Old Town

Old Town is one of Chicago's most unique and inviting neighborhoods

Known for its diverse and exciting collection of restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues, the Old Town boundaries are as follows:

Eugenie Street to the north
Division Street to the south
Halsted to the west
Clark Street to the east

Tree lined streets, accented with historical streetlights and assorted outdoor cafes encourage visitors to take in the flavor of all that Old Town has to offer its neighbors and visitors to the area.

The land known as Old Town originally served as a home and trade center to many Nations including Potawatomi, Miami and Illinois.[2] Following the Treaty of Chicago in 1833, most of the indigenous people were forcibly removed, and the land was then settled by German-Catholic immigrants in the mid to late 19th century. Clark Street is a leftover of the culture, it being an old road which followed the high point next to Lake Michigan.

Old Town is today considered an affluent and historic neighborhood, home to many of Chicago's older, Victorian-era buildings. The neighborhood is also home to St. Michaels Church, originally a Bavarian-built church, and one of 7 to survive the path of the Great Chicago Fire[3]. Many of the streets and alleys, particularly in the Old Town Triangle section, predate the Great Chicago Fire and do not all adhere to a typical Chicago grid pattern.