Prairie Avenue is a street on the south side of Chicago which extends from 16th street to the city's southern limits. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

In 1812, the area that is now the northern section of this street was the site of the Fort Dearborn massacre. Combatants Potawatomi United Kingdom United States Commanders Chief Blackbird Nathan Heald Strength 500+ 69 military + civilians Casualties 15 39 military + 27 civilians The Fort Dearborn massacre occurred on August 15, 1812 near Fort Dearborn in the United States during the War of 1812. ...

Shortly after the Civil War, the city's wealthy residents settled on Prairie Avenue due to its proximity to the Loop and the fact that traveling there did not involve crossing the Chicago River. Following the Great Fire of 1871, the northern section of the street became home to even more of the city's urban elite, including Marshall Field, Philip Armour, and George Pullman; as such, it was widely regarded as the city's most fashionable neighborhood. In the late 1880's, however, pollution from the nearby railroad and an encroaching vice district caused the area to become less desirable, motivating wealthy residents to migrate to other areas such as the city's burgeoning Gold Coast neighborhood. Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,213,363 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  The American... The Loop is what locals call the downtown neighborhood of Chicago. ... Downtown buildings line the Chicago River The Chicago River is 156 miles (251 km) long, and flows through downtown Chicago, Illinois. ... Artists rendering of the fire, by John R Chapin, originally printed in Harpers Weekly The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from October 8 to October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying several square miles in Chicago, Illinois. ... Marshall Field (1834 -1906) was founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago based chain of department stores. ... Philip Danforth Armour (1832-1901) was born in Stockbridge, New York, of Scotch-Irish descent. ... George Mortimer Pullman (March 3, 1831 – October 19, 1897) was an American inventor and industrialist. ... The Near North Side is the part of Chicago, Illinois just north of the downtown central business distict (the Loop). ...

In the mid-20th century, many of the mansions on Prairie Avenue were demolished. An area of Prairie Avenue was designated a Chicago Landmark District on December 27, 1979, and the remaining buildings provide some sense of the street's former character. Two individual Chicago Landmark Buildings, the Clarke House and the Glessner House, are located within this district. December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

References

• "Prairie Avenue" by Heidi Pawlowski Carey, The Encyclopedia of Chicago, retrieved October 23, 2005.

• "Chicago Landmarks: Prairie Avenue District", CityofChicago.org, retrieved October 23, 2005.