Tag: Big City Optical

Shopping small on Southport Avenue

The news of Abercrombie & Fitch has been one of the biggest commenting events on our social media platforms, and one of the highest views on the blog. However, many of you have commented about chain stores taking over and that you would rather shop small. Here’s some of the favorite small businesses on Southport Avenue in Chicago. Which one is your favorite(s)?

Touring Chicago’s Southport Corridor – Addison to Grace Street

A tour around Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood in Chicago during the Early Fall of 2021

Tour Time! Shopping, eating and playing between Addison and Grace Streets along Southport Avenue during the early Fall of 2021.

  • The Guild
  • 5411 Empanadas
  • Ayman Hair Studio – Kid Create Studio
  • Ayman Hair Studio – Kid Create Studio
  • Bentley Pet Stuff – 2×10 Nails
  • Big City Optical – Big City Dental
  • Blaine Elementary School
  • Bodega Sur
  • Bombastic Cafe – The Former Blue Bayou
  • Bombastic Cafe
  • Cafe Tola
  • Candyality
  • Click Shoes – Baby Dolls
  • Coalfire Pizza
  • Ouizi Mural – CVS Pharmacy
  • Ouizi Mural – CVS Pharmacy
  • Dairy Queen
  • dog-a-holics
  • Tango Sur – 312 Estates – Bodega Sur- Cafe Tola
  • Dona Tola
  • El Marcado Food Mart
  • European Wax Studio
  • Fifth Third Bank
  • Mercury Theater and Venus Cabaret
  • Growing Smiles
  • Jewel-Osco
  • Julius Meinl
  • Julius Meinl
  • Massage Envy – Bank of America
  • Mercury Theater and Venus Cabaret
  • Music Box Theatre
  • Music Box Theatre
  • New Development
  • New Retail coming from Chris Irwin
  • Steingold’s Bagels
  • Sushi Mura
  • Suvarna – Sushi Mura
  • 312 Estates
  • The Former Blue Bayou
  • The Former Blue Bayou
  • TS Organic Nails – Subway
  • Two Penny Blue
  • Unique Brow

Southport Corridor changes into 2019

Whether you are new to the area or a long-time resident, one thing is for certain: nothing is permanent except change. So if you can’t keep up with all of the changes happening to Chicago’s Southport Corridor, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
Here is a summary of what to expect into 2019:
  1. The Denim Lounge for Men is coming to SheOne\’s former location
  2. Foxtrot Delivery Market coming to the TOD development at 3334 N. Southport Avenue
  3. Warby Parker is rumored to be taking over Paperchase\’s backed out lease at 3420 N. Southport
  4. Schoolyard Tavern under new ownership
  5. TOD development at 3200 N. Southport now coming (Former Flattop Grill space)
  6. TOD development coming to 3647 N. Southport
  7. Rise Sushi and Galleria Liquors will be replaced by this Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
  8. Large-scale mixed-use development coming to 1356 W. Wellington Avenue
  9. 1342 W. Belmont retail space for lease
  10. Kai Sushi is now open at 3819 N. Southport
  11. Big City Optical has moved into the former Frankies on the Park location at 3708 N. Southport
  12. 3740 N. Southport (Formerly Chaz\’s Real Estate Space) is now a nail salon
  13. GNC is closed and is now for lease
  14. Taco Bell on Addison will be replaced by Planet Granite and additional retail
  15. Digits Nail Salon has closed, new nail salon is now open
  16. Ivivva by Lululemon is closed. Space currently for lease
  17. The auto body shop on Addison by Wrigley Field will be replaced by a new development
  18. 1035 W. Addison to be redeveloped
  19. The former Blue Bayou space is for lease
  20. Basics Salon at 3542 N. Southport is currently for lease or for for a possible TOD redevelopment in 2019-2020
  21. Addison & Clark development is underway; Shake Shack, Cinemex Movie Theater, Harley Davidson and Lucky Strike will be anchor tenants
  22. Cafe Tola is expanding into the Sweet Sensations former space