West 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

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

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

Cicero (CTA Green Line station)

Cicero is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. It opened on March 3, 1894, and serves both the Englewood and Jackson Park Branches. Until 1948, the next station towards the Chicago Loop was Kostner Station. The station is 24 blocks east and 2 blocks north of Harlem.

Located at 41.8865, -87.7447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1894

Laramie (CTA station)

Laramie is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. It opened on April 29, 1894 as a terminus of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad. It is the first station above Lake Street as the line follows an elevated embankment to Harlem/Lake.

Located at 41.8872, -87.755 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1894

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

Cicero (CTA Blue Line station)

Cicero is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It is the westernmost station situated in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway in the Austin neighborhood. Originally Cicero had an additional entrance at Lavergne Avenue, but this was closed on May 16, 1977, by the CTA as a cost-cutting measure. The structure for this exit still stands but it is closed to the public. This is the last station on the Forest Park branch within the Chicago city limits.

Located at 41.8716, -87.7452 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1958

Central Park (CTA station)

Central Park is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. The station opened on December 9, 1951, as a replacement for the closed Drake, Lawndale, and Homan stations.

Located at 41.8538, -87.7148 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, CTA Pink Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1951

Pulaski (CTA Pink Line station)

Pulaski is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. Pulaski opened on June 16, 1902, as part of the Douglas Park branch of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad. It served as the terminus of that line until its 1907 extension to 48th Avenue.

Located at 41.8537, -87.7243 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, CTA Pink Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1902

Kostner (CTA Pink Line station)

Kostner is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. Kostner station was originally opened as Kildare Station. During reconstruction in 2003, the station was renamed Kostner because the primary entrance was moved one block west to Kostner Avenue and the Kildare entrance became an auxiliary entrance. Kostner has the lowest ridership of any station on the L, serving only 500 people on an average weekday.

Located at 41.8538, -87.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Pink Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1907

Hawthorne Works

The Hawthorne Works, in Cicero, Illinois, was a large factory complex built by Western Electric starting in 1905 and operating until 1983. It had 45,000 employees at the height of its operations. Besides telephone equipment, the factory produced a wide variety of consumer products, including refrigerators and electric fans. Hawthorne Works was named for Hawthorne, Illinois, a small town that was later incorporated into Cicero.

Located at 41.85, -87.74 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Cicero, Illinois, History of telecommunications in the United States, Industrial history of the United States, Technology museums in Illinois, Museums in Cook County, Illinois, Buildings and structures in Cook County, Illinois

Our Lady of the Angels School (Illinois)

Our Lady of the Angels School was a Roman Catholic elementary and middle school located in the Humboldt Park section of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Some sources describe the school as "in Austin". The school was operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and served as the parish school of the Our Lady of the Angels Church. The school is best known for the fatal Our Lady of the Angels School Fire, which occurred on December 1, 1958.

Located at 41.8975, -87.7221 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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School buildings completed in 1910, School buildings completed in 1939, School buildings completed in 1951, School buildings completed in 1960, Educational institutions disestablished in 1999, Former elementary schools in Illinois, Former middle schools in Illinois, Defunct private schools in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Defunct Roman Catholic schools in the United States, Roman Catholic elementary schools in Illinois, Defunct schools in Illinois

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

Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School

Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chicago, Illinois.

Located at 41.8772, -87.7517 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 2008, Cristo Rey Network, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Jesuit high schools in the United States, Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois

Kostner (CTA Congress Line station)

Kostner is an abandoned rapid transit station in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station served the Chicago Transit Authority's Congress Line, which is now part of the Blue Line. Kostner was opened on August 5, 1962; it was the only station on the Congress Line which was not opened with the line on June 22, 1958. The station closed on September 2, 1973, due to low ridership.

Located at 41.8734, -87.735 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Defunct Chicago 'L' stations, Railway stations opened in 1962, Railway stations closed in 1973

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