History of River North

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	Photo Credit: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-079327. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
	Franklin Street bridge linking the area that is now River North with downtown is seen in the lower-left corner of the photo.
	Photo Credit: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0008115, DN-0007261, DN-0072517. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
	ca. 1920: View from above of the bridge over the Chicago River located at Franklin Street and Orleans Street in Chicago, Illinois.
	Photo Credit: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0072518. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
	1920: View of the bridge over the Chicago River located at Franklin Street and Orleans Street in Chicago, Illinois seen from the street, looking across the bridge.
	Photo Credit: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0057014. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
	Ca 1911: Image of pedestrians crossing the Wells Street Bridge which spanned the Chicago River and connected the Near North Side and Loop community areas of Chicago, Illinois. The view is looking north.
	Photo Credit: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0008512. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
	1907: View of the Chicago skyline looking north across the Chicago River from Wells Street toward a group of the Pillsbury company warehouses along the riverbank in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The top of the Sherman House Hotel and the City Hall building can be seen in the background.

River North

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Chicago, Illinois 60610

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