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Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the intersection of Clark Street and Irving Park Road. Among the cemetery's 121 acres (49 ha) are the burial sites of several well-known Chicagoans.
Second, third, and fourth sets of boundaries represent boundary increases of February 17, 1983, June 19, 1985, and August 22, 1986 respectively 85: Sheridan Park Historic District: Sheridan Park Historic District: December 27, 1985 : Roughly bounded by W. Lawrence Avenue, N. Racine Avenue, W. Montrose Avenue, and N. Clark Street
A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.
The Chicago Transit Authority's #92 Foster, #81 Lawrence, #78 Montrose, #80 Irving Park, #22 Clark, #36 Broadway, #146 Inner Drive Express & #151 Sheridan bus lines serve the neighborhood. For cyclists, the neighborhood is best traversed by Broadway (North/South) and Lawrence Avenue (East/West), both of which have bicycle lanes on all or some ...
West Chicago Township was a township in Cook County, Illinois that was part of the City of Chicago. It comprised that part of pre-1889 Chicago west of the Chicago River . When various townships to its north and west were annexed to Chicago in 1889, they were maintained as townships and not incorporated into West Township.
City of Chicago Website. Community Areas Map, January 2017; Community Maps; Interactive Chicago Neighborhood Map; Neighborhoods Map at the Wayback Machine (archived June 25, 2013) Chicago Neighborhood Research Guide at the Newberry Library; Historic neighborhood images from Chicago Collections
Pulaski Park is a neighborhood directly west of Goose Island and east of Wicker Park. The generally accepted boundaries of Pulaski Park are Ashland (1600 W) to the west, the Chicago River and Elston Avenue to the east, the Bloomingdale Line on the north, and Chicago (800 N) on the south (although some people extend the southern border only to Division Street).
K-Town is a nickname for an area in Humboldt Park, North Lawndale, and West Garfield Park.Although these long streets extend beyond the bounds of North Lawndale, and West Garfield Park, published sources identify the name K-Town as referring specifically to an area of North Lawndale, and West Garfield Park, i.e. the area through which these streets pass. between Pulaski Road and Cicero Avenue ...