East Garfield Park
District of Chicago
Illinois - United States

Our Lady of the Angels School fire

The Our Lady of the Angels School Fire broke out shortly before classes were to be dismissed on December 1, 1958, in the basement at the foot of a stairway in the Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois. The elementary school was operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. A total of 92 pupils and 3 nuns eventually lost their lives when smoke, heat, and fire cut off their normal means of escape through corridors and stairways.

Located at 41.8975, -87.7221 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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1958 in Illinois, Arson in the United States, Mass murder in 1958, Building fires in the United States, Fire disasters involving barricaded escape routes, Fires in Illinois, History of Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, School fires, 1958 fires

Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica

Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica on the west side of Chicago, Illinois. Located at 3121 West Jackson Boulevard, it is, along with St. Hyacinth and Queen of All Saints, one of only three churches in Illinois designated by the Pope with the title of basilica.

Located at 41.877, -87.704 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Basilica churches in the United States, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Roman Catholic churches in Illinois, Churches in Chicago, Illinois, Irish-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Italian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois

E-Z Polish Factory

The E-Z Polish Factory is a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Built in 1905, the E-Z Polish Company made polish for shoes and stoves. The company was owned by William E. Martin of Oak Park and Darwin D. Martin of Buffalo, New York. Wright also designed the William E. Martin House in 1902.

Located at 41.8874, -87.7018 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Industrial buildings completed in 1905

Ukrainian Village, Chicago

Ukrainian Village is a Chicago neighborhood located on the west side of the Chicago downtown. Its boundaries are Division Street to the north, Chicago Avenue to the south, Western Avenue to the west, and Damen Avenue to the east. It is one of the neighborhoods in the West Town community area.

Located at 41.896, -87.6837 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Ethnic enclaves in Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois, Ukrainian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art

The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) (Ukrainian: Український Інститут Модерного Мистецтва, Ukrayinskyi Instytut Modernoho Mystetstva) is a modern art museum serving the greater Chicago area with an ongoing program of cultural exhibitions, literary events, film screenings and music recitals. UIMA was founded in 1971 by Dr. Achilles Chreptowsky in the heart of Chicago's Ukrainian Village, Chicago.

Located at 41.896, -87.6851 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Museums in Chicago, Illinois, Art museums and galleries in Chicago, Ukrainian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Arts organizations of the Ukrainian diaspora, Art museums in Illinois, Ethnic museums in Illinois, Modern art museums in the United States, Ukrainian museums in the United States, Art museums established in 1971, 1971 establishments in the United States

Kedzie (Metra)

Kedzie is a Metra commuter railroad station in the Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. It is served by the Union Pacific/West Line. The station is at North Kedzie Avenue and West Carroll Avenue in an industrial and low-income residential neighborhood. The Chicago Transit Authority's elevated Kedzie station is on West Lake Street, about three blocks to the south. The Garfield Park Conservatory is nearby. No passenger trains stop at Kedzie station on evenings and weekends.

Located at 41.8882, -87.7069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Chicago and North Western Railway lines

California (CTA Green Line station)

California is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line's Lake Branch. It opened on November 6, 1893. California was closed on February 9, 1992, as part of a series of budget cuts, but later reopened with the completion of the Green Line rehabilitation. The station is situated near the intersection of California Avenue and Lake Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. It is wheel-chair accessible.

Located at 41.8842, -87.6962 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1893

Kedzie (CTA Green Line station)

Kedzie is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. It opened in March 1894, and is three blocks south of Metra's Kedzie station on the Union Pacific/West Line. It is also near the Chicago Center for Green Technology.

Located at 41.8843, -87.7062 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1894

Conservatory–Central Park Drive (CTA station)

Conservatory–Central Park Drive is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. It opened on June 30, 2001. It is named for the Garfield Park Conservatory just outside the station. Conservatory–Central Park Drive station replaced the former Homan Avenue Station on the Lake Street Elevated two blocks to its east. During construction of the station the Homan historic station house was moved to its current location.

Located at 41.8849, -87.7165 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 2001

Pulaski (CTA Green Line station)

Pulaski is an elevated, side platformed rapid transit station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. Pulaski is located at the intersection of Lake Street and Pulaski Road in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station opened in March 1894.

Located at 41.8854, -87.7254 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1894

Western (CTA Blue Line Congress branch station)

Western is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It serves the Near West Side neighborhood and Crane Tech High School. The station is also located about 1 mile south of the Western Avenue (Metra BNSF Railway Line) commuter railroad station.

Located at 41.8755, -87.6884 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1958

Kedzie–Homan (CTA station)

Kedzie–Homan is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. The station is located in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway within the East Garfield Park neighborhood and has two entrances on the Kedzie and Homan Avenue overpasses. Kedzie–Homan was named Kedzie until the early 1990s, when the name was changed to Kedzie–Homan. However, signs on the platform still refer to the station as Kedzie.

Located at 41.8743, -87.706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1958

Pulaski (CTA Blue Line station)

Pulaski is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. The station is located in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway within the West Garfield Park neighborhood. A long ramp connects the platform to the station house on the Pulaski Road overpass. There was originally a similar entrance from the Keeler Avenue overpass; the entrance from Keeler was closed to cut costs on January 15, 1973, but retained as an exit, and the exit was fully closed on December 28, 1978.

Located at 41.8738, -87.7257 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1958

Western Avenue (Milwaukee District)

Western Avenue is the name of a railroad station owned by Metra, located in East Garfield Park community area of Chicago, Illinois near Western Avenue. The station is 2.9 miles away from Union Station, the inbound terminus of the line. Western Avenue station serves the Milwaukee District/West, North Central Service and Milwaukee District/North lines, and is the last inbound stop for these three lines before the terminus at Union Station.

Located at 41.8892, -87.6881 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Railroad stations along former Soo Lines, Stations along Milwaukee Road lines, Railway stations opened in 1900

Douglas Park (Chicago)

Douglas Park is a large Chicago Park District park that also serves as a cultural and community center in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after the U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas, who died in 1861. Originally named South Park, its 173 acres are in the North Lawndale community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States with an official address of 1401 S. Sacramento Drive.

Located at 41.86, -87.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Parks in Chicago, Illinois, Urban public parks

John Marshall Metropolitan High School

John Marshall Metropolitan High School (commonly known as Marshall High School) is a public 4-year high school located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It serves the students of the East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, North Lawndale and Humboldt Park neighborhoods. The student body is approximately 98% African American. Marshall High school is a Title I high school as determined by U.S.

Located at 41.879, -87.7073 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1895, 1895 establishments in the United States

Waller Apartments

The Edward C. Waller Apartments are located from 2840 to 2858 W. Walnut Street in Chicago, Illinois. They were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1895. Some of the oldest buildings to be used for subsidized housing in Chicago, they received Chicago Landmark status on March 2, 1994.

Located at 41.8856, -87.6982 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Residential buildings completed in 1895, Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Apartment buildings in Chicago, Illinois

Rockwell Gardens

Rockwell Gardens was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located on the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was the first public housing development in the United States to be constructed using both federal and state funds. The original structures were designed by Nicol & Nicol and covered 17 acres .

Located at 41.8767, -87.6894 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Demolished buildings and structures in the United States, Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois, Populated places established in 1959, Populated places in Illinois with African American majority populations, Public housing in Chicago, Illinois, Urban decay in the United States

Paseo Boricua

Paseo Boricua (loosely translated as "Boricua Promenade") is a street section in the West Side of Chicago. It is located on Division Street, between Western Avenue and California Avenue, in the neighborhood of Humboldt Park, more commonly known as little Puerto Rico. Paseo Boricua is microcosm of the Puerto Rican community. Flanking this strip on both sides are these fifty-nine feet tall Puerto Rican flags made of steel, 2 gateways that are the bookends of Paseo Boricua.

Located at 41.9028, -87.6969 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Streets in Chicago, Illinois, Puerto Rican culture in Chicago, Illinois, Culture of Chicago, Illinois, Ethnic enclaves in Illinois

Crane High School (Chicago)

Richard T. Crane Technical Preparatory High School (commonly known as Crane Tech Prep or Crane Tech High School) is a public 4-year high school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school is operated by Chicago Public Schools. It is named for businessman Richard T. Crane.

Located at 41.8768, -87.6832 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1890

California (CTA Congress Line station)

California is an abandoned rapid transit station in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station served the Chicago Transit Authority's Congress Line, which is now part of the Blue Line. California opened on June 22, 1958, and closed on September 2, 1973, as part of a group of budget-related CTA station closings.

Located at 41.8754, -87.6964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1958, Railway stations closed in 1973, Defunct Chicago 'L' stations

Chicago Center for Green Technology

The Chicago Center for Green Technology is a 34,000-square-foot US Green Building Council LEED Platinum certified building located on a plot of 17 acres in Chicago’s East Garfield Park Community built to showcase green technologies. This was the first municipal and brownfield site to win a LEED Platinum award. This project was completed as part of Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Chicago Brownfield Initiative (CBI).

Located at 41.8896, -87.7009 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois

George Westinghouse College Prep

Westinghouse College Prep (formerly known as Westinghouse Area Voc High School) is a public 4-year college preparatory high school located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the westside of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is operated by Chicago Public Schools. Westinghouse opened in 1960.

Located at 41.8891, -87.7084 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

Manley Career Academy High School

Manley Career Academy High School is a high school located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools. The school's sports teams are nicknamed the Wildcats.

Located at 41.8707, -87.6999 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1927

Homan (CTA Green Line station)

Homan was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line. The station was located at Homan Avenue and Lake Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. Homan was situated east of Pulaski and west of Kedzie. Homan opened in March, 1894 and closed on January 9, 1994 when the Green Line closed for renovations. The station did not reopen with the rest of the Green Line on May 12, 1996.

Located at 41.8849, -87.7113 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1894, Railway stations closed in 1994, Defunct Chicago 'L' stations