Printers Row
Printers Row is a Chicago neighborhood located in South Loop. The area of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the Chicago River on the west. This neighborhood overlaps significantly with the officially designated landmark Printing House Row District to the north of Ida B Wells Drive and the South Loop Printing House District to the south of the Drive. The neighborhood includes Dearborn Station, which is also on the National Register of Historic Places.
Many of the buildings in this area were used by printing and publishing businesses. Today, the buildings have mainly been converted into residential lofts. Palmer Printing, Inc., near the corner of Clark and Polk streets, sold to residential developers in early 2018. Dupli-Group, a family-owned printer operating since the WWII era, continues to operate in the neighborhood.