Grand Boulevard
District of Chicago
in Cook County of Illinois, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
41.850 and -87.650 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 41° 51' 0" and W -87° 39' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 07:23 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Chicago
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
12:42 am and 2:52 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

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Explore Grand Boulevard

The district Grand Boulevard of Chicago in Cook County (Illinois) is located in United States about 592 mi west of Washington DC, the country's capital.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F

Morning Temperature 16°C / 60 °F
Evening Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Night Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 42%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 65% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

22°C (72 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 5th of May 2024

16°C (61 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 6th of May 2024

17°C (63 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

The Blackstone Autograph Collection

Address
2,1 mi
636 South Michigan Avenue, Lobby entrance on East Balbo Avenue
60605 Chicago
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Wheeler Mansion

Address
1,6 mi
2020 South Calumet Avenue
60616 Chicago
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hilton Chicago

Address
2,0 mi
720 South Michigan Avenue
60605 Chicago
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hyatt Regency Mccormick Place

Address
1,6 mi
2233 South Martin Luther King Dr
60616 CHICAGO
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Marriott Marquis Chicago

Address
1,5 mi
2121 South Prairie Avenue
60616 Chicago
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Chicago Old Colony

Address
2,1 mi
37 W. Van Buren St
60605 Chicago
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


an Ascend Hotel Collection Member Hotel Blake

Address
2,1 mi
500 S. Dearborn Street
60605 Chicago
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


CONGRESS PLAZA HOTEL

Address
2,2 mi
520 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE
60605 Chicago
United States

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


BEST WESTERN GRANT PARK HOTEL

Address
1,9 mi
1100 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE
60605 Chicago
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Welcome Inn Manor

Address
3,0 mi
4563 S Michigan Ave
60653 Chicago
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

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.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
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

Camp Douglas (Chicago)

Camp Douglas, in Chicago, Illinois, was a Union Army prisoner-of-war camp for Confederate soldiers taken prisoner during the American Civil War. It was also a training and detention camp for Union soldiers. The Union Army first used the camp in 1861 as an organizational and training camp for volunteer regiments. It became a prisoner-of-war camp in early 1862. Later in 1862 the Union Army again used Camp Douglas as a training camp.

Located at 41.8275, -87.621 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
American Civil War prison camps, Defunct prisons in Illinois, Illinois in the American Civil War, History of Chicago, Illinois, American Civil War army posts

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.
Wikipedia Article
Educational institutions established in 1934, Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

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.
Wikipedia Article
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.
Wikipedia Article
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.
Wikipedia Article
CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1892

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.
Wikipedia Article
CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1969

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.
Wikipedia Article
Nightclubs in Chicago, 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.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Ahmadiyya mosques, Mosques in Illinois, Places of worship in Chicago, Illinois, Religious buildings completed in 1922, 20th-century mosques

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.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions established in 1904, Educational institutions established in 1875, School buildings completed in 1904, Public high schools 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.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Boys' schools in the United States

North Kenwood District

The North Kenwood District is a historic district in the Kenwood community area of Chicago, Illinois. It includes the 4500-block of South Berkeley, as well as surrounding historic structures in an area bounded by 43rd Street, 47th Street, Cottage Grove, and the Illinois Central Railroad tracks. The area was designated a Chicago Landmark district on June 9, 1993. The Kenwood Evangelical Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places is in this neighborhood.

Located at 41.8133, -87.6005 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Historic districts in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

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

Eliel House

The Eliel House is a house at 4122 South Ellis Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1886 by Adler & Sullivan for Mathilde Eliel. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 2, 1991.

Located at 41.8193, -87.6027 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Houses completed in 1886, Houses in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

Kenwood Astrophysical Observatory

The Kenwood Astrophysical Observatory was the personal observatory of George Ellery Hale, constructed by his father, William E. Hale, in 1890 at the family home in the Kenwood section of Chicago. It was here that the spectroheliograph, which Hale had invented while attending MIT, was first put to practical use; and it was here that Hale established the Astrophysical Journal.

Located at 41.8117, -87.6031 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
University of Chicago, Astronomical observatories in Illinois, Defunct astronomical observatories

First Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago, Illinois)

The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1897, is an historic Neo-Classical style church located at 4017 S. Drexel Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by noted Chicago-based architect Solon Spencer Beman, who was renowned for the churches and other buildings that he designed in the United States. In 1923 an Aeolian-Skinner organ was installed in the church. On May 7, 1950, Grant Memorial AME Church bought the building and is its present owner.

Located at 41.821, -87.6045 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Religious buildings completed in 1897, 19th-century Christian Science church buildings, Churches in Chicago, Illinois, Former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings in Illinois, Solon Spencer Beman buildings

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.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Hospitals in Chicago, Illinois

King College Prep High School

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. College Preparatory High School (commonly known as King College Prep) is a public 4-year selective enrollment magnet high school located in the Kenwood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. King is one of the Chicago Public School System's eight selective enrollment schools, which means that its approximately 900 students must apply for acceptance, based on academic achievement and test scores.

Located at 41.8138, -87.6029 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions established in 1971

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.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
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.
Wikipedia Article
Jazz clubs in the United States, Music venues in Chicago, Illinois, Defunct jazz clubs

Chicago Military Academy

Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville is a public 4-year military high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Academy includes a mandatory Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) instructional component in addition to a four-year college preparatory curriculum.

Located at 41.8305, -87.619 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1915, Military high schools in the United States

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.
Wikipedia Article
Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1972

Ida B. Wells Homes

Ida B. Wells Homes was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was bordered by Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on the west, Cottage Grove Avenue to the east, 37th Street to the north, and 39th Street (Pershing Road) to the south. The Ida B. Wells Homes consisted of rowhouses and mid- and high-rise apartment buildings and were constructed for African Americans in 1939–41.

Located at 41.826, -87.612 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Residential buildings completed in 1941, Residential buildings completed in 1961, Residential buildings completed in 1970, 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 2011

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