Thirty years ago Chicago’s near north side, north and east of the river and west of Michigan Avenue, was a jumble of obsolete manufacturing buildings punctuated by the occasional rooming house. Today, the area that became known as River North is a prime restaurant, gallery, residential and office district. Albert Friedman of Friedman Properties was a major player in the changes. In this third part of a four-part series he talks about the continuing evolution of River North.
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This neighborhood hosts well-known tourist restaurants (Gino’s, Hard Rock, Rainforest Cafe, Portillo’s, Harry Caray’s) and a say of parking lots. It’s a melange of urban grit and near-Gold Coast sophistication.
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Albert Friedman created the term River North. I never knew that.
nothing like a cheese face white mother fucker telling me about my hood
a drive through river north. . im a drive through you’re fucking hood. . .you talk like you don’t know shit cause you dont. . . talk about how RN be 7-8 years ago bitch. . .RN run off of C Greens. you rock the boarder everytime you head north on you’re drive you lil bitch
well dont u think you are to old to be on the computer
65. Do the math.
how old are you first of all you did not march in the 60′s you racist prick
We marched to free blacks from segregated housing and whites from their hatred.
Whatever your color, you’re a blind hater.
what does that mean and how do you know iam a person of color hmmmmmm but i just think u are racist thats all
You’re a deranged nut job who can’t quote a single “racist” phrase in anything I’ve said in this video – or ever said throughout my entire life.
Nonetheless, I take pride in having had rocks and bottles thrown at me in the 60s while marching to help win you the freedoms you employ in the cause of hatred.
listen to what you said in the video racist if i see yo chicago in the gc area wher i live i will beat your racist ass i hate racist ppl
And you’re a hater who has no idea what he’s talking about.
you are racist man
hey thanks for the video. i lived in Chicago a while back and it’s cool to catch a glimse of an area I spent so much time in. i’d love to see some more neighborhoods. cheers
Well, your choices are that River North boundaries go north of Chicago Ave or the Realtors push Gold Coast boundaries south to Chicago Ave.
Take your pick.
I’m not quite sure why developers keep trying to stretch the River North boundaries north of Chicago Avenue. Cabrini Green really has nothing in common with River North and no one except a few boundary-pushing real estate people seem to want to include it. A big part of what made River North different was that it wasn’t primarily residential – exactly the opposite of Cabrini.
This was an early test of the camera’s window mount – there are more drives, and I’m hoping you find them better than this one.
Cool. Let’s see some other neighborhoods!
Try aiming your camera a bit more upwards- we only got garage-level views on alot of bulidings…