Albany Park

Albany Park is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. Located on the Northwest Side of Chicago with the North Branch of the forming its east and north boundaries, it includes the ethnically diverse Albany Park neighborhood, with one of the highest percentages of foreign-born residents of any Chicago neighborhood.
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  • Type: Suburb with 48,400 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Albany Park, Chicago” and “Albany Park, IL”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Albany Park Library and Davis Theater.

Library
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is a branch of the Chicago Public Library located at 3401 W. Foster Ave. in the neighborhood of , in the U.S. state of .

Movie theater
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The , originally known as the Pershing Theater, is a first run located in the of . Built in 1918, the theater has operated in different capacities in its history, showing silent films, German-language films, and various forms of stage performance.

Library
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is a library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Lincoln and Lakeview-North Center.

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is a collection of neighborhoods on the north side of through which Lincoln Avenue wanders, remembering treasures and curiosities of the last century in Chicago life, moving along, and forgetting them all over again.

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Lakeview has the lion's share of 's nightlife, starting with Wrigleyville, home of the Chicago Cubs and major players in the city's theater and music scenes, and Boystown, one of the largest and most vibrant LGBT communities in the United States.

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Logan Square is an expansive neighborhood with sweeping boulevards on 's West Side. It shares a wealth of dive bars and cheap rock venues with Bucktown, which becomes a high-fashion destination when close to .

Albany Park

Latitude
41.9703° or 41° 58′ 13″ north
Longitude
-87.716° or 87° 42′ 58″ west
Population
48,400
Elevation
600 feet (183 metres)
Named after
Albany
Open location code
86HJX7CM+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153585872
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4883012
Wiki­data ID
Q2830803
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Satellite Map

Discover Albany Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Albany Park” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿爾巴尼公園”
  • French: “Albany Park”
  • Japanese: “オルバニー・パーク”
  • Persian: “پارک آلبانی”
  • Persian: “پارک البانی، شیکاگو”
  • Russian: “Албани Парк”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پارک آلبانی، شیکاقو”
  • Spanish: “Albany Park”
  • Turkish: “Albany Park”
  • Urdu: “البانی پارک، شکاگو”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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