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  2. Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District - Wikipedia

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    The Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District is a historic African American district in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the Douglas community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois . The neighborhood encompasses the land between the Dan Ryan Expressway to the west, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the east, 31st Street to the north, and ...

  3. Douglas, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Douglas, Chicago. Douglas, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's 77 community areas. The neighborhood is named for Stephen A. Douglas, Illinois politician and Abraham Lincoln 's political foe, whose estate included a tract of land given to the federal government. [3] This tract later was developed for use as the Civil War ...

  4. List of neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chicago's Chinatown. St. Simeon Mirotočivi, a Serbian Orthodox church located in East Side. Greektown. Fiesta Boricua on Paseo Boricua in Humboldt Park. The Robie House in Hyde Park is a Frank Lloyd Wright design. The Gateway Theatre 's Solidarity Tower in Jefferson Park is a replica of the Royal Castle in Warsaw.

  5. South Side, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The South Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Geographically, it is the largest of the three sections of the city, with the other two being the North and West Sides. It radiates and lies south of the city's downtown area, the Chicago Loop. Much of the South Side came from the city's ...

  6. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Major. junctions. I-55 in Chicago. US 12 / US 20 in Chicago. South end. 115th Street (11500 S) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, locally referred to as King Drive is a major north–south street on the South Side of Chicago. It was formerly named South Park Way, and originally called Grand Boulevard.

  7. Robert Taylor Homes - Wikipedia

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    Robert Taylor Homes was a public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois from 1962 to 2007. The second largest housing project in the United States, it consisted of 28 virtually identical high-rises, set out in a linear plan for two miles (3 km), with the high-rises regularly configured in a horseshoe shape of three in each block.

  8. Grand Boulevard, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Grand Boulevard, Chicago. /  41.8100°N 87.6200°W  / 41.8100; -87.6200. Grand Boulevard on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the city's Community Areas. The boulevard from which it takes its name is now Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The area is bounded by 39th to the north, 51st Street to the south, Cottage Grove Avenue to ...

  9. South Shore, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The South Shore Bungalow Historic District is a residential historic district in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district contains 229 Chicago bungalows and twenty other residential buildings built between 1911 and 1930. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 2008. [11]