Streeterville facts for kids

Most sources support the black Streeterville borders as shown above, but the City of Chicago officially only includes the smaller region inside the red borders.

The Magnificent Mile is generally considered the western boundary

Streeterville is a neighborhood in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, north of the Chicago River. It is named for George Streeter.

It is bounded by the river on the south, the Magnificent Mile portion of Michigan Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the north and east, according to most sources, although the City of Chicago only recognizes a small portion of this region as Streeterville. It can be described as the Magnificent Mile plus all land east of it.

The majority of the land in this neighborhood is sandbar.

Images for kids

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  Map of the shoreline of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Chicago River at intervals from 1821 to 1902

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  Houseboat of Mrs. George Wellington Streeter docked on Lake Michigan (1922)

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  The John Hancock Center and the Chicago Water Tower are two notable Streeterville buildings.

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  Chicago River is the south border (right) of the Near North Side and Streeterville and the north border (left) of Chicago Loop, Lakeshore East and Illinois Center (from Lake Shore Drive's Link Bridge with Trump International Hotel and Tower at jog in the river in the center)

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  Aerial View of Navy Pier at Night

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  The Magnificent Mile has Chicago Landmarks such as the Allerton Hotel and many medium to high-end shopping destinations.