West Edgewater
District of Chicago
Illinois - United States

Essanay Studios

The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company was an American motion picture studio. It is best known today for its series of Charlie Chaplin comedies of 1915.

Located at 41.9726, -87.6638 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Companies established in 1907, Defunct American film studios, Film production companies of the United States, Film distributors, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, American silent films by studio, Culture of Fremont, California, Defunct companies based in Chicago, Illinois, San Francisco Bay Area cinema

Bryn Mawr Historic District

The Bryn Mawr Historic District is on the lakefront of the Edgewater neighborhood of far-north Chicago in Illinois, USA. It extends along Bryn Mawr Avenue between Broadway Avenue and Sheridan Road. Its most prominent features are the Belle Shore Apartment Hotel, Bryn Mawr Apartment Hotel, Edgewater Beach Apartments, Edgewater Presbyterian Church, Manor House and the northernmost area of Lincoln Park.

Located at 41.9837, -87.6575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois, Historic districts in Chicago, Illinois

Belle Shore Apartment Hotel

The Belle Shore Apartment Hotel is a building of the Bryn Mawr Historic District in the far-north community area of Edgewater in Chicago, Illinois. Located on West Bryn Mawr Avenue, it is across the road from the Bryn Mawr Apartment Hotel. It was declared a historic Chicago Landmark by the Chicago City Council.

Located at 41.9838, -87.6576 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Residential buildings completed in 1929, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Apartment buildings in Chicago, Illinois, Art Deco architecture in Illinois

Bryn Mawr Apartment Hotel

The Bryn Mawr Apartment Hotel is a 12-story building in the Bryn Mawr Historic District in far-north neighborhood community of Edgewater in Chicago, Illinois. Located on North Kenmore Avenue, it is across the road from the Belle Shore Apartment Hotel. It was declared a historic Chicago Landmark by the Chicago City Council.

Located at 41.9835, -87.6569 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Residential buildings completed in 1928, Apartment buildings in Chicago, Illinois

Granville (CTA station)

Granville is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, part of the Chicago 'L' metro system. It is located at 1119 West Granville Avenue in Chicago, Illinois (directional coordinates 6200 north, 1200 west). It is in the Edgewater neighborhood, close to the Rogers Park border. From Granville, trains take 36 minutes to reach the Chicago Loop.

Located at 41.9937, -87.6591 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1908

Berwyn (CTA station)

Berwyn is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is located at 1121 West Berwyn Avenue (directional coordinates 5300 north, 1200 west) in the southern part of the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The adjacent stations are Bryn Mawr, located about ⁄8 miles to the north, and Argyle, about ⁄3 miles to the south.

Located at 41.9778, -87.6587 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations

Argyle (CTA station)

Argyle is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is situated between the Berwyn and Lawrence stations on the Red Line, which runs from Rogers Park at Chicago's northern city limits, through downtown Chicago, to Roseland. It is an elevated station with a single island platform located at 1118 West Argyle Street in the West Argyle Street Historic District of Chicago's Uptown community area.

Located at 41.9734, -87.6586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1908

Damen (CTA Brown Line station)

Damen is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located at 4643–47 North Damen Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood. The adjacent stations are Western, which is located about one half mile (0.8 km) to the west, and Montrose, about one half mile (0.8 km) to the southeast. Located three blocks east is the Ravenswood Metra station on the commuter railroad's Union Pacific/North Line.

Located at 41.9664, -87.679 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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CTA Brown Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1907

Thorndale (CTA station)

Thorndale is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is an elevated station located at 1118 West Thorndale Avenue (directional coordinates 5900 north, 1200 west) in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The adjacent stations are Granville, located about one quarter mile to the north, and Bryn Mawr, about one half mile to the south.

Located at 41.9901, -87.6591 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1915

Ravenswood (Metra)

Ravenswood is a railroad station on the North Side of Chicago serving Metra's Union Pacific/North Line. It is located at 4800 North Ravenswood Avenue, just south of West Lawrence Avenue. The Ravenswood Station formerly was located at Wilson Avenue, but was relocated at its current location to be opposite the Chicago & North Western Railway's Ravenswood Accounting Office & Carload Tracing Bureau, which were housed in a building at 4801 North Ravenswood Avenue.

Located at 41.9684, -87.6743 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Chicago and North Western Railway lines

Bryn Mawr (CTA station)

Bryn Mawr is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is an elevated station located at 1119 West Bryn Mawr Avenue (directional coordinates 5600 north, 1200 west) in the Bryn Mawr Historic District of the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The adjacent stations are Thorndale, located about one half mile to the north, and Berwyn, about three eighths of a mile to the south.

Located at 41.9836, -87.6589 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1908

Lawrence (CTA station)

Lawrence is an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line. It is an elevated station located at 1117 West Lawrence Avenue (directional coordinates 4800 north, 1200 west) in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The adjacent stations are Argyle, located about ⁄3 miles to the north, and Wilson, about ⁄4 miles to the south.

Located at 41.9691, -87.6585 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1923

Roger C. Sullivan High School

Roger C. Sullivan High School (known as Sullivan High School) is a public 4-year high school located in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the northside of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools. The school is named for Roger Sullivan, a businessman and politician of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Located at 42.0028, -87.6689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

Amundsen High School

Amundsen High School is a public 4-year high school located at the corner of Damen and Foster Avenue in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is a part of Chicago Public Schools and has approximately 1,600 students, though its building was designed to house 1,300. It is a neighborhood high school without selective enrollment. It is a CPS school with a non-selective International Baccalaureate program.

Located at 41.9751, -87.6803 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions established in 1929, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

St. Gregory the Great High School

St. Gregory the Great High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chicago, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

Located at 41.9831, -87.6714 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1937

Bachman House

The Bachman House is a house in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located at 1244 W. Carmen Ave. The house was built between 1947 and 1948 by Bruce Goff. Architect Bruce Goff created a neighborhood sensation in 1948, when he remodeled a modest wood house (built in 1889) into the home and studio for recording engineer Myron Bachman. The window openings were changed and an exterior cladding of brick and corrugated aluminum was added.

Located at 41.9748, -87.6617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1948, Houses in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

Colvin House

The Colvin House is a house at 5940 North Sheridan Road in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1909 by George W. Maher. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 5, 1994. This residence was built for Edwin M. Colvin, his wife Clara and their four children. Colvin moved to Chicago in 1885 and worked in the printing industry, ultimately becoming an executive with F.W. Hall Printing Company.

Located at 41.9904, -87.6558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1909, Houses in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

Gauler Twin Houses

The Gauler Twin Houses are two identical Prairie style houses located at 5917 and 5921 North Magnolia Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The houses were built in 1908 by Walter Burley Griffin. They were designated a Chicago Landmark on June 28, 2000.

Located at 41.9897, -87.6613 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1908, Houses in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois, Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois

Kinetic Playground

The Kinetic Playground was a short-lived nightclub located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The club was opened on April 3, 1968 as the Electric Theater by Aaron Russo and was located at 4812 N. Clark Street (NW corner of Clark and Lawrence). The building was constructed in 1928 and at one time included a dance hall, entertainment center, and ice and roller skating rinks, all known as Rainbo Gardens.

Located at 41.9693, -87.6677 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Former music venues, Nightclubs in Chicago, Illinois, 1968 establishments

Park Tower Condominium (Chicago)

Park Tower Condominium is a lakefront high-rise residential building located at 5415 North Sheridan Road, in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. Constructed in 1973, the tower is 55 stories tall total and 513 feet high (the 2nd tallest structure outside of downtown Chicago). It is one of the largest all-residential buildings in Chicago. Designed by Chicago architectural firm Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates, the building was originally planned to be part of a 3-tower complex.

Located at 41.9803, -87.6547 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Residential condominiums in Chicago, Illinois, Residential skyscrapers in Chicago, Illinois, Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters, Residential buildings completed in 1973

Ravenswood (CTA station)

Ravenswood was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Ravenswood Line, which is now known as the Brown Line. The station was located at Wilson Avenue and Ravenswood Avenue in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago. Ravenswood was situated east of Damen and north of Montrose. Ravenswood opened on May 18, 1907, and closed on August 1, 1949, along with 23 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.

Located at 41.9652, -87.6753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Defunct Chicago 'L' stations, Railway stations opened in 1907, Railway stations closed in 1949

Koval Distillery

Koval Distillery is a craft distillery located in Chicago, Illinois (established in 2008). It is the first distillery within Chicago's city limits since Prohibition. Koval's founders, Robert and Sonat Birnecker, left academic careers to found the distillery, aiming to bring the distilling traditions and techniques of Robert’s Austrian grandfather to America.

Located at 41.9767, -87.6778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Companies based in Chicago, Illinois, Distilleries in the United States

All Saints Episcopal Church (Chicago, Illinois)

All Saints Episcopal Church (or All Saints) is a church of the Episcopal Church of the United States in the neighborhood of Ravenswood in Chicago. Built in 1883, it is currently the oldest wood-framed church in the city, and was also declared a Chicago Landmark. All Saints is currently an active church, and is most well known for its community outreach programs. All Saints has been called the "fastest growing Episcopal congregation in Chicago."

Located at 41.965, -87.6728 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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19th-century Episcopal church buildings, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Places of worship in Chicago, Illinois

Stone Academy (Chicago)

Leander Stone Scholastic Academy (commonly referred to as "Stone Academy") is a magnet school in Chicago, Illinois. In 2008, Stone Academy was ranked #23 out of 250 best schools in Chicago by Chicago Magazine.

Located at 41.9945, -87.6848 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions with year of establishment missing, Magnet schools in Illinois, Public elementary schools in Chicago, Illinois, Public middle schools in Chicago, Illinois

Mountain Moving Coffeehouse

The Mountain Moving Coffeehouse for Womyn and Children was a feminist venue located in Chicago that operated for thirty-one years, from 1974 until 2005. The name of the organization evokes the political task that feminists must "move the mountains" of institutional sexism and homophobia. The "coffeehouse" was a once-a-week Saturday night gathering, held at a rented space in a local Unitarian church, that presented woman-identified music and entertainment by and for lesbians and feminists.

Located at 41.9773, -87.6723 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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1974 establishments in the United States, 2005 disestablishments in the United States, Coffee houses of the United States, Defunct organizations of the United States, Feminism and transgender topics, Feminist collectives, Feminist organizations in the United States, Lesbian collectives, Lesbian feminist organizations, Lesbian organizations in the United States, LGBT culture in Chicago, Illinois, Organizations based in Chicago, Illinois, Radical feminist organizations, Women in Illinois, Women only space, Women's music, Women's organizations in the United States