Midway Plaisance

Midway Plaisance, known locally as the Midway, is a public park on the South Side of , Illinois. It is one mile long by 220 yards wide and extends along 59th and 60th streets, joining at its west end and at its east end.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: park in Chicago
  • Also known as: “Midway Plaisance Fieldhouse”
  • Address: 1130 East Midway Plaisance, Chicago, IL 60637

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Robie House and Renaissance Society.

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The Frederick C. is a historic house museum on the University of Chicago campus in the neighborhood of , Illinois, United States. is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Midway Plaisance.

Museum
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The , founded in 1915, is an independent contemporary art museum located on the campus of the University of Chicago, with a focus on the commissioning and production of new works by international artists. is situated 960 feet northwest of Midway Plaisance.

Church
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Rockefeller Chapel is a Gothic Revival chapel on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. A monumental example of Collegiate Gothic architecture, it was meant by university patron John D. is situated 740 feet northeast of Midway Plaisance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodlawn and Hyde Park.

Suburb
is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of 8.5 miles south of . The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.

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is one of 's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. It is located on the of . The community area includes the 372 acre of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.

Midway Plaisance

Latitude
41.78705° or 41° 47′ 13″ north
Longitude
-87.59889° or 87° 35′ 56″ west
Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)
Open location code
86HJQCP2+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 239001882
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4902197
Wiki­data ID
Q3378479
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Midway Plaisance” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “中路皮亚琴察”
  • Chinese: “大道乐园”
  • Chinese: “大道樂園”
  • Danish: “Midway Plaisance”
  • French: “Midway Plaisance”
  • Japanese: “ミッドウェイ・プレザンス”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Midway Plaisance”
  • Norwegian: “Midway Plaisance”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as East Hyde Park and Brookdale.

Nearby Places

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