Wicker Park is a Chicago neighborhood northwest of the Loop , south of Bucktown and west of Pulaski Park . Charles and Joel Wicker purchased of land along Milwaukee Avenue in 1870 and laid out a subdivision with a mix of lot sizes surrounding a park . The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 spurred the first wave of development , as homeless Chicagoans looked to build new houses
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
West Town, Chicago