Merchandise Mart
The Merchandise Mart is a commercial building in downtown Chicago, Illinois. When it opened in 1930, it was the world's largest building, with 4 million square feet of floor space.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Shopping center
- Description: commercial building in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “Mart” and “Merch Mart”
- Address: 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Franklin Street Bridge and Wells Street Bridge.
Franklin Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Franklin–Orleans Street Bridge, commonly known as the Franklin Street Bridge, is a bascule bridge over the Chicago River, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Franklin Street Bridge is situated 430 feet south of Merchandise Mart.
Wells Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Wells Street Bridge is a bascule bridge over the Chicago River, in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, which was built in 1922. Standing east of the Franklin Street Bridge and southeast of the Merchandise Mart, the bridge connects the Near North Side with "The Loop". Wells Street Bridge is situated 550 feet southeast of Merchandise Mart.
Merchandise Mart station
Metro station
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Merchandise Mart is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in the Near North Side neighborhood at 350 North Wells Street in Chicago, Illinois. Merchandise Mart station is situated 420 feet east of Merchandise Mart.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include River North and Fulton River District.
River North
Quarter
Photo: OmidGul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
River North is a Chicago neighborhood located north of the Chicago River, south of Division Street, and west of Wabash Avenue. It is adjacent to the Magnificent Mile retail and tourism corridor.
Fulton River District
Neighborhood
The Fulton River District is a Chicago neighborhood located on the edge of the city's downtown, northwest of the Loop. The district is bounded by the Chicago River to the east, the Kennedy Expressway to the west, Ohio Street to the north and Madison Street to the south, making it part of the Near West Side and West Town community areas of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Loop
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.
Merchandise Mart
- Categories: skyscraper, department store, building, shop, and commercial building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.88853° or 41° 53′ 19″ northLongitude
-87.63549° or 87° 38′ 8″ westLevels
18Open location code
86HJV9Q7+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 28293211OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
shop=mallWikidata ID
Q1921426
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Merchandise Mart” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Merchandise Mart”
- Chinese: “商品市场”
- Dutch: “Merchandise Mart”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميرشندايز مارت”
- French: “Merchandise Mart”
- German: “Merchandise Mart”
- Japanese: “マーチャンダイス・マート”
- Japanese: “マーチャンダイズマートビル”
- Russian: “Mart”
- Russian: “Merch Mart”
- Russian: “Merchandise Mart”
- Russian: “Магазин товаров”
- Spanish: “Merchandise Mart”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include theMart River Park and Merchandise Mart CTA Station.
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