It’s technically the West Loop, but the stretch remains a mix of industrial and gallery space in an area much quieter than the land of taco chains and real estate chatter along Randolph Street. Maxwells Trading will soon to open west of Ogden Avenue, an area once cast under the shadow of the Schwartz Pickle Factory.
Erling Wu-Bower points out the speakers hanging from the ceiling and the space behind the bar where the turntable will spin soul and funk at his upcoming restaurant.