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)?
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Touring Chicago’s Southport Corridor – Belmont to Addison Street
A tour around Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood in Chicago during the Late Summer and Early Fall of 2021
Tour Time! Shopping, eating and playing between Belmont Avenue and Addison Street along Southport Avenue during the late summer of 2021.
Alice & Wonder 
Amazon Books 
Anthropologie 
Athleta 
Aura Candle Bar 
Benefit 
Benefit 
bluemercury 
Bonobos 
Butcher’s Tap 
Former Gearhed 
Byline Bank 
Capital One Cafe 
Uncle Han’s 
Indira & Coda di Volpe 
Coda di Volpe 
Compass Real Estate 
Corridor Brewery 
Corridor Brewery 
Crosby’s Kitchen 
Crosby’s Kitchen 
Custom Eyes 
Dag’s Pizza 
Denim Lounge for Men 
Discover CBD 
Dr. Martens 
Dr. Martens 
Elevare 
Ella Elli 
Ella Elli 
Ella Elli 
Evereve & Madewell 
Fairy Tale Ballet 
FedEd 
Fleet Feet 
Fleet Feet & The Sill 
FoxTrot 
FoxTrot 
Framebridge (Coming soon) 
Francesca’s 
Free People 
New Development 
Galleria Liquors 
The Gap 
The Gap 
Coda Di Volpe, Indira 
J. Crew & SoulCycle 
J. Crew & SoulCycle 
J. Crew & SoulCycle 
Jeni’s Ice Cream 
Jeni’s Ice Cream 
Jeni’s Ice Cream 
Jeni’s Ice Cream 
Aligned 
Johnny Was 
Johnny Was 
Joy’s Cleaners 
Krista K Boutique 
Lakeview Insurance 
Lange’s Lounge 
lululemon athletica 
lululemon athletica 
lululemon athletica 
Lush 
M2 Boutique 
Madewell 
New Development 
New National Retail Coming 
Custom Eyes 
Paper Source 
The UPS Store 
Kendra Scott, LensCrafters 
Potbelly’s 
Primrose 
Primrose 
Primrose 
Southport Avenue 
Real Good Juice Co. 
Schoolyard Tavern 
Schubas & Tied House 
Sephora 
Sephora 
Sheil Park 
Sheil Park 
Southport Wine, Beer & Spirits 
Southport Bees 
Southport Low-Line 
Southport Low-Line 
Southport Low-Line 
Southport Low-Line & CTA 
Southport Grocery 
Southport Lanes (Closed) 
Southport Lanes (Closed) 
spaderma 
Spaderma & Yoga6 
Starbucks 
Starbucks 
Starbucks 
The Sill 
Tuco & Blondie 
Tuco & Blondie 
US Apothecary (K. Hall Studio) 
Warby Parker 
Yoga6
Holiday Lights on the Southport Corridor
‘Tis the season on the Southport Corridor – all decked out in holiday lights. Here are some snapshots we took in early December, 2015.
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| Chicago’s Southport Corridor |
Summer 2015 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor
The rain has finally stopped long enough for us to get our annual photos of the Southport Corridor during summertime. Some of these view will look quite different next summer with the addition of SoulCycle and J. Crew coming, along with the proposed Southport TOD.
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| Evereve and Lou & Grey |
Continue reading “Summer 2015 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor”
Spring 2014 on the Southport Corridor
Finally getting nice again to walk around the neighborhood!
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| Schoolyard Tavern |
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| The Princess Club |
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| Southport Lanes |
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| Justin\’s |
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| Justin\’s |
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| Jeni\’s Splendid Ice Creams |
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| Gap Southport |
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| Teavana (Under Construction) |
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| Free People and Mystic Celt |
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| Krista K and Lange\’s Lounge |
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| Lange\’s Lounge |
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| Splendid |
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| Blue Mercury |
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| Aligned Mordern Health |
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| David\’s Tea |
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| Anthropologie |
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| She One and Anthony’s Italian Ice |
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| Southport Grocery and Cafe |
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| Lululemon |
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| Lululemon |
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| Southport’s People Spot (Under Construction) |
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| Custom Eyes and Francesca’s Collection |
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| M2, M4M, State Street Barbers |
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| Sheil Park |
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| Crosby’s Kitchen |
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| Free People, Mystic Celt |
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| Indira |
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| Teavana, HomeMade Pizza Co. |
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| Schoolyard Tavern |
The Holiday Season on Chicago’s Southport Corridor
A collection of photos of the Southport Corridor during the holiday season.
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| Mystic Celt |
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| Mystic Celt |
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| Free People Southport |
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| Cerato |
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| Crosby\’s Kitchen |
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| The UPS Store |
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| Custom Eyes |
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| Wheel House Wrigley |
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| Lululemon Southport |
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| Lululemon Southport |
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| Southport Grocery and Cafe |
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| She One |
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| Anthropologie Southport |
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| Southport Suites |
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| That\’s Amore Florists |
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| Benefit Southport |
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| Homemade Pizza Company |
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| Jeni\’s Southport |
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| Starbucks Southport |
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| Justin\’s Southport |
Join Custom Eyes, Saturday, November 23 from 4-7 PM for their Trunk Show!
Join Custom Eyes, Saturday, November 23 from 4-7 PM for their Trunk Show
A Tour of Chicago’s Southport Corridor
Take a tour with us! Click through the jump to see why we think Southport is the best local street in Chicago. What do you love about the Southport Corridor?
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Athleta
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| Perchance and Blue Mercury |
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| Uncle Dan’s and Wheel House Wrigley |
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| Lululemon |
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| Rise Sushi |
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| Anthropologie |
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| Noodles and Company, Coobah, Candyality |
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| Schoolyard Tavern and Princess Club |
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| Mystic Celt |
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| Krista K and That’s Amore Florist |
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| Blue Mercury |
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| Southport Lanes |
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| Southport CTA |
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| Anthropologie |
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| Southport Grocery and Cafe |
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| D’Agostino’s and Julius Meinl |
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| b. rose salon |
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| Justin\’s |
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| Perchance |
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| Custom Eyes and Francescafree’s |
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| Free People Southport |
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| Southport CTA Entrance |
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| Paper Source Southport |
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| She One Boutique |
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| Princess Club |
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| Indira Salon |
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| Lululemon |
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| M2 and M4M, State Street |
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| Cerato Boutique, Crosby’s Kitchen |
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| Anthropologie |
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| David’s Tea Southport |
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