Oakland School

Places of Interest Nearby

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1897, is a historic Neo-Classical-style church located at 4017 S. Drexel Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois. First Church of Christ, Scientist is situated 1,000 feet east of Oakland School.

43rd station

Railway station

Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.

43rd is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system in the Grand Boulevard community area in Chicago, Illinois, on the Green Line at 314 E 43rd Street, three blocks east of State Street. 43rd station is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Oakland School.

The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument

Monument

Photo: Historyfar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument is a bronze and marble public sculpture by artist Richard Hunt. Located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, the sculpture takes its name from a quote by civil rights activist and investigative journalist Ida B. The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument is situated 1,800 feet north of Oakland School.

Places in the Area

Oakland

Suburb

Photo: Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oakland, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. Bordered by 35th and 43rd Streets, Cottage Grove Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, the Oakland area was developed between 1872 and 1905.

Bronzeville

Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Bronzeville, the Black Metropolis, is a mecca of African-American History on Chicago's South Side, just miles south of downtown. Gwendolyn Brooks published poetry in the Chicago Defender, Andrew Rube Foster created Negro League Baseball, and Louis Armstrong kept his trumpet singing at the Sunset Cafe to keep Al Capone off his back.

Oakland School

Satellite Map

Places with the Same Name

Localities in the Area

Nearby Places

Curious Places to Discover

• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Português