Fulton Market District

For other uses, see Fulton Street (disambiguation).

Fulton Market District is on the Near West Side of Chicago. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it served meat-packing, warehouse and industrial purposes, but has gentrified in the 21st century with corporate headquarters, tech industry, hotels, bars, restaurants, and retail.^[1] Randolph Street and Lake Street are the main East-West streets, and Halsted Street the major North-South artery. The district's name commemorates American inventor Robert Fulton and it is just across the expressway from the Fulton River District to the east.

Map depicting the Fulton Market District and its landmarked subsection as well as the neighboring Fulton River District (green)

Looking east on Randolph street in Chicago 1880

The market in 2002

The market in 2002

Seen from Fulton Street & Halsted Street in 2021

A portion of the district (named the Fulton-Randolph Market District) was granted Landmark District status by the City of Chicago in 2015.^[2][3][4] The landmarked portion of the district is around 74 acres in size.^[4] It is served by the CTA's Green and Pink Lines at the Morgan 'L' station, as well as several bus routes. It borders the Warehouse District to the east, and the West Loop to the west. Fulton Market District has some of the highest value commercial real estate in the Chicago area.^[5]

In the 2010s it attracted both corporate and regional headquarters for many corporations including McDonald's, Google, Kimberly Clark,^[6] Dyson, Herman Miller, and Mondelez among others.^[7]

References

1. Smith, Ryan (2019-12-11). "How Fulton Market lost the last of its grit". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
2. LaTrace, A. J. (31 July 2015). "What the new district means". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
3. Cox, Ted. "Fulton-Randolph Market District Granted Formal Status as City Landmark". DNA Info. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
4. Motchan, Bill. "Fulton-Randolph Market Area Is Now An Official Landmark District". Chicago Architecture. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
5. Baker, Matt. "Reporter". REJournals. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
6. Ori, Ryan (14 April 2021). "Kimberly-Clark adding 250 jobs". Chicago Tribune.
7. Elejalde-Ruiz, Alexia (January 7, 2018). "Oreo-maker Mondelez to move headquarters and 400 jobs to Chicago, leaving Deerfield". Chicago Tribune via MSN. Retrieved 2019-01-08.

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