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Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, and Bucktown
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In 1864 Lincoln Park—the park, which extends from North Avenue to Foster Avenue—became the city's first public playground. Its zoo is legendary. The area adjacent to it, bordered by Armitage Avenue, Diversey Parkway, the lake, and the Chicago River, took the same name. Farther north, in the confines of Wicker Park and Bucktown, up-to-the-minute fashions mix with Old World memories and gorgeous Victorian-era architecture.
Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, and Bucktown at a Glance
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Shopping
- 1154 Lill Studio
- Akira
- Alan Design Studio
- Alcala's Western Wear
- apartment number 9
- Aroma Workshop
- Art Effect
- Bedside Manor
- Belly Dance Maternity
- The Boring Store
- Camelot Children's Kingdom
- CB2
- City Soles
- Crate&Barrel
- Crate&Barrel Outlet
- Cynthia Rowley
- Dusty Groove
- Fleet Feet Sports
- Fox's
- G Boutique
- Giggle
- Gramaphone Records
- The Green Goddess Boutique
- Haberdash
- Helen Yi
- Intermix
- Jayson Home & Garden
- John Fluevog Boots & Shoes
- The Land of Nod
- The Left Bank
- Lori's Designer Shoes
- Marc by Marc Jacobs
- Michelle Tan
- Mint Julep
- Mulberry & Me
- Myopic Books
- A New Leaf
- Old Town School of Music Store
- p.45
- Pagoda Red
- Paper Doll
- Pavilion
- Penelope's
- Piggy Toes
- Powell's Bookstore
- Psychobaby
- The Red Balloon
- Red Eye
- Riley
- Robin Richman
- Rotofugi
- RR#1 Chicago
- Ruby Room
- Running Away Multisport
- Salvage One
- Sequin
- Silver Moon Chicago
- Sir and Madame
- Soutache
- Sprout Home
- Stitch
- The T-Shirt Deli
- Tabula Tua
- Tangerine
- Una Mae's
- Underthings
- vive la femme
- Vosges Haut-Chocolat
Entertainment
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