Washington Park
District of Chicago
Illinois - United States

Enrico Fermi Institute

The Institute for Nuclear Studies was founded September 1945 as part of the University of Chicago with Samuel King Allison as director. On November 20, 1955 it was renamed The Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies. The name was shortened to The Enrico Fermi Institute (EFI) in January 1968.

Located at 41.7919, -87.6017 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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University of Chicago, Nuclear research centers, Research institutes in the United States, Organizations established in 1945

Stagg Field

Amos Alonzo Stagg Field is the name of two different football fields for the University of Chicago. The earliest Stagg Field is probably best remembered for its role in a landmark scientific achievement by Enrico Fermi during the Manhattan Project. The site of the first nuclear reaction received designation as a National Historic Landmark on February 18, 1965.

Located at 41.7939, -87.6039 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Chicago Maroons football, College football venues, Defunct college football venues, Defunct American football venues, Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois

Englewood Station (Chicago)

Englewood Station or Englewood Union Station in Chicago, Illinois' south side Englewood neighborhood was a crucial junction and passenger depot for three railroads - the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, the New York Central Railroad, and the Pennsylvania Railroad - although it was for the eastbound streamliners of the latter two that the station was truly famous. Englewood Station also served passenger trains of the New York, Chicago and St.

Located at 41.7797, -87.627 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Railway stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway lines, Stations along Pennsylvania Railroad lines west of Pittsburgh, Stations along Rock Island lines, Union stations in the United States, Former railway stations in Illinois, Stations along Nickel Plate Road lines

DuSable High School

DuSable High School was a public 4-year high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois USA. It was operated by Chicago Public Schools. The school was named after Chicago's first permanent non-native settler, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. DuSable was built to accommodate the growing Phillips High School in the 1930s. The campus was renamed. DuSable's initial fame was in its music program.

Located at 41.8046, -87.6251 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1934, Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

Gerald Ratner Athletics Center

The Gerald Ratner Athletics Center is a $51 million athletics facility within the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. The building was named after University of Chicago alumnus, Gerald Ratner. The architect of this suspension structure that is supported by masts, cables and counterweights was César Pelli, who is best known as the architect of the Petronas Towers.

Located at 41.7941, -87.6018 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, University of Chicago, Modernist architecture in Illinois, High-tech architecture, Suspension structures, Postmodern architecture in the United States, Sports venues completed in 2003

47th (CTA Green Line station)

47th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in Chicago, Illinois and serving the Green Line. It is situated at 314 E 47th Street, three blocks east of State Street. It opened on August 15, 1892.

Located at 41.8094, -87.6191 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1892

51st (CTA station)

51st is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in Chicago, Illinois and serving the Green Line. It is situated at 319 E 51st Street, three blocks east of State Street. It opened on August 28, 1892.

Located at 41.8022, -87.619 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1892

Garfield (CTA Green Line station)

Garfield is one of two stations on Garfield Boulevard in Chicago. It serves the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system's Green Line. It is situated at 319 E Garfield Boulevard, three blocks east of State Street. It opened on October 12, 1892. This station is the southernmost consolidated Green Line station: south of Garfield, the Green Line splits into two branches, one terminating at Ashland/63rd, and one at Cottage Grove.

Located at 41.7945, -87.6183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1892

King Drive (CTA station)

King Drive is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in Chicago, Illinois and serving the Green Line's East 63rd branch. The station is situated at 400 E 63rd Street. The station opened on April 23, 1893. King Drive only allows boarding on the inbound platform (towards Harlem); the outbound platform (towards Cottage Grove) is exit-only.

Located at 41.7801, -87.6155 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1893

Garfield (CTA Red Line station)

Garfield is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. It is located in the Englewood neighborhood. This is the stop of choice on the Red Line for people trying to get to the University of Chicago or the Museum of Science and Industry.

Located at 41.7954, -87.6312 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1969

Fountain of Time

Fountain of Time, or simply Time, is a sculpture by Lorado Taft, measuring 126 feet 10 inches in length, situated at the western edge of the Midway Plaisance within Washington Park in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. This location is in the Washington Park community area on Chicago's South Side.

Located at 41.7868, -87.6077 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1922, Concrete sculptures, Fountains in the United States, Landmarks of the War of 1812, Monuments and memorials in Illinois, Outdoor sculptures in Chicago, Illinois, Sculptures by Lorado Taft, 1920 sculptures, Stone sculptures, Artworks surveyed by Save Outdoor Sculpture!

Washington Park Subdivision

The Washington Park Subdivision is the name of the historic 3-city block by 8-city block subdivision in the northwest corner of the Woodlawn community area, on the South Side of Chicago in Illinois that stands in the place of the original Washington Park Race Track. The area evolved as a redevelopment of the land that the track had previously occupied. It was originally an exclusively white neighborhood that included residential housing, amusement parks, and beer gardens.

Located at 41.7835, -87.6122 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Discrimination law in the United States, Neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois

Savoy Ballroom (Chicago)

The Savoy Ballroom in Chicago, United States was opened on Thanksgiving Eve, November 23, 1927 at 4733 South Parkway. Originally featuring primarily Jazz artists, including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Earl Hines, Stan Kenton, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, the Savoy also hosted other activities, such as boxing, figure skating, and basketball exhibitions featuring the Savoy Big Five, who would later change their name to the Harlem Globetrotters.

Located at 41.8092, -87.6159 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Nightclubs in Chicago, Illinois

Hales Franciscan High School

Hales Franciscan High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

Located at 41.805, -87.6069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Boys' schools in the United States

Harold Washington Cultural Center

Harold Washington Cultural Center is a performance facility located in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It was named after Chicago's first African-American Mayor Harold Washington and opened August 17, 2004 ten years after initial groundbreaking. In addition to the 1000 seat Com-Ed Theatre, the center offers a Digital Media Resource Center.

Located at 41.8093, -87.6161 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois

Raber House

The Raber House is an Italianate style house located at 5760 South Lafayette Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1870 by Thomas Wing. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on April 16, 1996.

Located at 41.7892, -87.6269 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1870, Houses in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

Provident Hospital (Chicago)

Provident Hospital, the first Black-owned and operated hospital in America, was established in Chicago in 1891 by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams an African American surgeon during the time in American history where few public or private medical facilities were open to Black citizens.

Located at 41.8026, -87.6135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Hospitals in Chicago, Illinois

Nuclear Energy (sculpture)

Nuclear Energy is a bronze sculpture by Henry Moore that is located on the campus of the University of Chicago at the site of world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1.

Located at 41.7925, -87.6011 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Outdoor sculptures in Chicago, Illinois, Sculptures by Henry Moore, 1967 sculptures, Bronze sculptures in the United States

58th (CTA station)

58th was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station was located at 320-24 E. 58th Street. 58th opened on January 22, 1893, as part of the South Side Elevated Railroad's expansion to serve the World's Columbian Exposition. The station closed with the rest of the Green Line on January 9, 1994, to be rebuilt, but never reopened after the renovation.

Located at 41.7892, -87.618 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1893, Railway stations closed in 1994, Defunct Chicago 'L' stations

White City (Chicago)

White City (sometimes listed as White City Amusement Park in print advertisements) was a recreational area located in the Greater Grand Crossing and Woodlawn community areas on the south side of Chicago from 1905 until the 1950s. At the time of its opening, on May 26, 1905, it was claimed to be the largest park of its type in the United States. It contributed to Chicago's status as the city with the most amusement parks in the United States until 1908.

Located at 41.779, -87.617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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1905 establishments in the United States, 1950s disestablishments, Amusement parks in Illinois, Defunct amusement parks in the United States, Demolished buildings and structures in the United States, Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois

Bronzeville Scholastic Institute

Bronzeville Scholastic Institute is a public 4-year high school in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the DuSable Campus, and shares a building with Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine and DuSable Leadership Academy.

Located at 41.8049, -87.625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions established in 2005

Regal Theater, South Side (Chicago)

The Regal Theater, located in the heart of Bronzeville on Chicago's south side, was an important night club and music venue in Chicago. Part of the Balaban and Katz chain, the lavishly decorated venue, with plush carpeting and velvet drapes featured some of the most celebrated black entertainers in America. The Regal also featured motion pictures and live stage shows.

Located at 41.8092, -87.6158 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Jazz clubs in the United States, Music venues in Chicago, Illinois, Defunct jazz clubs

John Crerar Library

The John Crerar Library is a library, which after a long history of independent operations, is now operated by the University of Chicago. It is recognized as one of the best libraries in the country for research and teaching in the sciences, medicine, and technology. Throughout its history, the library's technology resources have made it popular with Chicago-area business and industry.

Located at 41.7907, -87.6028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Libraries in Illinois, University and college academic libraries in the United States, University of Chicago Library, Embedded educational institutions, Library buildings completed in 1984

Dyett Academic Center

Dyett Academic Center (commonly known as Dyett High School) is a public 4-year high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools. It's named for American violinist and music educator Walter Henri Dyett. The school opened as an elementary school in 1972 before becoming a neighborhood high school in 1999.

Located at 41.8012, -87.6123 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1972

Midway Gardens

Midway Gardens (opened in 1914, demolished in 1929) was a 300’ square indoor/outdoor entertainment facility in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. It was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who also collaborated with sculptors Richard Bock and Alfonso Iannelli on the famous “sprite” sculptures decorating the facility.

Located at 41.7853, -87.6068 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures demolished in 1929, Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois