{"id":407195,"date":"2022-03-10T09:31:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=407195"},"modified":"2022-03-10T09:36:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:36:55","slug":"ukrainian-village-guide-to-food-history-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/ukrainian-village-guide-to-food-history-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"UrbanMatter’s Guide to Ukrainian Village and Its Rich History, Cuisine, and Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

The press reports, images, and reporting coming out of Ukraine are heartbreaking. To be worlds away, seeing them evokes immediate feeling of anger and frustration yet in that also inspires us to do anything we can, no matter how big or small, to help. Tucked away in the larger West Town community of Chicago’s Near West Side sits Ukrainian Village\u2014a vibrant corridor of shops, restaurants, and history\u2014that’s cultivated one of the largest communities of Ukrainian immigrants in the entire United States. In 2016, Ukrainian Village was named the hottest neighborhood in America<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s our guide to Ukrainian Village and how you can not only support the Ukrainian resistance efforts through donation, but by also supporting local Ukrainian-owned businesses here in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Geography<\/h2>\n

While the borders can sometime be contested, the general consensus is that official<\/em> Ukrainian Village spans from Division St. on the north end, to Grand Ave. in the south, and then Damen Ave. on the east to Western Ave on the west.<\/p>\n