West Loop Shop including the Chinese entrepreneurs and

including the Chinese entrepreneurs and later Vietnamese refugees that inspire today’s Asia on Argyle and Argyle Night Market

the neighborhood in the late 19th century was primarily populated by Swedish immigrants

000 bulbs are planted each fall) wash the streets

It took an Irish immigrant

West Loop Shop including the Chinese entrepreneurs andInspired by the delicious scent wafting from the Blommer Chocolate factory with notes of chocolate, vanilla, and walnut. Situated just west of the Chicago River and the downtown Loop, the West Loop has transformed from the gritty industrial hub in the mid 1800s into a 21st century tech hub and a sought after neighborhood. Though the Great Depression took its toll on the area, substantial investment since the late 1980s has breathed new life into it.