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 Seats for Forklifts Chicago - The Illinois city of Chicago is considered the largest city in the United States with over 3 million people. The city of Chicago has a lot of monikers, including "The City of Big Shoulders", "The Windy City" and "The Second City" Located on the shores of Lake Michigan within the heart of the Midwest, it is the 3rd most populated city within the United States.
The city has a beautiful lakefront which has attracted numerous tourists and visitors throughout the year. The northern side of Chicago has a broad lesbian and gay community base, specially the Andersonville and Lakeview areas. Due to the diverse cultural communities that is existing within the area, there are many ethnic restaurant districts which are accessible everywhere. Amongst them comprise "Little Seoul," that is a cluster of Vietnamese restaurants on Argyle Street; "Chinatown," situated on the South Side; "Greektown" on South Halsted, "Pilsen" a Mexican village on the 18th street and "Paseo Boricua", an anclave of Puerto Rico which is situated within the Humboldt Park area.
Chicago City likewise boasts of different entertaining and performing arts. Improvisational theatre is a modern branch of traditional theatre. There are a couple of renowned comedy troupes which are fairly well-known in Chicago City: The Second City and I.O. Other theater companies comprise the Goodman Theatre, the Victory Gardens Theatre, and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Tourists who like to watch Broadway entertainment at theatres can go to Cadillac Palace Theatre, Auditorium Building of Roosevelt University, Drury lane Theatre Water Tower Place, Ford Centre for the performing Arts Oriental Theatre and the bank of America Theatre. For music enthusiasts, there are classical music presentations provided by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which is known as among the world's finest orchestras. A more diverse and multicultural counterpart of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is the Chicago Sinfonietta. For concerts outside, there is the Grant Park, the Ravinia Park and the Millenium Park. For dance and Ballet lovers, there are the Joffrey Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Chicago Festival Ballet. Music fans can also get a taste of live music from the Chicago Soul, Chicago Blues, jazz, and gospel. Annual music festivals, such as the Intonation Music Festival, the Pitchfork Music festival and the Lollapalooza are among the wonderful music highlights each year.
For visitors, the city of Chicago provides numerous attractions, like for example The Art Institute's Modern Wing, the Millenium Park, The Chicago Cultural Centre and Skydeck Chicago's The Ledge.
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