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Columbus Park

Columbus Park is a 135-acre park located on the far West Side of , , in the neighborhood. It is considered the finest work by landscape architect Jens Jensen and was consequently named a National Historic Landmark in 2003.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Illinois, United States of America
  • Address: 501 South Central Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption and Austin station.

Church
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Metro station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Austin is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's branch. It is located at Austin Boulevard alongside the Eisenhower Expressway in .

Park
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Austin and Oak Park.

Suburb
Photo: Steven Kevil, Public domain.
is one of 77 community areas in . Located on the city's West Side, it is the third-largest community area by population and the second-largest geographically.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of 52,000 people in the area. It's essentially an outdoor museum dedicated to architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

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is best known for being impoverished and crime-ridden, but it has at least one major attraction as well as some fabulous parks, vibrant immigrant communities, and blues legends.

Columbus Park

Latitude
41.87442° or 41° 52′ 28″ north
Longitude
-87.76956° or 87° 46′ 10″ west
Elevation
617 feet (188 metres)
Operator
Chicago Park District
Named after
Christopher Columbus
Open location code
86HJV6FJ+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5950954
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4888477
Wiki­data ID
Q5150090
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In Other Languages

“Columbus Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Columbus Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Illinois, Cook County, lat 41,87, long -87,77)”
  • Cebuano: “Columbus Park”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Columbus Park Golf Course and Players Hill.

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