The Loop District in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Jewelers Row

Chicago Landmark District

Photographed By Sean Flynn

1. Jewelers Row Marker

Inscription. Since the early 1900s, Jewelers Row has been an important center of jewelry, silver, and watch manufacturing and trade. These distinguished loft buildings and early 20th-century skyscrapers also reflect the development of Chicago commercial architecture.

Erected 2003 by Commission on Chicago Landmarks; City of Chicago.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 41° 52.911′ N, 87° 37.578′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in The Loop District. Marker is at the intersection of Wabash Avenue and Madison Street on Wabash Avenue. This marker is about 10 feet high on a lamppost near the southwest corner of Wabash and Madison, next the staircase down from the CTA's Washington/Wabash "L" station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29 E Madison St, Chicago IL 60602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Old Saint Mary's Cathedral (a few steps from this marker); The Heyworth Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Jewelers Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Carson Pirie Scott & Company Building (about 300 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); The Sisters of Mercy (about 400 feet away); Palmer House Hotel (about 500 feet away); Aaron Montgomery Ward (about 500 feet away); Historic Michigan Boulevard (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this marker. Like other Chicago Landmark District markers, the front and back are identical. At least one more of these markers is on Wabash, a block south near Monroe.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, November 25, 2023

2. Jewelers Row Marker

The CTA elevated train tracks above Wabash Avenue in this photo form the eastern side of the "Loop," for which Chicago's downtown district is named. A storefront for one of the many jewelers that still adorns this stretch of Wabash can be seen on the right. The 100-story Trump Tower can be seen on the left in the far background; Wabash Avenue juts left at its Chicago River crossing to go around the tower before heading north again.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, November 25, 2023

3. Jewelers Row Marker

From the steps going down the from the Washington/Wabash CTA "L" station.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 25, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2, 3. submitted on November 26, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Submissions of each Jewelers Row marker on individual profiles. • Can you help?