The Breakdown
An overview: Didn’t we already do the West Loop? How is this different? Well, yes, we did indeed cover the
entire West Loop back in May of 2011. However, we chose to come back and
focus on the neighborhood’s eastern-most section for two main reasons. First of all, our 2011 entry neglected
the portion east of I-90/94. As this
entry will show, there are many wonderful things to do in such a small
geographic area. Secondly, we’ve
had an incredible two years exploring your neighborhoods. Now, we want to take you on a tour of
ours.
Like Greektown, West Loop Gate is a
neighborhood within a neighborhood within a community area. As stated above, West Loop Gate is the
easternmost portion of the West Loop neighborhood, which itself encompasses a
relatively centralized (though spanning much of the east-west length) portion of
one of the City’s largest community areas: the Near West Side. Despite officially being a part of the Near West Side, West
Loop Gate really serves more as an extension of the Loop, rather than a portion
of the greater West Loop or Greektown.
But it hasn’t always been like that. Relatively new as an in-demand place to
live, West Loop Gate is continuing to grow taller and denser, much like its
residential loft and high-rise bearing cousin the South Loop. And as more and more people desire its
location and fashionable condos, West Loop Gate’s lifestyle options continue to
grow and expand with it.
