From 18th Street and Normal, go west to explore Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, known for its galleries, restaurants, cafes and bars, and for being a vibrant center of Mexican-American culture. Mehr erfahren
Halsted and 18th Street, just west of Normal, is home to the Chicago Arts District's 2nd Fridays Gallery Night, as well as to a number of independently owned, artist-run galleries. Mehr erfahren
In the "Blues Brothers" (1980) Jake and Elwood Blues grew up in an orphanage, which owes $5000 in property taxes, setting the brothers off on their quest to raise the money through honest means. Mehr erfahren
Halsted and 18th Street, just west of Normal, is also home to Kristoffer's Café, a family-owned eatery that is known for their famous tres-leches (three milk) cake. Mehr erfahren
Blues Brothers filmmakers built a fake façade for the orphanage "Saint Helen of the Blessed Shroud" in an alley just north of 18th and Normal Avenue. Mehr erfahren