Riis Park
Riis Park is a park on Chicago's Northwest Side in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood. The park covers 56 acres in a rectangle bounded by Grand Avenue to the south, Narragansett Avenue to the west, Wrightwood Avenue to the north, and Meade Avenue to the east.Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Galewood station and The Brickyard.
Galewood station
Railway station
Galewood is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in the Galewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is 8.6 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.
The Brickyard
Commercial area
The Brickyard, sometimes known as the Brickyard Mall, is a shopping mall located in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Built in 1977 as an enclosed shopping mall featuring J.
Mont Clare station
Railway station
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Mont Clare is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in the Montclare community area in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 9.5 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont Cragin and Montclare.
Belmont Cragin
Suburb
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Belmont Cragin is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the Northwest Side of Chicago. It is designated Community Area 19, and is located 8 miles NW of the Loop.
Montclare
Suburb
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Montclare is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the Northwest Side of Chicago.
Elmwood Park
Town
The Northwestern Suburbs is a region in Chicagoland, primary located in northwestern Cook, southern Lake and northern DuPage County, primarily centered along the Union Pacific Northwest Metra Line, though encompassing areas well beyond the rail line. Elmwood Park is situated 2 miles west of Riis Park.
Riis Park
- Type: Park
- Address: 6100 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
- Categories: historic district and recreation area
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.92559° or 41° 55′ 32″ northLongitude
-87.78184° or 87° 46′ 55″ westElevation
646 feet (197 metres)Operator
Chicago Park DistrictNamed after
Jacob RiisOpen location code
86HJW6G9+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 28708758OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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