EDGEWATER — Bryn Mawr Avenue’s glitzy past is evident through its historic storefronts and ornate apartment buildings, which harken back to its days as a premier business corridor serving the wealthy residents of those buildings.

But in recent years, Bryn Mawr Avenue found itself far from its heyday.

The corridor’s business community has been hit hard by the compounding effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the complete overhaul of four Far North Side Red Line stations, including the Bryn Mawr station. Many of the streets anchor businesses — including three of its biggest restaurants — closed in the years since the pandemic.

There may finally be a light at the end of the tunnel, however. Empty storefronts have been slowly but surely filling up — with more still to come — and the CTA fina

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