Spanish village, the lavishly appointed Aragon Ballroom opened its doors in 1926. During its heyday, the Aragon was a major stop on the big band circuit, featuring all the top names of the big band era: Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey, Xavier Cugat, Lawrence Welk, Kay Kyser, Benny Goodman, Sammy Kaye and Duke Ellington, to name a few. A fire in an adjacent cocktail lounge in 1958 forced the Aragon to close for sev- eral months. Diminished crowds led to the end of regular dancing in 1964. The Aragon went through various incar- nations as an ice skating rink and a boxing venue. Since the 1960s, the Aragon has staged marathon rock shows featuring the likes of the Grateful Dead, Jethro Tull and more. The ballroom floor also became one of the grunge rock’s best known mosh pits. Operating today as the Aragon Entertainment Center, the Aragon features top Spanish- and English-language musi- cal acts. St. Augustine C ollege/ Essanay StudiStudio s 1333-451333-45 W. ArgyArgylele Before HollyHollywood , therthere was Essanay Studios. During the eearlyar 1900s, four of five silent motion pictpicturesu made in the United Stat es were prod uced in Chicago, with Essanay proproducingdu the majority. The S & A Film Manuf acturing Company opened Aug. 10, 1907, on Argyle in Uptown. Founded by George K. SpoorSpoo and Broncho Billy Anderson,

Uptown Fact In 1914, Essanay Studios recruited the comedian who defined slapstick, Charlie Chaplin, from Mack Sennett’s Keystone Studios with a then headline-making weekly salary of $1,250.

22 COMMUNITY GUIDE UPTOWN ON FOOT the name S&A eventually morphed into Essanay. The studiodio is best known for producing a series of Charlie Chaplin shorts. While many of the top known stars of their day got their start working at Essanay (Ben Turpin, Wallace Beery, Gloria Swanson), local residents from Uptown were often recruit ed as extras, including a famous Essanay re-enactment of Teddy Roosevelt’s charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-nish- American War. Many of the studio’s original buildings are used by St. Augustine College, the Midwest’s only bilingual university.sity. VisiVisibleble in St. Augustine’s Charlie Chaplin Auditorium are the catwalks used by the Essanay film crews to hang lights, cables and other props. Truman College 1145 W. Wilson Harry S Truman City College anchors the Uptown neighborhood with its sturdy, hard-edged modern campus. The distinctive, rust-colored, steel and glass building was built in 1976 and designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Dubin, Dubin, Black & Moutoussamy. DDB&M was noted for its mid-20th century, steel and glass residential skyscrapers. More than 35,000 students are enrolled in Truman’s associate and continuing education programs, making it one of the largest community colleges in Illinois. The school was named for the nation’s 33rd president, a lifelong advocate of higher public education. The Uptown Theatre 4814 N. Broadway This entertainment castle was designed by C.W. and George Rapp for the Balaban & Katz movie theater chain. It opened in 1925 and was an important addition to Uptown’s entertainment district. The 4,300-seat movie theater featured a full-time 34-piece orchestra and employed a staff of 130, including a nurse and fire marshal. Elaborate stage shows would accompany each movie. As movie crowds diminished, the Uptown Theatre stopped showing movies in the 1960s, but was revived in the 1970s as a venue for rock shows. The theater was closed to regular events in 1981. Efforts are under way to restore the theater, with pieces of the terra cotta façade catalogued for future restoration. The Uptown Theatre figures prominently on the National Register for Historic Places and other landmark lists.

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Argyle Street Shopping District and Roots of Argyle Mural Between Broadway and Sheridan Road Walking down Argyle Street, you’re tempted by the aroma of delicacies cooking and goods baking at Chinese, Vietnamese, French-Vietnamese, Thai, Cambodian and Laotian restaurants. No matter which neighborhood nickname you go with—Little Chinatown, Little Saigon, Little Vietnam, Little Cambodia—this is Uptown’s hub of Asian shopping and dining: a tourist destination equal to the South Side’s Chinatown. The area along Argyle from Broadway eastward, with its proximity the lake’s beauty and to public transportation’s savings, has in the last 100 years wel- comed many immigrant groups: Cubans, Arabs, Koreans and Hispanics. During the 1970s, when Chicago’s original Chinatown was razed, storefronts along Argyle Street were bought by Chinese entrepreneurs to afford Chinese business Trusted Care for the Senior You Care for.

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 24 COMMUNITY GUIDE UPTOWN ON FOOT owners interested in moving there an advantage in getting established. That support, and its results, led to the neighborhood’s other nicknames: New Chinatown and North Chinatown. During that time, Argyle Street also drew people from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, after their governments fell in 1975. A mural a block east of the Argyle el station celebrates the area’s mix of immigrants and their continued ability to coexist and thrive in this community. The 100-foot-long Roots of Argyle masterpiece, completed in 2006, was planned by Uptown residents and painted by Br. Mark Elder and his students at DePaul University. For an interactive look at the mural and more of Argyle Street’s history, go to www.uptownunited.org. Phoenix Building at Uptown Square 4718 N. Broadway One of Uptown’s early boosters was Loren Miller, a downtown department store magnate who in 19 15 notnot onl y addadded a b ranch of f h is namesake bou tiq ue near the corner of Lawre nce and Broadway, he worked to make the area around his new location a retail and entertainment destination on the ordeorderr of Times Square. Yes, he rall lliedied for thethe name UptownUptown Sq uare, wh ich stuc uckk though his business wass sold a decade and a half later. Goldblatt Brothers, a retail firm thatat favored the mass market more than the specialtypecialty enend,d, bought Loren Miller and moved into the Phoenix Building, thee historic white terra cottaa landmark that housed thehe store. One of Uptown’s bigge st recovery stories is the makeover over of the Phoenix Building, which lost Goldblatt’s as a tena nt almost seven decades later. Withh hhelelp from the City of Chicago,o, a Palatine company, Joseph Freed, bought the Phoenix and restored i t, recapturing the brand of Uptown Square with a mix of housingusing and shop space. A Borde rs BBooks and Music store anchors the complex now.

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Uptown Broadway Building 4707 N. Broadway When terra cotta was king, this 1927 Spanish baroque gem was designed by Walter W. Ahlschlager. Today, this vintage building is lovingly being restored by developer Thaddeus Wong and features more than 20,000 square feet of retail and office space on three floors. Wong is searching for a bar or lounge to lease the building’s lower level to add another entertainment venue to the neighborhood, with high-end retail tenants and professionals to occupy the building’s other commercial and office space. The building will be open to new tenants before the end of 2008. Human faces, animal heads, foliage, columns and ribbons in yellow and gray bedeck the building’s façade, an example of the pre-Depression era’s fascination with ornamentaion. Alternatives Bricolage Mural 4730 N. Sheridan This whimsical bricolage mural using pieces of colored glass graces the front of Alternatives Inc., an all-service agency for children and their families on Chicago’s North Side. The mural was created through a partnership with the Chicago Public Art Group as a summer employment program for youth. Featuring children playing, along with inspirational words of peace and friendship, this colorful mural has come to symbolize Uptown’s diversity and is a traffic-stopper along Sheridan Road.

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U.S. Post Ofﬁ ce, Uptown Station 4850 N. Broadway Designed by Howard L. Cheney in 1939, this modern post office was a project of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Works in Progress Administration. Granite eagles guard at the entrance, where inside murals by Henry Varnum Poor depict Carl Sandburg (a resident of neighboring Ravenswood) and Louis H. Sullivan, who holds a model of the original Carson Pirie Scott store. Graceland Cemetery 4001 N. Clark This large, Victorian-era cemetery was established in 1860 by Chicago attorney Thomas Bryan. Bryan purchased the original 80 acres and commissioned prominent landscape architect H.W.S. Cleveland to design the park-like ambiance. Graceland’s original southern boundary was Irving Park Road, but was later expanded eastward and northwest to its present size of 119 acres. The Victorian park atmosphere was enhanced by Ossian Simonds, who used native plants for landscaping. Graceland is the resting place for such Chicago pantheon as Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Potter Palmer, Marshall Field and George Pullman.

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 31 COMMUNITY GUIDE REAL ESTATE Holsten Real Estate The Building Group, Inc. 773-433-1800 Group 1045 W. Lawrence Ave. www.thenewadmiral.com Ansonia Properties 1333 N. Kingsbury St. Chicago, IL 60640 815 West Van Buren Street Suite 305 773-989-8100 SIGNS Suite 301 Chicago, IL 60622 www.BuildingGroup.com Chicago, IL 60607 312-337-5339 Signs Now 312-492-8866 www.holstenchicago.com W&W Properties, LLC 3838 N. Ashland Ave. www.ansoniaproperties.com 77 W. Washington St. Chicago, IL 60613 Joseph Freed & @Properties, Associates, LLC Suite 407 773-935-2100 Chicago, IL 60602 Sabrina Bier 220 N. Smith St. Suite 300 www.signsnowchicago.com 312-263-4056 1586 N. Clybourn Ave. Palatine, IL 60067 SMOKING ACCESSORIES Chicago, IL 60622 847-215-5447 SELF STORAGE 773-875-6420 www.josephfreed.com Smoke Dreams www.atproperties.com/ Mercy Housing Lakefront A-Windy City sabrinabier 4560 N. Broadway St. 247 South State St. Self Storage Chicago, IL 60640 Abbell Credit Corporation Suite 810 5145-47 N. Clark St. 773-506-1269 30 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60604 Chicago, IL 60640 Suite 1008 312-447-4500 773-271-9898 SOCIAL SERVICES Chicago, IL 60602 www.mercyhousing.org 312-341-9000 SENIOR SERVICES Alternatives, Inc. Newcastle Limited 4730 N. Sheridan Road Becovic Management 150 N. Michigan Ave. Brightview Care Center Group Chicago, IL 60640 Suite 3610 4538 N. Beacon St. 4520 N. Clarendon Ave. 773-506-7474 Chicago, IL 60601 Chicago, IL 60640 Chicago, IL 60640 312-252-1400 www.alternativesyouth.org 773-275-7200 773-271-6143 www.newcastlelimited.com www.becovicmgmt.com www.managcare.com/bright- Apna Ghar Slater Realty & view.htm Bomberg Property Investments, Inc. 4753 N. Broadway St. Management 900 W. Montrose Ave. The New Admiral Suite 632 915 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL 60613 at the Lake Chicago, IL 60640 Chicago, IL 60640 773-271-7100 1055 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Suite 7 773-334-0173 773-728-3000 www.SRIapartments.com Chicago, IL 60660 www.apnaghar.org THINK HEALTHY! 0%2&%#4 &/2 s "LOOD 0RESSURE #ONTROL s 2EDUCING #HOLESTEROL ,EVELS s 7EIGHTS ,OSS $IABETICS OR !NYONE )NTERESTED )N (EALTHY %ATING /52 -%!, 0,!. )3 s ,OW &AT s ,OW #HOLESTEROL s ,OW 3ODIUM s :ERO 4RANS &AT s #ALORIE 0ORTION #ONTROLLED s #HOICE OF OR #ALORIE -EALS /52 -%!,3 !2% .542)4)/.!,,9 "!,!.#%$ -EALS 7EEKLY BREAKFASTS LUNCHES DINNERS s .O #ONTRACTS .O 3TARTUP &EES s $ELIVERY !VAILABLE s &RESHLY 0REPARED .OT &ROZEN OR $RIED s 7EEKS -ENU 2OTATION (%!,4(9 7E FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OF THE !MERICAN (EART !SSOCIATION )NGREDIENT ,ABEL .UTR TION &ACTS /N %VERY -EAL

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A Audience Logic Community Counseling Centers Marketing ...... 773-561-1222 of Chicago @Properties, Sabrina Bier Health & Wellness ...... 773-769-0205 Real Estate ...... 773-875-6420 A-Windy City Self Storage Self Storage ...... 773-271-9898 Conn’s Catering A World Class Concierge Service, Inc. Food & Drink ...... 773-262-2666 Personal Assistant ...... 773-275-1006 Azusa Liquors Grocery ...... 773-769-1178 Abbell Credit Corporation Corporate Investments Group, Inc. Banking & Financial Services . . .773-728-9037 Real Estate ...... 312-341-9000 B Agami Contemporary Sushi Crew Bar + Grill Food & Drink ...... 773-506-1845 Balancing Point: Center for Wellness Food & Drink ...... 773-784-2739 Health & Wellness ...... 773-271-8284 Alan Klein, Attorney at Law D Attorney’s ...... 773-275-0073 Becovic Management Group Real Estate ...... 773-271-6143 Dearborn Wholesale Grocers L.P. Alma Pita Restaurant Grocery ...... 773-579-4434 Food & Drink ...... 773-561-2787 Black Ensemble Theater Performing Arts ...... 773-769-4451 Demera Ethiopean Restaurant Alpha Adjusting Co. Food & Drink ...... 773-334-8787 Insurance ...... 773-973-7100 Body Fit Athletic Club Denise M. DeBelle Attorney at Law Alternatives, Inc. Health & Wellness ...... 773-878-8822 Attorney’s ...... 773-856-6496 Social Services ...... 773-506-7474 Bomberg Property Management Digital Interplay American Metro Bank Real Estate ...... 773-728-3000 Web & Internet Services ...... 773-743-9843 Banking & Financial Services . . .773-769-6868 Bridgeview Bank Uptown Banking & Financial Services . . 800-794-2070 Andrea A. Raila and Associates E Banking & Financial Services . . . 312-587-9494 Brightview Care Center Senior Services ...... 773-275-7200 Edgewater Uptown Builders Assn. Anna Maria Pasteria Economic Development ...... 773-878-5965 Food & Drink ...... 773-506-2662 Broadway Montrose Currency Exchange Emmaus Ministries A-N Parts and Service Co., Inc. Banking & Financial Services . . .773-561-0560 Social Services ...... 773-334-6063 Laundry Service & Repair ...... 773-525-6577 Broadway Supermarket F Andersonville Counseling Center Grocery ...... 773-334-3838 Health & Wellness ...... 847-331-4600 Fat Cat Food & Drink ...... 773-506-3100 Annoyance Productions, Inc C Fave Media Performing Arts ...... 773-561-4665 Cafe Too Marketing ...... 773-829-4070 Ansonia Properties Food & Drink ...... 773-275-0626 Real Estate ...... 312-492-8866 Fiesta Mexicana Restaurants Chicago Lakeshore Hospital Food & Drink ...... 773-769-4244 Health & Wellness ...... 773-878-9700 Apna Ghar Friends of the Uptown Social Services ...... 773-334-0173 Chiropractic Care, Ltd. Advocacy...... N/A Aragon Entertainment Health & Wellness ...... 773-728-5556 Performing Arts ...... 773-561-9500 CMS Consolidated, Inc. G Arellano’s Construction & Contractors ...... 773-447-3992 Gill-Nielsen Plumbing, Sewers and Development Combined Insurance Mechanical Contracting Inc. Contractors ...... 773-750-4308 Insurance ...... 800-225-4500 Contractors ...... 773-271-5009

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 34 COMMUNITY GUIDE GNS Foods Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Mercy Housing Lakefront Grocery ...... 773-248-8642 Ministries Real Estate ...... 312-447-4500 Graceland Cemetery Social Services ...... 773-989-5647 Mid America Care Center, LLC Cemeteries ...... 773-525-1105 International Consultants & Health & Wellness ...... 773-769-2700 Greene & Proppe Design, Inc. Associates Architecture ...... 773-271-1925 Social Services ...... 773-636-2022 N Gregory Harris, 13th Dist. State Rep. J Newcastle Limited Elected Officials ...... 773-348-3434 Real Estate ...... 312-252-1400 Japanese American Services Groundwork Solutions, LLC News-Star, Technology Solutions ...... 773-275-1445 Committee of Chicago A Chicago Journal Publication Social Services ...... 773-275-0097 Publishers & Publications ...... 312-243-2696 H Joseph Freed & Associates, LLC Real Estate ...... 847-215-5447 North Side Community Federal Harris Trust & Savings Bank Credit Union Banking & Financial Services . . .773-561-0800 Just Tires Banking & Financial Services . . .773-769-5800 Automotive ...... 773-334-5552 Harry S Truman College Northside Workforce Center Education ...... 773-907-4000 K Social Services ...... 773-334-4747 Hayes Mechanical, Inc. Kathrene Wales O Contractors ...... 773-784-0000 Consultants ...... 773-882-2682 Kearney & Phelan Organization of the North East Advocacy...... 773-769-3232 Heartland Alliance Attorney’s ...... 312-263-6456 Social Services ...... 312-660-1301 Kmetko & Associates, Ltd. P Heartland Health Outreach Social Services ...... 773-561-6196 Health & Wellness ...... 312-660-1314 Pegasus Players Performing Arts ...... 773-878-9761 Holsten Real Estate Group L Real Estate ...... 312-337-5339 People’s Music School Law Offices of J. Livensparger Education ...... 773-784-7032 Home Instead Senior Care Attorney’s ...... 773-784-2102 Health & Wellness ...... 773-784-4024 Preston Bradley Center Law Offices of Richard I. Feingold Social Services ...... 773-784-5340 Hon Kee Restaurant Attorney’s ...... 773-989-9899 Food & Drink ...... 773-878-6650 Liberty Tax Service R Banking & Financial Services . . . 773-506-9711 Hopleaf Bar REST Food & Drink ...... 773-334-9851 M Social Services ...... 773-784-0909 Howard Brown Health Center Robert Pullman Health & Wellness ...... 773-388-8793 Manske Dieckmann Thompson Banking & Financial Services . . . 773-275-7732 Architects Ruby Walker, Inc. I Architecture ...... 773-561-1987 Health & Wellness ...... 773-549-0248 Marigold Restaurant Illinois Action for Children S Social Services ...... 773-769-8011 Food & Drink ...... 773-293-4653 Imagination Theater, Inc. McCormick Boys & Girls Club S & L Coin Laundry Performing Arts ...... 773-303-0070 Social Services ...... 773-271-8400 Laundry Service & Repair ...... 773-944-1059 In Print McDonald’s Restaurant Sandberg Architecture and Design Inc. Graphic Design ...... 847-982-0302 Food & Drink ...... 773-275-9885 Architecture ...... 773-878-8808 Indecor, Inc. McDonald’s Restaurant Sarah’s Circle Interior Design ...... 773-561-7670 Food & Drink ...... 773-275-9035 Social Services ...... 773-728-1014

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 35 COMMUNITY GUIDE Scrap Mettle SOUL State Farm Insurance Agency, The Spot Performing Arts ...... 773-275-3999 Karen Ayers Food & Drink ...... 773-728-8933 Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating Insurance ...... 773-728-2900 Tiara Reign Contracting Consultant Health & Wellness ...... State Farm Insurance Agency, Services, Corp 773-271-5244 Consultants ...... 773-271-6960 Kellie Schmidt Shake, Rattle & Read/Book Box Insurance ...... 773-883-8660 U Books & Music ...... 773-334-5311 Striped Tiger Graphic Design Unique So Chique Sheridan-Lawrence Currency Food & Drink ...... 773-561-0324 Exchange Graphic Design ...... 312-451-7245 Banking & Financial Services . .847-459-9811 Uptown Baptist Church Swartwerk Media Design, Inc Churches ...... 773-784-2922 Sheridan Park Food & Liquor Web & Internet Services ...... 773-728-2785 Grocery ...... 773-878-0700 Uptown Bikes Signs Now Tai Nam Food Market Bicycles ...... 773-728-5212 Signs ...... 773-935-2100 Grocery ...... 773-275-5666 Uptown Car Wash & Service Station Silver Seafood Restaurant Automotive ...... 773-784-9002 Food & Drink ...... 773-784-0668 T Uptown Center Hull House Slater Realty & Investments, Inc. Tattoo Factory Social Services ...... 773-561-3500 Real Estate ...... 773-271-7100 Tattoos & Piercings ...... 773-989-4077 Uptown United Economic Development . . . . . 773-878-1064 Smoke Dreams The Building Group, Inc. W Smoking Accessories ...... 773-506-1269 Real Estate ...... 773-989-8100 Soggy Paws W & W Properties, LLC The New Admiral at the Lake Pet Products & Services . . . . . 773-334-7663 Real Estate ...... 312-263-4056 Senior Services ...... 773-433-1800 Somerset Place Weiss Memorial Hospital Health & Wellness ...... 773-561-0700 The Salvation Army, Health & Wellness ...... 773-878-8700 Spanish Publishing Services Tom Seay Service Center Wing Hoe Restaurant Publishers & Publications . . . . . 773-878-2117 Social Services ...... 773-271-6182 Food & Drink ...... 773-275-4550

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2008-2009 UPTOWN 36 COMMUNITY GUIDE IMPORTANT NUMBERS

CITY SERVICES Uptown fact Suite 3892 Thanks to an innovator Chicago, IL 60604 Emergency Number 321-353-4952 911 named David B. Wallerstein, once described by http://durbin.senate.gove Non-Emergency Number Walt Disney as one of 311 LIBRARY “America’s greatest 46th Ward Streets & showmen” (the other Bezazian Branch, Chicago Sanitation being P.T. Barnum), Uptownn Pulic Library 4750 North Sheridan Road Theatre was the first 1226 West Ainslie Street Chicago, IL 60640 Chicago, IL 60640 321-744-5030 movie theater in the coun-- try to offer butter on pop- 321-744-0019 48th Ward Streets & www.chipublib.org/branch/ corn and ice in soft drinks. Sanitation details/library/bezazian/ 5853 North Broadway Street Uptown Branch, Chicago Chicago, IL 60660 321-744-2130 Public Library 929 West Buena Avenue ELECTED OFFICIALS Chicago, IL 60613 State Representative U.S. Representative 46th Ward Alderman, 321-744-8400 13th District, Greg Harris 9th District, Janice www.chipublib.org/branch/ Helen Shiller 1967 West Montrose Avenue Schakowsky 4544 North Broadway Street details/library/uptown Chicago, IL 60613 5533 North Broadway Street Chicago, IL 60640 773-348-3434 Chicago, IL 60640 POLICE 773-878-4646 www.gregharris.org 773-506-7100 www.aldermanshiller.com State Representative www.house.gov/schakowsky 20th District Police 48th Ward Alderman, 5400 North Lincoln Avenue 14th District, Harry U.S. Senator, Barack Mary Ann Smith Chicago, IL 60640 Osterman Obama 5533 North Broadway Street 321-742-8714 5535 North Broadway Street 230 South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60640 www.cityofchicago.org/police Chicago, IL 60640 Suite 3900 773-784-5277 773-784-2002 Chicago, IL 60604 www.masmith48.org 23rd District Police www.housedem.state.il.us/ 321-866-3506 3600 North Halsted Street members/ostermanh Chicago Mayor Richard http://obama.senate.gov Chicago, IL 60613 M. Daley State Senator 7th U.S. Senator, Dick Durbin 321-744-8320 121 North LaSalle Street District, Heather Steans 230 South Dearborn Street www.cityofchicago.org/police Room 507 5533 North Broadway Street Chicago, IL 60602 Chicago, IL 60640 321-744-3300 773-769-1717 www.cityofchicago.org www.heathersteans.com Uptown fact Cook County With his Russian dance and violin act, a young Commissioner 10th comic named Larry Fine caught the eye of a District, Mike Quigley couple of wise guys named Moe Howard and Ted 1057 West Belmont Street Healy at the old Rainbo Ballroom at 4812 N. Clark Chicago, IL 60640 St., and was asked to join The Three Stooges. 773-935-1010 www.commissionerquigley.com Governor Rod Blagojevich 207 State House Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-0244 www.illinois.gov Secretary of State Jesse White 213 State Capitol Springfield, IL 62756 800-252-8980 www.cyberdriveillinois.com

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WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME Bars and Restaurants Café Too ...... 10 Conn’s Catering ...... 16 Crew Bar and Grill ...... 19 Fiesta Mexicana Restaurants ...... 5 Hopleaf Bar ...... 18 McDonald’s ...... Inside Cover Wilde Pug ...... 19 Education Truman College...... 8 Entertainment Aragon Entertainment Center...... Back Cover The Bethany Retirement Community… Black Ensemble Theater ...... 5 Welcomes You To Our Family. Government If you or a loved one are searching Gregory S. Harris for the perfect retirement community - State Representative, 13th District ...... 27 find your new home right here. Mary Ann Smith - Alderman, 48th Ward ...... 27 Health and Medecine Located in historic Andersonville Brightview Care Center ...... 6 on Chicago’s northside, we’ve Chicago Lakeshore Hospital ...... 17 provided quality residential and Community Counseling Centers of Chicago ...... 36 Mid American Care Center ...... 6 health services to older adults for Weiss Memorial Hospital ...... 9 120 years. Nutrition You’ll appreciate our… Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating ...... 32 t Commitment To Quality Professional Services t Gracious Amenities Alpha Adjusting Co. Inc...... 35 t Non-Profit Mission American Metro Bank ...... 32 Broadway - Montrose Currency Exchange ...... 35 t 24-Hour Security And Nursing CMS Consolidated Inc. Construction ...... 3 t Care For Every Need Under One Roof Just Tires ...... 34 t Lovely Apartments And Beautiful Gardens MDT Architecture and Interiors ...... 33 t Personalized Planningfor Your Comfort S & L Coin Laundry...... 31 Striped Tiger Graphic Design ...... 31 Tattoo Factory ...... Inside Back Cover Uptown Car Wash ...... 24 Publications News-Star, a Chicago Journals, LLC publication ...... 28 Retail Shake Rattle & Read Bookstore ...... 34 BETHANY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Senior Care 4950 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago Bethany Retirement Community ...... 38 773-989-1501 Home Instead Senior Care ...... 24 The New Admiral at the Lake ...... 14 THE BETHANY METHODIST FAMILY — CALLED TO CARE Social Services We are an affiliate of the non-profit Bethany Methodist Communities. Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries ...... 15

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