Goose Island
Goose Island is a 160-acre artificial island in Chicago, Illinois, formed by the North Branch of the Chicago River on the west and the North Branch Canal on the east. It is about 1.5 miles long and 0.5 miles across at its widest point.- Type: Island
- Description: artificial island in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Goose Island (Chicago)” and “Goose Island, Chicago”
Places of Interest
Highlights include IO Theater and Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
IO Theater
Theater building
iO, or iO Chicago, is an improv theater and training center in central Chicago. The theater teaches and hosts performances of improvisational comedy. It was founded in 1981 by Del Close and Charna Halpern.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Theater building
Photo: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Chicago theater company founded in 1974 by Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise in the Immaculate Conception grade school in Highland Park, Illinois and is now located in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood on Halsted Street.
Polish Museum of America
Museum
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Polish Museum of America is located in West Town, in what had been the historical Polish Downtown neighborhood of Chicago. It is home to numerous Polish artifacts, artwork, and embroidered folk costumes in its growing collection.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabrini–Green Homes and Old Town.
Cabrini–Green Homes
Neighborhood
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Cabrini–Green Homes are a Chicago Housing Authority public housing project on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Frances Cabrini Rowhouses and Extensions were south of Division Street, bordered by Larrabee Street to the west, Orleans Street to the east and Chicago Avenue to the south, with the William Green Homes to the northwest.
Old Town
Quarter
Photo: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Old Town is a neighborhood and historic district in Near North Side and Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. It contains many of Chicago's older, Victorian-era buildings, including St. Michael's Church, one of seven buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire.
RANCH Triangle
Neighborhood
RANCH Triangle is a small neighborhood within Lincoln Park, Chicago. The word is an acronym composed of the boundaries of the neighborhood: Racine, Armitage, North, Chicago, and Halsted.
Goose Island
- Categories: neighborhood, river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.90407° or 41° 54′ 15″ northLongitude
-87.65165° or 87° 39′ 6″ westElevation
584 feet (178 metres)Open location code
86HJW83X+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 24984456OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Korean—“Goose Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Goose Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Illinois, Cook County)”
- Cebuano: “Goose Island”
- Dutch: “Goose Island”
- French: “Goose Island”
- Japanese: “グース島 (シカゴ)”
- Korean: “구스아일랜드”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Branch Canal and Division Street North Branch Canal Bridge.
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