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The first sites in Chicago to be listed were four listed on October 15, 1966, when the National Register was created by the National Park Service: the settlement house Hull House, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Frederick C. Robie House, the Lorado Taft Midway Studios, and the site of First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction. The NPS first ...
Bounded by N. Sacramento Avenue, North Branch of Chicago River, alleys south of W. Lawrence Avenue and north of W. Montrose Avenue 41°57′55″N 87°42′03″W / 41.965278°N 87.700833°W / 41.965278; -87.700833 ( Ravenswood Manor Historic
North Center is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located in the city's North Side.North Center is bordered on the north by Montrose Avenue, on the south by Diversey Parkway, on the west by the Chicago River and on the east by Ravenswood Avenue; it includes the neighborhoods of Northcenter, Roscoe Village, St. Ben's, and Hamlin Park.
Notre Dame de Chicago is a Roman Catholic church in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. The church was built from 1889 to 1892, replacing an ...
Currently there are 124 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Central Chicago, out of more than 350 listings in the City of Chicago.Central Chicago includes 3 of the 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago: the historic business and cultural center of Chicago known as the Loop, as well as the Near North Side and the Near South Side.
Chicago is traditionally divided into the three "sides" of the North Side, West Side, and South Side by the Chicago River. These three sides are represented by the white stripes on the Flag of Chicago. [12] The city is also divided into 50 wards for the purpose of electing one alderman each to the Chicago City Council. These wards have at times ...
More than 200 pride flags were stolen in Massachusetts, days before the start of Pride Month, and on June 13, more than 150 Pride flags were broken outside the Stonewall National Monument, the ...
Flag of Chicago. The flag of Chicago consists of four red stars and two blue stripes on a white background. The stars represent events in the history of the city – the establishment of Fort Dearborn in 1803, the Chicago Fire in 1871, the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, and the Century of Progress Exposition in 1933.