Magnificent Mile
Magnificent Mile | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood and street | |
| Magnificent Mile | |
Chicago's Magnificent Mile looking South | |
| Nickname: The Mag Mile | |
Streetmap | |
| Coordinates: 41°53′43″N 87°37′28″W / 41.89535°N 87.62432°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
| Community areas | List |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
The Magnificent Mile (sometimes locally abbreviated to the Mag Mile) is the approximately one-mile-long stretch of Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It divides the neighborhood of Streeterville, on its east, from River North, on its west.
The Magnificent Mile is the primary commercial corridor between the Loop and Gold Coast. It hosts numerous retail stores and experiential spaces, hotels, and tourist attractions.
The real estate developer Arthur Rubloff of Rubloff Company gave the district its nickname in 1947. Skyscrapers and landmarks along the Magnificent Mile include the John Hancock Center, the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, the Chicago Water Tower, and the Allerton, Drake, and Intercontinental hotels.