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  2. Faun (band) - Wikipedia

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    Faun is a German band that was formed in 1998 and plays pagan folk, darkwave, and medieval music. The originality of their music style is that it falls back to "old" instruments, and the singing is always the center of attention.

  3. Washington Heights, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Washington Heights is the 73rd of Chicago's 77 community areas.Located 12 miles (19 km) from the Loop, it is on the city's far south side.Washington Heights is considered part of the Blue Island Ridge, along with the nearby community areas of Beverly, Morgan Park and Mount Greenwood, and the village of Blue Island.

  4. Germans in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Goethe Monument dedicated by the Germans of Chicago. Erected in 1913. German immigration decreased in the 20th century due to increases in the German economy and new restrictions on immigration. [5] In 1914, there were 191,168 people born in Germany living in Chicago; this was the peak number of German-born people in Chicago. [1]

  5. Community areas in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. List of neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    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

  7. Humboldt Park, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Originally completed in 1895 by Chicago architects Frommann and Jebsen, the Humboldt Park Stable and Receptory is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Chicago Landmark. The building's design highlights the Germanic character of the neighborhood in the 1890s and is a fanciful creation of Ludowici tile roofs, finials, brick ...

  8. Avalon Park, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    According to data collected by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, there were 9,985 people and 3,880 households in Avalon Park.The racial makeup of the area was 0.6% White, 97.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, 1.2% from other races.

  9. Pilsen Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Pilsen Historic District is a historic district located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Pilsen is a neighborhood made up of the residential sections of the Lower West Side community area of Chicago. It is recognized as one of the few neighborhoods in Chicago that still has buildings that survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. [2]