Near South Side
District of Chicago
Illinois - United States

Battle of Fort Dearborn

The Battle of Fort Dearborn (also known as the Fort Dearborn Massacre) was an engagement between United States troops and Potawatomi Indians that occurred on August 15, 1812, near Fort Dearborn in what is now Chicago, Illinois, but was then part of the Illinois Territory. The battle, which occurred during the War of 1812, followed the evacuation of the fort as ordered by William Hull, commander of the United States Army of the Northwest.

Located at 41.8578, -87.6192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Battles of the War of 1812, History of Chicago, Illinois, Wars involving Illinois, Pre-statehood history of Illinois, Conflicts in 1812, Illinois Territory in the War of 1812

Everleigh Club

The Everleigh Club was a high-class brothel which operated in Chicago, Illinois from February 1900 until October 1911. It was owned and operated by Ada and Minna Everleigh.

Located at 41.8549, -87.6286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1900 establishments in the United States, 1911 disestablishments, Brothels in the United States, History of Chicago, Illinois, Crime in Omaha, Nebraska

Powers of Ten

The Powers of Ten films are two short American documentary films written and directed by Charles and Ray Eames. Both works depict the relative scale of the Universe according to an order of magnitude based on a factor of ten, first expanding out from the Earth until the entire universe is surveyed, then reducing inward until a single atom and its quarks are observed.

Located at 41.865, -87.6134 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1968 films, 1960s short films, United States National Film Registry films, Documentary films about science, Documentary films about mathematics, American films, American documentary films, Short documentary films, Orders of magnitude, Films set in Chicago, Illinois, Holism

Soldier Field

Soldier Field is a football stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States which has been home to the NFL's Chicago Bears since 1971. Soldier Field reopened in 2003 after a complete rebuild. With a capacity of 61,500, it is the 2nd smallest stadium in the NFL. It is also the oldest continually operating NFL stadium.

Located at 41.8625, -87.6167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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National Football League venues, Buildings and structures completed in 1924, 1924 establishments in the United States, American football venues in Illinois, 1994 FIFA World Cup stadiums, FIFA Women's World Cup stadiums, CONCACAF Gold Cup stadiums, Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Bears stadiums, Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Fire Soccer Club, Chicago Spurs, Major League Soccer stadiums, NASCAR tracks, United States Football League venues, Boxing venues, World Football League venues, XFL venues, Visitor attractions in Chicago, Illinois, Former National Historic Landmarks of the United States, National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois, Rebuilt buildings and structures in the United States, Pan American Games Opening ceremony stadiums

Chinatown, Chicago

The Chinatown neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, is on the South Side (located in the Armour Square community area), centered on Cermak and Wentworth Avenues, and is an example of an American Chinatown, or ethnic-Chinese neighborhood. By the 2000 Census, Chicago Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas has 68,021 Chinese. Chicago is the second oldest settlement of Chinese in America after the Chinese fled persecution in California.

Located at 41.8529, -87.6319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Asian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois, Chinatowns in the United States, Visitor attractions in Chicago, Illinois, Populated places established in 1912, 1912 establishments in Illinois

Chicago Coliseum

The Chicago Coliseum was the name applied to three large indoor arenas in Chicago, Illinois, which stood successively from the 1860s to 1982; they served as venues for sports events, large (national-class) conventions and as exhibition halls. The first Coliseum stood at State and Washington streets in Chicago’s downtown in the late 1860s. The second, at 63rd Street near Stony Island Avenue in the south side's Woodlawn community, hosted the 1896 Democratic National Convention.

Located at 41.8594, -87.625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1982 disestablishments, Buildings and structures demolished in 1982, Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States, Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, Defunct National Hockey League venues, Former ice hockey venues, Chicago Blackhawks arenas, Defunct National Basketball Association venues, Defunct college football venues, Demolished sports venues in the United States, Defunct indoor arenas

23rd Street Grounds

23rd Street Grounds, also known as State Street Grounds and 23rd Street Park, and sometimes spelled out as Twenty-third Street Grounds, was a ballpark in Chicago, Illinois. In it, the Chicago White Stockings played baseball from 1874 to 1877, the first two years in the National Association and the latter two in the National League.

Located at 41.8531, -87.6283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, Defunct Major League Baseball venues, Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Baseball venues in Illinois, Chicago Cubs stadiums

Central Station (Chicago terminal)

Central Station was an intercity passenger terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, at the southern end of Grant Park at Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue. Owned by the Illinois Central Railroad, it also served other companies via trackage rights. It opened in 1893, replacing the Illinois Central Depot (on the site of the current Millennium Station), and closed in 1972 when Amtrak rerouted services to Union Station.

Located at 41.8681, -87.6219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Illinois Central Railroad lines, Stations along Chesapeake and Ohio Railway lines, Stations along Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway lines, Stations along Michigan Central Railroad lines, South Shore Line (NICTD), Former buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Railway stations opened in 1893, Clock towers in the United States, Towers in Illinois, Former Amtrak stations in Illinois, Demolished railway stations in the United States, Railway stations closed in 1972

Pui Tak Center

The Pui Tak Center, formerly known as the On Leong Merchants Association Building, is a building located in Chicago's Chinatown. Designed by architects Christian S. Michaelsen and Sigurd A. Rognstad, the building was built for the On Leong Merchants Association and opened in 1928. The Association used it as an immigrant assistance center, and the building was informally referred to as Chinatown's "city hall".

Located at 41.8523, -87.6322 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Buildings and structures completed in 1927

Nickel Plate Depot (Chicago)

The passenger depot of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road) in Chicago, Illinois was located at the northwest corner of Roosevelt Road (12th Street) and Clark Street, just east of the main line of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway to its LaSalle Street Station. Between 1897 and 1928, the Nickel Plate became a tenant at LaSalle, which it continued to use until its passenger service was abandoned.

Located at 41.8678, -87.6311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Nickel Plate Road lines, Former railway stations in Illinois

McCormick Place (Metra)

The McCormick Place Station is a commuter rail station in Chicago underneath McCormick Place, Chicago's main convention center, that serves the Metra Electric Line north to the Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana. The South Shore Line stops here on weekends only.

Located at 41.8516, -87.6162 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Stations along Illinois Central Railroad lines, Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, NICTD stations in Illinois

Cermak–Chinatown (CTA station)

Cermak–Chinatown is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is adjacent to Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood and contains many elements of Chinese culture in its architecture.

Located at 41.8532, -87.631 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1969

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago is a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church which has jurisdiction over the entire western United States, all of the Midwest, Alaska, and Hawaii. However, their parishes are limted to the presence of Ukrainian Catholics and thus only have a presence in 15 states. The Bishop of the eparchy is Richard Stephen Seminack. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral is the mother church of the eparchy.

Located at 41.8667, -87.6167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia, Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchies, Christianity in Chicago, Illinois, Eastern Catholicism in Illinois, Ukrainian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States

Central Station, Chicago

Currently, Central Station refers to a neighborhood within the Near South Side, Chicago community area (neighborhood) in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Once 69 acres, and later 72 acres, the City of Chicago planned development is now 80 acres . It encompasses the former rail yards and air space rights east of Indiana Avenue between Roosevelt Road and 18th Street. It also now encompasses the strip between Michigan and Indiana Avenues.

Located at 41.8622, -87.6206 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois, Populated places established in 1990

2003 E2 nightclub stampede

The E2 nightclub stampede occurred on February 17, 2003, at the E2 nightclub located above the Epitome Chicago restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, in which 21 people died and more than 50 were injured when panic ensued from the use of pepper spray by security guards to break up a fight. The club's owners, Dwain Kyles and Calvin Hollins, were later convicted of criminal contempt for their persistent failure to keep the facility up to code, and sentenced to two years in prison.

Located at 41.8495, -87.6235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2003 in Illinois, Disasters in Illinois, Nightclubs in Chicago, Illinois, Accidental deaths in Illinois, Human stampedes in the United States

Ping Tom Memorial Park

Ping Tom Memorial Park is a 17.24-acre public urban park in Chicago's Chinatown, owned and operated by the Chicago Park District (CPD). Located on the south bank of the Chicago River, the park is divided into three sections by a Santa Fe rail track and 18th Street. Currently, only development in the area south of 18th Street has been completed. It was designed by Ernest C. Wong of Site Design Group and features a pagoda-style pavilion, bamboo gardens, and a playground.

Located at 41.8569, -87.6347 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Urban public parks, Parks in Chicago, Illinois

18th Street (Metra)

The 18th Street Station is a commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago. The station is occasionally served by trains of the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana, on an exceptional basis for Chicago Bears home games during football season. The station was originally built by the Illinois Central railroad (ICRR).

Located at 41.8579, -87.6179 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Stations along Illinois Central Railroad lines, Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois

Henry B. Clarke House

The Henry B. Clarke House is a Greek Revival style house in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Henry Brown Clarke was a native of New York State who had come to Chicago in 1833 with his wife, Caroline Palmer Clarke, and his family. He entered into the hardware business with William Jones and Byram King, establishing King, Jones and Company, and provided building materials to the growing Chicago populace.

Located at 41.8571, -87.6219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1836, Houses in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois, Museums in Chicago, Illinois, Historic house museums in Illinois, Visitor attractions in Chicago, Illinois, Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois

Chinatown Square

Chinatown Square is a two-story outdoor mall located in Chinatown, Chicago, a mile (1.6 km) from the center of Chicago just north of the main Wentworth Avenue District (the main Chinatown Street). Chinatown Square, on 45 acres of reclaimed land from a former railroad yard, houses mostly restaurants, retail space, boutiques, banks, clinics, beauty shops, and a handful of offices. This outdoor mall is the largest Chinese mall in the US east of San Francisco and west of New York City.

Located at 41.8539, -87.6331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Asian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Shopping centers in Chicago, Illinois

St. Charles Air Line Bridge

The St. Charles Air Line Bridge is a Strauss Trunnion bascule bridge which spans the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. Built as part of the St. Charles Air Line Railroad by the American Bridge Company in 1919, the bridge originally had a span of 260 feet . This bridge held the world record for longest bascule-type span until 1930, when it was shortened to 220 feet during a relocation as a result of straightening the river channel.

Located at 41.8608, -87.6344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bridges completed in 1919, Bascule bridges, Bridges in Chicago, Illinois, Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois, Railroad bridges in Illinois

Arie Crown Theater

The Arie Crown Theater was named after Lithuanian immigrant Arie Crown, who was the father of Henry Crown, the American industrialist and philanthropist. The theater is situated on Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. It opened in 1960, with seating for 5,000 people, one of the largest seating capacities in Chicago. The theater is part of the McCormick Place convention facility, owned by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. The theatre was damaged by a fire in 1967 and was closed until 1971.

Located at 41.8528, -87.6156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Theatres in Chicago, Illinois

Agora (sculpture)

Agora is the name of a group of 106 headless and armless iron sculptures at the south end of Grant Park in Chicago. Designed by Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, they were made in a foundry near Poznan between 2004 and 2006. In 2006, the Chicago Park District brought the work to Chicago as a permanent loan from the Polish Ministry of Culture. Similar installations have been constructed throughout the world, but Agora is among the largest.

Located at 41.8682, -87.6234 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Outdoor sculptures in Chicago, Illinois, 2006 sculptures, Iron sculptures

Christopher Columbus (Grant Park)

Christopher Columbus is a bronze statue in Grant Park, in Chicago. It was created by the Milanese born sculptor Carlo Brioschi, and installed in 1933. It is set on an exedra and pedestal designed with the help of architect Clarence H. Johnson. In 1933, Chicago celebrated its 100th anniversary with the Century of Progress World's Fair. In conjunction with the fair, Chicago's Italian-American community raised funds and donated the statue of the Genoese navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus.

Located at 41.8679, -87.6196 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Outdoor sculptures in Chicago, Illinois, Bronze sculptures in the United States, Christopher Columbus, 1933 sculptures

Harold Ickes Homes

Harold Ickes Homes was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is bordered between State Street and Federal Avenue and Cermak Road and 25th Street.

Located at 41.8508, -87.628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Residential buildings completed in 1955, 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 2010

Roosevelt (CTA station)

Roosevelt is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in between the Chicago Loop and the Near South Side in Chicago, Illinois. It is situated at 1167 S State Street, just north of Roosevelt Road, and serves the Red, Green and Orange lines. The station is also the closest 'L' station to the Museum Campus of Chicago and Soldier Field, which are about ½ mile to the east. The Museum Campus/11th Street Metra station is also about ⅓ miles to the east.

Located at 41.8674, -87.6274 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, CTA Green Line stations, CTA Orange Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1943, Railway stations opened in 1892, Former North Shore Line stations