Old Town School of Folk Music
The Old Town School of Folk Music is a Chicago teaching and performing institution that launched the careers of many notable folk music artists. Founded by Folk musicians Frank Hamilton and Win Stracke, and Dawn Greening, the School opened in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago in 1957.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Music school
- Description: Chicago music institution
- Address: 909 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chicago Transit Authority-Armitage Avenue Station and Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
Chicago Transit Authority-Armitage Avenue Station
Metro station
Photo: Graham Garfield, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Armitage is a Chicago Transit Authority "L" elevated station with two side platforms in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on the Brown Line; Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. Chicago Transit Authority-Armitage Avenue Station is situated 340 feet west of Old Town School of Folk Music.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Theater building
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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. Steppenwolf Theatre Company is situated 2,100 feet south of Old Town School of Folk Music.
Biograph Theater
Theater building
The Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, was originally a movie theater but now presents live productions. Biograph Theater is situated 3,100 feet north of Old Town School of Folk Music.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include RANCH Triangle and Lincoln Park.
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.
Lincoln Park
Suburb
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Lincoln Park is a designated community area on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is located west of Lincoln Park.
Mid-North District
Neighborhood
Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mid-North District or Midtown-North is a historic district in the Lincoln Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. The district was built from 1865 to 1900 by various architects.
Old Town School of Folk Music
- Categories: conservatory and education
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.91801° or 41° 55′ 5″ northLongitude
-87.65142° or 87° 39′ 5″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
86HJW89X+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 354247688OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=music_school
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