Uptown

The song was talking about a street in a different city, but that doesn't make the neon lights any less bright on Broadway. Uptown's major artery is a long, wide street running from Irving Park to Foster, dotted along the way with dive bars, casual restaurants and a wide range of storefronts. A working class neighborhood these days, the area still contains glimpses of the glitz and glamour of years gone by.

From roughly 1920-1950, Uptown was an entertainment mecca. Jazz bands and Prohibition-era gangsters abounded in the neighborhood's heyday, with hotspots like the Aragon Ballroom, Riveria Theater and the Green Mill gaining international fame. All of those spots are still in operation, making modern Uptown one of the city's best-kept entertainment secrets and a popular destination for Chicago history buffs.

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