Leo Tropeano lived in New York for years, but when he was ready to put up his first retail store selling denim for men, called Mugsy Jeans, he chose Chicago's emerging Fulton Market neighborhood. For now, many of the former meat and produce warehouses around his storefront at 1118 W. Fulton are vacant, with either "Sold" or "For Sale" signs posted, and the foot traffic is light during the day. But as Google brings more workers into its Midwest head office around the corner and McDonald's builds its global headquarters nearby, Tropeano is betting that his part of the West Loop will become Chicago's next Bucktown. Like West Randolph Street, two blocks to the south, Fulton Market will have more than its share of restaurants. It's also turning into a more multi-dimensional commercial strip, as national chains and independent retailers tiptoe in. Read More....
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