McCormick Place, Chicago
Mayor Richard J.
Mayor Richard J. Daley believed firmly - as his son, Mayor Richard M., does after him - in total, ruthless domination of the convention circuit. Hence, the massive complex of McCormick Place, which is currently struggling to stay ahead of rivals in Las Vegas and Orlando. There's little reason to seek out McCormick Place if your business isn't already sending you there, but the auto shows are a draw for some visitors.
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About McCormick Place
2301 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States
+1 312-791-7000
McCormick Place and Nearby Sights on Map
Arie Crown Theater
Comfortable sit-down music venue in the midst of McCormick Place
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
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Blues Heaven Foundation
A major blues hotspot where Muddy Waters, Ahmad Jamal, Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Bo Diddley, Etta James, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Ramsey Lewis, and many other greats recorded during Chicago's bluesiest period
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is the home of the Chicago Bears
Prairie Avenue
The Prairie Avenue Historic District includes the 1800 and 1900 blocks of South Prairie, the 1800 block of South Indiana and 211 through 217 East Cullerton
The Clarke House Museum
Built in 1836, this unassuming little white house is the oldest surviving structure in Chicago
Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
This small peninsula, jutting out into Lake Michigan, was the site of Meigs Airport until Mayor Daley's midnight demolition raid a few years ago; now it's a 7500-seat concert venue for touring rock and hip-hop acts
The Glessner House Museum
A stately Arts & Crafts mansion from 1887, now fully restored and refurnished to its original Gilded Age atmosphere
McCormick Tribune Campus Center
Architectural landmark, distinguished by the wild L tunnel on top - the first building in the U
Hilliard Homes
In the architecture of these massive public housing projects lies the South Side's tongue-in-cheek answer to the North Side's Marina City - in fact, they were built by the same architect, Bertrand Goldberg