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Great Chicago Fire

The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about 3.3 square miles in Chicago, Illinois. Though the fire was one of the largest U.S. disasters of the 19th century, the rebuilding that began helped develop Chicago as one of the most populous and economically important American cities.

Located at 41.8693, -87.6418 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1871 fires, 1871 in Illinois, Urban fires in the United States, History of Chicago, Illinois, History of the United States (1865–1918), Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Fires in Illinois, Great Chicago Fire

Everleigh Club

The Everleigh Club was a high-class brothel which operated in Chicago, Illinois from February 1900 until October 1911. It was owned and operated by Ada and Minna Everleigh.

Located at 41.8549, -87.6286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1900 establishments in the United States, 1911 disestablishments, Brothels in the United States, History of Chicago, Illinois, Crime in Omaha, Nebraska

Chicago Stock Exchange

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) is a stock exchange in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.. The exchange is a national securities exchange and self-regulated organization, which operates under the oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Chicago Stock Exchange is the third most active stock exchange in the United States by volume, and the largest outside New York City. The Chicago Stock Exchange is currently located at 440 South LaSalle Street.

Located at 41.8758, -87.6319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Stock exchanges in the United States, Self-regulatory organizations, Companies based in Chicago, Illinois, Economy of Chicago, Illinois, Companies established in 1882, 1882 establishments in the United States

Chinatown, Chicago

The Chinatown neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, is on the South Side (located in the Armour Square community area), centered on Cermak and Wentworth Avenues, and is an example of an American Chinatown, or ethnic-Chinese neighborhood. By the 2000 Census, Chicago Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas has 68,021 Chinese. Chicago is the second oldest settlement of Chinese in America after the Chinese fled persecution in California.

Located at 41.8529, -87.6319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Asian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois, Chinatowns in the United States, Visitor attractions in Chicago, Illinois, Populated places established in 1912, 1912 establishments in Illinois

Chicago Coliseum

The Chicago Coliseum was the name applied to three large indoor arenas in Chicago, Illinois, which stood successively from the 1860s to 1982; they served as venues for sports events, large (national-class) conventions and as exhibition halls. The first Coliseum stood at State and Washington streets in Chicago’s downtown in the late 1860s. The second, at 63rd Street near Stony Island Avenue in the south side's Woodlawn community, hosted the 1896 Democratic National Convention.

Located at 41.8594, -87.625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1982 disestablishments, Buildings and structures demolished in 1982, Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States, Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, Defunct National Hockey League venues, Former ice hockey venues, Chicago Blackhawks arenas, Defunct National Basketball Association venues, Defunct college football venues, Demolished sports venues in the United States, Defunct indoor arenas

Pacific Garden Mission

Pacific Garden Mission is a homeless shelter in the South Loop section of Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1877, by Colonel George Clarke and his wife, Sarah. It has been nicknamed, "The Old Lighthouse. " It is the oldest such shelter in Chicago. According to the PGM website, "Pacific Garden Mission is the oldest, continuously operating rescue mission in the country. " Among the converts to Christ from PGM's efforts are the famous evangelists Billy Sunday and Mel Trotter.

Located at 41.862, -87.6398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Christian fundamentalism, 1877 establishments, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

23rd Street Grounds

23rd Street Grounds, also known as State Street Grounds and 23rd Street Park, and sometimes spelled out as Twenty-third Street Grounds, was a ballpark in Chicago, Illinois. In it, the Chicago White Stockings played baseball from 1874 to 1877, the first two years in the National Association and the latter two in the National League.

Located at 41.8531, -87.6283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, Defunct Major League Baseball venues, Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Baseball venues in Illinois, Chicago Cubs stadiums

DeKoven Street (Chicago)

DeKoven Street is a street in Chicago, Illinois named for John DeKoven, one of the founders of the Northern Trust Company. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 started at 137 DeKoven Street, now numbered 558 West DeKoven, in a barn belonging to Patrick and Catherine O'Leary.

Located at 41.869, -87.6415 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Chicago, Illinois

LaSalle Street Station

LaSalle Street Station is a commuter rail terminal at 414 S. LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago, Illinois, serving Metra's Rock Island District. It was a major intercity rail terminal for the New York Central Railroad until 1968 and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad until 1978. The present structure is the fifth station on the site. The previous structure was demolished in 1981 and was replaced by the current station and a new office high-rise for the Chicago Stock Exchange.

Located at 41.8755, -87.6324 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway lines, Stations along Nickel Plate Road lines, Stations along Rock Island lines, Union stations in the United States, Clock towers in the United States, Towers in Illinois, Charles Sumner Frost buildings

Grand Central Station (Chicago)

Grand Central Station was a passenger railroad terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, from 1890 to 1969. It was located at 201 W. Harrison Street in the south-western part of the Chicago Loop, the block bounded by Harrison Street, Wells Street, Polk Street and the Chicago River. Grand Central Station was designed by architect Solon Spencer Beman for the Wisconsin Central Railroad, and was completed by the Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad.

Located at 41.8733, -87.6342 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Chicago Great Western Railway, Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Pere Marquette Railway, Railway stations in Chicago, Illinois, Railway stations opened in 1890, Railroad stations along former Soo Lines, Stations along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines, Union stations in the United States, Clock towers in the United States, Demolished railway stations in the United States, Solon Spencer Beman buildings, Former railway stations in Illinois, Railway stations closed in 1969

Nickel Plate Depot (Chicago)

The passenger depot of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road) in Chicago, Illinois was located at the northwest corner of Roosevelt Road (12th Street) and Clark Street, just east of the main line of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway to its LaSalle Street Station. Between 1897 and 1928, the Nickel Plate became a tenant at LaSalle, which it continued to use until its passenger service was abandoned.

Located at 41.8678, -87.6311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Nickel Plate Road lines, Former railway stations in Illinois

Jones College Prep High School

William Jones College Preparatory, (commonly known as Jones College Prep), is a 4-year selective enrollment high school located in the Printer's Row neighborhood located in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is operated by the Chicago Public Schools system. Jones was named one of “America’s Best High Schools” for 2010 by Newsweek magazine.

Located at 41.8737, -87.628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1938, Magnet schools in Illinois, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Blue Ribbon schools in Illinois, Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions established in 1999

Harrison (CTA station)

Harrison is an 'L' subway station on the CTA's Red Line in the Chicago Loop. The station opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street Subway. Harrison received a new escalator in 2004. In 2006, the KDR standard signage at Harrison was replaced by the newer Current Graphic Standard signage. On February 9, 2009, a new auxiliary entrance at Polk street was opened due to an increase of both business and residents living in the South Loop neighborhood.

Located at 41.874, -87.6275 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1943

Cermak–Chinatown (CTA station)

Cermak–Chinatown is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is adjacent to Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood and contains many elements of Chinese culture in its architecture.

Located at 41.8532, -87.631 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1969

LaSalle (CTA Blue Line station)

LaSalle is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line. It is a subway station with a single island platform located at 150 West Congress Parkway in the Loop district of Chicago, Illinois.

Located at 41.8756, -87.6317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1951

Clinton (CTA Blue Line station)

Clinton is a subway station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line in the West Loop neighborhood of the larger Near West Side community area. The Congress Branch of the Blue line opened in June 1958, and connected to the existing Dearborn subway at LaSalle. It is the closest 'L' station to Union Station, the terminal for several Metra and Amtrak and the Chicago Greyhound Bus Terminal. It is also the deepest station on the CTA system.

Located at 41.8755, -87.641 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1958

Dexter Building

The Dexter Building was a landmark building located at 630 South Wabash Avenue, in the South Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. The building was designed by the firm of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan, and built in 1887. Prior to its destruction in 2006 it was one of the earliest surviving Louis Sullivan buildings, and was considered a precursor of the nearby Auditorium Building.

Located at 41.8736, -87.6261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Industrial buildings completed in 1887, Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Louis Sullivan buildings, Burned buildings and structures in the United States, Demolished buildings and structures in the United States

Ping Tom Memorial Park

Ping Tom Memorial Park is a 17.24-acre public urban park in Chicago's Chinatown, owned and operated by the Chicago Park District (CPD). Located on the south bank of the Chicago River, the park is divided into three sections by a Santa Fe rail track and 18th Street. Currently, only development in the area south of 18th Street has been completed. It was designed by Ernest C. Wong of Site Design Group and features a pagoda-style pavilion, bamboo gardens, and a playground.

Located at 41.8569, -87.6347 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Urban public parks, Parks in Chicago, Illinois

Old Chicago Main Post Office

The Old Chicago Main Post Office is a nine-story-tall building in Chicago designed by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White and built in 1921. The original structure was a brick-sided mail terminal building, still sited just east of the main building that engulfs the Eisenhower Expressway as it turns into Congress Parkway. Major expansion in 1932 added a total of nine floors for more than 60 acres, or 2.5 million square feet (230,000 m²) of floorspace.

Located at 41.8756, -87.6388 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Government buildings completed in 1921, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois, Post office buildings in Illinois, Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois

Schoenhofen Brewery Historic District

The Schoenhofen Brewery Historic District is centered around the former site of the Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Company at 18th and Canalport Avenue in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Beginning in the mid-1880s, Peter Schoenhofen was among a group of brewers in Chicago who transformed production methods and utilized expanding transportation options. By 1900, there were sixty Chicago breweries that collectively produced over 100 million gallons of beer per year.

Located at 41.8576, -87.6394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois, Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois, Historic district contributing properties, Defunct brewery companies of the United States, Demolished buildings and structures in the United States

Chinatown Square

Chinatown Square is a two-story outdoor mall located in Chinatown, Chicago, a mile (1.6 km) from the center of Chicago just north of the main Wentworth Avenue District (the main Chinatown Street). Chinatown Square, on 45 acres of reclaimed land from a former railroad yard, houses mostly restaurants, retail space, boutiques, banks, clinics, beauty shops, and a handful of offices. This outdoor mall is the largest Chinese mall in the US east of San Francisco and west of New York City.

Located at 41.8539, -87.6331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Asian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Shopping centers in Chicago, Illinois

Halsted Street (Metra)

Halsted Street, also known as Halsted Street/U.I.C. , is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line, located in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 1.8 miles away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the West Line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Halsted Street is in zone A. Halsted Street is only served during rush hour periods; trains that serve this station during morning rush hour are: 1202, 1212, 1222, 1230, 1246, 1254, and 1260.

Located at 41.8604, -87.6473 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad lines

St. Charles Air Line Bridge

The St. Charles Air Line Bridge is a Strauss Trunnion bascule bridge which spans the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. Built as part of the St. Charles Air Line Railroad by the American Bridge Company in 1919, the bridge originally had a span of 260 feet . This bridge held the world record for longest bascule-type span until 1930, when it was shortened to 220 feet during a relocation as a result of straightening the river channel.

Located at 41.8608, -87.6344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bridges completed in 1919, Bascule bridges, Bridges in Chicago, Illinois, Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois, Railroad bridges in Illinois

Canal Street railroad bridge

The Canal Street railroad bridge (or Pennsylvania Railroad bridge) is a vertical-lift bridge across the south branch of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. When it was constructed in 1914, its 1500-ton main span was the heaviest of any vertical lift bridge in the United States. It is the only vertical-lift bridge across the Chicago River, and it was designated a Chicago Landmark on December 12, 2007.

Located at 41.8556, -87.637 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bridges in Chicago, Illinois, Bridges completed in 1914, Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Pennsylvania Railroad bridges and tunnels, Railroad bridges in Illinois

Roosevelt (CTA station)

Roosevelt is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in between the Chicago Loop and the Near South Side in Chicago, Illinois. It is situated at 1167 S State Street, just north of Roosevelt Road, and serves the Red, Green and Orange lines. The station is also the closest 'L' station to the Museum Campus of Chicago and Soldier Field, which are about ½ mile to the east. The Museum Campus/11th Street Metra station is also about ⅓ miles to the east.

Located at 41.8674, -87.6274 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, CTA Green Line stations, CTA Orange Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1943, Railway stations opened in 1892, Former North Shore Line stations