Portage Park

Portage Park is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States, located on the northwest side of Chicago. Portage Park is bordered by the community areas of and to the north, and the suburb of to the west, to the east and to the south.
Wikipedia
Photo: Orestek, Public domain.
Photo: Orestek, Public domain.
  • Type: Suburb with 63,000 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Chicago
  • Also known as: “Portage Park neighborhood” and “Portage Park, Chicago”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Copernicus Center and Jefferson Park Transit Center.

Arts center
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The is a 1,852-seat former movie palace in the community area of in , United States. The is located at 5216 W.

Railway station
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The is an intermodal passenger transport hub in the neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It serves as a station for rail and also as a bus terminal.

Park
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is a 36-acre park in the community area of Chicago, Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places. The park stretches from Irving Park Road on the south to Berteau Avenue between Central and Long Avenues.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Far Northwest Side and North Lincoln.

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The of includes the neighborhoods of Avondale and the Polish Village, with large Polish communities; Irving Park and Old Irving, quiet areas with historic homes; and Forest Glen, Jefferson Park, Norwood Park, Edison Park, Edgebrook, Dunning, and Portage Park, residential areas which have nice parks, old theaters, and some big annual festivals.

Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0.
is a collection of neighborhoods on the north side of through which Lincoln Avenue wanders, remembering treasures and curiosities of the last century in Chicago life, moving along, and forgetting them all over again.

Photo: Jeff Hottinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Logan Square is an expansive neighborhood with sweeping boulevards on 's West Side. It shares a wealth of dive bars and cheap rock venues with Bucktown, which becomes a high-fashion destination when close to .

Portage Park

Latitude
41.9578° or 41° 57′ 28″ north
Longitude
-87.7651° or 87° 45′ 54″ west
Population
63,000
Elevation
617 feet (188 metres)
Named after
portage
Open location code
86HJX65M+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153633376
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4906500
Wiki­data ID
Q2746395
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Satellite Map

Discover Portage Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Portage Park” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Portage park chicago”
  • Catalan: “Portage Park, Chicago IL”
  • Catalan: “Portage Park”
  • Cebuano: “Portage Park”
  • French: “Portage Park”
  • Japanese: “ポーテイジ・パーク”
  • Polish: “Portage Park”
  • Russian: “Portage Park neighborhood”
  • Russian: “Portage Park, Chicago”
  • Russian: “Portage Park”
  • Russian: “Портидж Парк”
  • Russian: “Портидж-Парк”
  • Slovenian: “Portage Park”
  • Spanish: “Portage Park”
  • Urdu: “پورٹیج پارک، شکاگو”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Martin Luther and Jefferson Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Romanian Eastern Orthodox Church of Saint Mary and Gymnasium Building.

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