▁attract ed ▁light ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁sh ops . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁the ▁community ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁limits ▁to ▁ 3 1 st ▁Street ; ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁period , ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Central ▁Rail road ▁was ▁built ▁into ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁a ▁South ▁State ▁Street ▁horse - dra wn ▁street car ▁line , ▁linking ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁dow nt own , ▁attract ed ▁wealth y ▁families ▁to ▁the ▁area . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Chicago ▁Fire ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁fin est ▁m ans ions ▁and ▁most ▁el ite ▁social ▁families , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁the ▁rail road ' s ▁Central ▁Station ▁opened ▁at ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street . ▁However , ▁by ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁rapid ▁trans it ▁evol ved ▁and ▁many ▁families ▁moved ▁slightly ▁farther ▁from ▁the ▁Loop ▁business ▁district . ▁The ▁rail ro ads ▁brought ▁w are h ouses ▁and ▁light ▁manufact uring . ▁Michigan ▁Avenue ▁between ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁and ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Street ▁became ▁an ▁auto ▁row . ▁The ▁" Le vee " ▁vice ▁district ▁of ▁bro th els ▁and ▁g amb ling ▁dens ▁around ▁C erm ak ▁Street ▁and ▁State ▁Street ▁prosper ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁Burn ham ▁Park ▁and ▁several ▁accomp any ing ▁institutions