Dearborn Homes
District of Chicago
Illinois - United States

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

Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly called Illinois Tech or IIT, is a private Ph.D. -granting university located in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois, with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communications, industrial technology, information technology, design and law.

Located at 41.8347, -87.6283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology, Association of Independent Technological Universities, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Educational institutions established in 1940, Technical universities and colleges, Engineering universities and colleges in Illinois, Architecture schools in Illinois, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members, Universities and colleges in DuPage County, Illinois

Shimer College

Shimer College is a very small, private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Founded by Frances Wood Shimer in 1853 in the frontier town of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, it was a women's school for most of its first century. It joined with the University of Chicago (U. of C. ) in 1896, and became one of the first junior colleges in the country in 1907.

Located at 41.8319, -87.6258 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Liberal arts colleges, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Universities and colleges in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1853, Council of Independent Colleges, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members, Shimer College

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

Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series (one of which was played by the Chicago Cubs because of a lack of seating at Wrigley Field) and more than 6,000 major league games. The field was also the site of the 1937 heavyweight title match in which Joe Louis defeated then champion James J. Braddock in eight rounds.

Located at 41.8317, -87.6336 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures demolished in 1991, Defunct Major League Baseball venues, Defunct National Football League venues, Chicago White Sox stadiums, Chicago Cardinals, Arizona Cardinals stadiums, Card-Pitt, Sports venues completed in 1910, 1990 disestablishments, Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, American Football League (1926) venues, Destroyed landmarks in the United States, Jewel Box parks, Demolished sports venues in the United States, Baseball venues in 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

McCormick Tribune Campus Center

The McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC) is a building on the main campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago.

Located at 41.8357, -87.6258 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Illinois Institute of Technology, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Rem Koolhaas buildings, Deconstructivism, Modernist architecture in Illinois, Postmodern architecture in the United States, Student activity centers in the United States

Pui Tak Center

The Pui Tak Center, formerly known as the On Leong Merchants Association Building, is a building located in Chicago's Chinatown. Designed by architects Christian S. Michaelsen and Sigurd A. Rognstad, the building was built for the On Leong Merchants Association and opened in 1928. The Association used it as an immigrant assistance center, and the building was informally referred to as Chinatown's "city hall".

Located at 41.8523, -87.6322 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Buildings and structures completed in 1927

Michael Reese Hospital

Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center was an American hospital founded in 1881. In its heyday, it was a major research and teaching hospital and one of the oldest and largest hospitals in Chicago, Illinois. It was located on the near south side of Chicago, next to Lake Shore Drive which lies along Lake Michigan.

Located at 41.8414, -87.6136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hospitals in Chicago, Illinois, Hospitals established in 1881, 2009 disestablishments

De La Salle Institute

De La Salle Institute is a Catholic, Lasallian, secondary school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school is currently housed on two separate campuses. The original school, now called the Institute Campus (Institute or Young Men's Campus) is for men. The newer Lourdes Hall Campus (Lourdes or Young Women's Campus) for women is located at 1040 W. 32nd Place. The school is considered a historic institution on Chicago's South Side.

Located at 41.8314, -87.6245 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1889

35th–Bronzeville–IIT (CTA station)

35th–Bronzeville–IIT (formerly Tech–35th) is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in the Chicago, Illinois neighborhood of Douglas and serving the Green Line. It is situated at 16 E 35th Street, just east of State Street. It opened on June 6, 1892. Currently, the station serves the historic neighborhood of Bronzeville as well as the Illinois Institute of Technology, and also U.S. Cellular Field, though the Red Line station of Sox–35th is closer.

Located at 41.8317, -87.6258 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1892

Sox–35th (CTA station)

Sox–35th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in Chicago, Illinois, and serving the Red Line. It is situated at 142 W 35th Street in the Armour Square neighborhood. It opened on September 28, 1969 along with the other stations on the Dan Ryan branch. Currently, the station serves U.S.

Located at 41.8312, -87.6306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1969, Chicago White Sox

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

2003 E2 nightclub stampede

The E2 nightclub stampede occurred on February 17, 2003, at the E2 nightclub located above the Epitome Chicago restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, in which 21 people died and more than 50 were injured when panic ensued from the use of pepper spray by security guards to break up a fight. The club's owners, Dwain Kyles and Calvin Hollins, were later convicted of criminal contempt for their persistent failure to keep the facility up to code, and sentenced to two years in prison.

Located at 41.8495, -87.6235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2003 in Illinois, Disasters in Illinois, Nightclubs in Chicago, Illinois, Accidental deaths in Illinois, Human stampedes in the United States

27th Street (Metra)

The 27th Street Station is a commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago. The station was originally built by the Illinois Central railroad (ICRR). It directly served Michael Reese Hospital until it closed in 2008. In 1972 it was the site of Chicago's worst rail disaster, the Illinois Central commuter rail crash.

Located at 41.846, -87.6141 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Stations along Illinois Central Railroad lines, Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Defender Building

The Chicago Defender Building is the former Jewish synagogue building that housed the Chicago Defender from 1920 until 1960. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 9, 1998. It is located in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois at 3435 S. Indiana Ave.

Located at 41.8319, -87.6215 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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African American history in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Religious buildings completed in 1899, 19th-century synagogues, Historic district contributing properties, Jews and Judaism in Chicago, Illinois

1972 Chicago commuter rail crash

The 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, the worst in Chicago's history, occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972. Illinois Central Gulf train 416, made up of newly purchased Highliners, overshot the 27th Street Station on what is now the Metra Electric Line, and the engineer asked and received permission from the train's conductor to back the train to the platform. This move was then made without the flag protection required by the railroad's rules.

Located at 41.8449, -87.6137 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway accidents in 1972, Railway accidents in the United States, Disasters in Illinois, History of Chicago, Illinois, Illinois Central Railroad, Metra, 1972 in Illinois, Rail transportation in Illinois

Calumet/Giles Prairie District

The Calumet/Giles Prairie District is a historic district in the South Side, Chicago community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The district was built between 1870 to 1910 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 13, 1988.

Located at 41.8338, -87.6194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Historic districts in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

WIIT

WIIT is a radio station located at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Licensed to Chicago, Illinois, USA, it serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Illinois Institute of Technology. The station has previously had its call letters forced to WOUI by a similar sounding radio station. The station eventually returned to its original call letters, WIIT, on February 23, 2001.

Located at 41.8344, -87.6286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Radio stations in Chicago, Illinois, College radio stations in Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology, Radio stations established in 2001

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

Dunbar Park (Chicago)

Dunbar Park is a park located at 300 East 31st Street in the south side of Chicago. The 20-acre site was acquired in 1962, and transformed into Dunbar Park between 1964 and 1966. It was named for poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Located at 41.8395, -87.6208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks in Chicago, Illinois

Jones/Bronzeville (Metra)

Lovana S. "Lou" Jones/Bronzeville, also known as 35th Street Metra Station is a station on Metra's Rock Island District line and a proposed station for Metra's planned SouthEast Service. It is located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was named in honor of Lovana Jones who was an Illinois State Representative in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

Located at 41.831, -87.6294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Rock Island lines, Railway stations opened in 2011

Dunbar Vocational High School

Dunbar Vocational High School Address 3000 S. King Drive.

Located at 41.84, -87.6182 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions established in 1942, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

Dearborn Homes

Dearborn Homes is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on State Street between 27th and 30th Streets.

Located at 41.8412, -87.6279 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Residential buildings completed in 1950, Populated places in Illinois with African American majority populations, Public housing in Chicago, Illinois, Urban decay in the United States, Neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois

Harold Ickes Homes

Harold Ickes Homes was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is bordered between State Street and Federal Avenue and Cermak Road and 25th Street.

Located at 41.8508, -87.628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Residential buildings completed in 1955, Demolished buildings and structures in the United States, Populated places in Illinois with African American majority populations, Public housing in Chicago, Illinois, Urban decay in the United States, Buildings and structures demolished in 2010