Tri-Taylor has the following boundaries: Roosevelt (1200 S) to Harrison (600 S), Halsted (800 W) to Ashland (1600 W)
As a port of entry for new arrivals, this area was packed with immigrants from all over the world at the turn of the century. Today's Near West Side, anchored by the University of Illinois at Chicago and Chicago's medical district, preserves its ethnic heritage in such charming enclaves as Greek Town and Little Italy.
In a city such as Chicago where neighborhoods are a source of strong local pride, this section several miles west of the Loop did not even have a name until recently. The area has revived enough to be considered worthy of a name : Tri-Taylor. This neighborhood is energetic with new life due to new development as government, institutions and community work together. Tri-Taylor is full of affordable single-family homes and townhomes. And everything is within walking distance.
Once known as Little Italy, Taylor Street still has some of the best Italian restaurants and bakeries in the city. Chicago's Greek Town was displaced north to its current location on Halsted and most of the present restaurants and business opened from 1970 to 1990.
Tri-Taylor Historic District, a national landmark neighborhood, is located just west of the Medical Center on Oakley from Grenshaw to Congress Parkway.
Many of the buildings were constructed just after the fire of 1872 and are unique in being built of Joliet limestone. Like so many other neighborhoods in Chicago, it is undergoing extensive renovation of the buildings by homeowners. Residents are turning the neighborhood around, restoring abandoned buildings. The whole community is behind the effort.
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