Streeterville

Streeterville is a neighborhood, situated on the Northeastern side of Chicago, in the Near North Side

Overview
Streeterville is a neighborhood located in the Near North Side of Chicago, north of the Chicago River. Throughout much of the 20th century, the neighborhood retained a marked duality : large factories and warehouses dotted the shores of the Chicago River, and the vicinities of the Navy Pier, while upscale residential and retail facilities constituted much of the Northern portion of the neighborhood. This trend changed halfway through the 20th century, and a markedly gentrification began to change even the landscape of the Southern portion of the area, as high rise complexes replaced the former factories that once stood. The area is home to some of Chicago's tallest skyscrapers (notably the John Hancock Center) and to the most popular Chicagoan attraction, the Navy Pier. Notable landmarks also includes the Chicago Water Tower, and the Chicago Avenue Pumping Station (two prominents buildings spared by the 1871 Great Chicago Fire), and the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower.

History
Streeterville is named after the eccentric Captain George Streeter, which tried to lay claim to the area, after his boat struck a sandbar off the Chicago shoreline, during a storm in the late 1880s.