Poverty Row
Poverty Row is a locality in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Poverty Row is situated nearby to the neighborhood Brookline, as well as near the suburb Greater Grand Crossing.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gary Comer College Prep and Oakwoods Cemetery.
Gary Comer College Prep
School
Gary Comer College Prep is a Level 1 public grade nine through twelve charter high school located in Chicago, Illinois' Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
Oakwoods Cemetery
Cemetery
Oak Woods Cemetery is a large lawn cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located at 1035 E. 67th Street, it is in the Greater Grand Crossing area of Chicago's South Side.
Lem’s Bar-B-Q
Restaurant
Photo: Southern Foodways Alliance, CC BY 2.0.
Lem's Bar-B-Q is a barbecue restaurant in the Chatham community of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. The restaurant is known for its rib tips, which Eater has described as Chicago's "most famous rib tips." In 2025 it was named one of America's Classics by the James Beard Foundation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greater Grand Crossing and South Park Manor Historic District.
Greater Grand Crossing
Suburb
Photo: Southern Foodways Alliance, CC BY 2.0.
Greater Grand Crossing is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the city's South Side.
South Park Manor Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Park Manor Historic District is a residential historic district in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district includes 263 Chicago bungalows built between 1915 and 1927.
Woodlawn
Suburb
Woodlawn is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of Lake Michigan 8.5 miles south of the Loop. 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.
Poverty Row
- Type: Locality
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.76392° or 41° 45′ 50″ northLongitude
-87.61033° or 87° 36′ 37″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Open location code
86HJQ97Q+HVGeoNames ID
4906568
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