The Western
The Western is a residential building in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on North Milwaukee Avenue. The Western is situated nearby to the metro station Western station, as well as near the ice cream parlor Margie’s Candies.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Western station and Margie’s Candies.
Western station
Metro station
Photo: Nico Brussels, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Western is an elevated rapid transit station on the Chicago "L"'s Blue Line, where it is located on the O'Hare branch. The station, opened in 1895, is located within the Bucktown neighborhood in the larger Logan Square community area.
Margie’s Candies
Ice cream parlor
Photo: Zagalejo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Margie’s Candies is the name of two popular confectioneries on the north side of Chicago. Owned by the same family, each one is part candy store and part sit-down ice cream parlor. Margie’s Candies is situated 410 feet northwest of The Western.
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Church
The former Cathedral of All Saints of the Polish National Catholic Church in Chicago, referred to in Polish as Katedra Wszystkich Świętych is a historic church building located in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Covenant Presbyterian Church is situated 2,600 feet northeast of The Western.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wicker Park and West Town.
Wicker Park
Photo: Victorgrigas, Public domain.
Wicker Park is the vanguard of music, nightlife, and fashion in Chicago. This article also includes the sly, enjoyable Ukrainian Village, immediately south, and pieces of the greater West Town area.
West Town
Suburb
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Town is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the northwest of the Loop. Much of this area was historically part of Polish Downtown, along Western Avenue, which was then the city's western boundary.
Logan-Bucktown
Photo: Jeff Hottinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Logan Square is an expansive neighborhood with sweeping boulevards on Chicago's West Side. It shares a wealth of dive bars and cheap rock venues with Bucktown, which becomes a high-fashion destination when close to Wicker Park.
The Western
- Type: Residential building
- Address: 1920 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
- Category: building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.91634° or 41° 54′ 59″ northLongitude
-87.68698° or 87° 41′ 13″ westLevels
6Open location code
86HJW887+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 209403510OpenStreetMap feature
building=residential
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