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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

Robert Taylor Homes

The Robert Taylor Homes was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, on State Street between Pershing Road (39th Street) and 54th Street alongside the Dan Ryan Expressway.

Located at 41.8137, -87.6278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois, Public housing in Chicago, Illinois, Urban decay in the United States, Residential buildings completed in 1962, Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Skyscrapers in Chicago, Illinois, Demolished buildings and structures in the United States, Populated places in Illinois with African American majority populations

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

U.S. Cellular Field

U.S. Cellular Field is a baseball park in Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball's American League. The park is owned by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, but operated by the White Sox. The park opened for the 1991 season, after the White Sox had spent 81 years at the original Comiskey Park. The new park, completed at a cost of US$167 million, also opened with the Comiskey Park name, but became U.S. Cellular Field in 2003 after U.S.

Located at 41.83, -87.6339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Chicago White Sox stadiums, Major League Baseball venues, Baseball venues in Illinois, Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, Visitor attractions in Chicago, Illinois, Sports venues completed in 1991

South Side Park

South Side Park was the name used for three different baseball parks that formerly stood in Chicago, Illinois at different times, and whose sites were all just a few blocks away from each other.

Located at 41.8244, -87.6328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, Defunct Major League Baseball venues, Negro league baseball venues, Chicago White Sox stadiums, Chicago Cubs stadiums, Players' League venues, Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Demolished sports venues in the United States, Baseball venues in Illinois

International Amphitheatre

The International Amphitheatre was an indoor arena, located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, between 1934 and 1999. It was located on the west side of Halsted Street, at 42nd Street, on the city's south side, adjacent to the Union Stock Yards. The arena was built for $1.5 million, by the stock yard company, principally to host the International Livestock Exhibition.

Located at 41.8169, -87.6467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1934, 1999 disestablishments, Chicago Bulls arenas, Chicago Packers arenas, Defunct college basketball venues in the United States, Defunct indoor ice hockey venues in the United States, Defunct National Basketball Association venues, Demolished sports venues in the United States, Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Former music venues, Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, World Hockey Association venues, Professional wrestling venues

Union Stock Yards

The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co. , or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for over a century starting in 1865. The district was operated by a group of railroad companies that acquired swampland and turned it to a centralized processing area. It operated in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois, for 106 years, helping the city become known as "hog butcher for the world" and the center of the American meatpacking industry for decades.

Located at 41.816, -87.657 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Defunct agriculture companies of the United States, History of Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Meat processing in the United States, Defunct companies based in Chicago, Illinois

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

Dexter Park (Chicago)

Dexter Park was a horse race track in Chicago, Illinois built in the years following the Civil War. It was named for a gelding and trotter who had set world records for the milehttp://cowboyfrank. net/fortvalley/breeds/Standardbred. htm and inspired the naming of several new towns including Dexter, Missouri and Dexter, Texas. Dexter Park was the first home of the Chicago White Stockings, one of the oldest professional baseball clubs in operation.

Located at 41.81, -87.6464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Baseball venues in Illinois, Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, Horse racing venues in Illinois

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

Indiana (CTA station)

Indiana is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in Chicago, Illinois and serving the Green Line. It is situated at 4003 S Indiana Avenue, two blocks east of State Street. It opened on August 15, 1892. Before the two lines closed, Indiana was a transfer station from the Englewood-Jackson Park Line to the Stock Yards and Kenwood branches of the CTA. Indiana is one of two stations on the 'L' that is built on an S-curve, with Sheridan on the Red Line being the other.

Located at 41.8217, -87.6214 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1892

43rd (CTA station)

43rd 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 43rd Street, three blocks east of State Street. It opened on August 15, 1892.

Located at 41.8165, -87.619 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1892

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

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

47th (CTA Red Line station)

47th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway north of the West 47th Street overpass in the Fuller Park neighborhood. Access to the station is available from a staircase from the middle of the north side of the overpass, where an open canopy crosswalk with traffic signals leads to a bus stop on the south side.

Located at 41.8103, -87.6309 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1969

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

Bubbly Creek

Bubbly Creek is the nickname given to the South Fork of the Chicago River's South Branch, which runs entirely within the city of Chicago, Illinois, US. It marks the boundary between the Bridgeport and McKinley Park community areas of the city.

Located at 41.8258, -87.6575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of Chicago, Illinois, Rivers of Illinois

Al-Sadiq Mosque

The Al Sadiq Mosque (Wabash Mosque) was commissioned in 1922 in the Bronzeville neighborhood in city of Chicago. This mosque was funded with the money donated by African-American converts and Ahmadis in India.

Located at 41.8132, -87.6248 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Legends South

Legends South is proposed mixed-income housing development located in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the South Side of Chicago. It will include nearly 2,400 new mixed-income rental and home ownership units. In 1996 HOPE VI funds were granted specifically for Legends South to replace the infamous Robert Taylor Homes.

Located at 41.8137, -87.6278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois

Wendell Phillips Academy High School

Wendell Phillips Academy High School (commonly known as Phillips) is a public 4-year high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the southside of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools and is managed by the Academy for Urban School Leadership. It is named for the noted American abolitionist Wendell Phillips. It was the first predominantly black high school in Chicago.

Located at 41.8242, -87.6197 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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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

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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Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, Chicago

Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church is one of the oldest churches in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1868. The church was designed by noted architect Patrick Keely, an architectural designer prominent throughout the 19th century. He also designed Holy Name Cathedral in downtown Chicago. Nativity of Our Lord Parish is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and is located in the city's Bridgeport neighborhood. Prominent church members include former Chicago Mayors Richard J.

Located at 41.827, -87.643 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Chicago, Illinois, Gothic Revival architecture in Illinois, Irish-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Roman Catholic churches in Illinois, Patrick Keely buildings

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

Tilden High School (Chicago)

Edward Tilden Career Community Academy High School (known as Tilden High School) is a public 4-year high school at 4747 S. Union Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools. The school's sports teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.

Located at 41.8075, -87.6425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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