South Lawndale

South Lawndale is a community area on the West Side of , . Over 80% of the residents are of Mexican descent and the community is home to the largest foreign-born Mexican population in Chicago.
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  • Type: Suburb with 71,400 residents
  • Description: community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: Community Area 30” and “South Lawndale, Chicago
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Western station and Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Railway station
Western is a station on the 's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. It is located in the Heart of Chicago and Heart of Italy neighborhoods in the community area.

Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital, formerly at times known as , is a 319-bed major urban in , , with its main campus located adjacent to at 15th Street and California Avenue on the city's West Side.

Museum
Photo: Nutmegger, Public domain.
The is a museum featuring and Chicano art and culture. It is located in Harrison Park in the neighborhood of Chicago, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pilsen and Cicero.

Only a few minutes from the center of by train, is a working-class predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood. Marked by riches in art and historic architecture and occupied by a community that's fiercely proud of where they live, this neighborhood is at once distinctly Chicagoan and something entirely unique.

is a town of 81,000 people in the area, just west of the city limits. It became famous when gangster Al Capone moved here to escape from the Chicago Police in the early 1920s.

The of has two of the city's premiere culinary strips, Little Italy and Greektown, and basketball legend Michael Jordan's old stomping grounds with the Chicago Bulls.

South Lawndale

Latitude
41.849° or 41° 50′ 57″ north
Longitude
-87.7023° or 87° 42′ 8″ west
Population
71,400
Elevation
597 feet (182 metres)
Open location code
86HJR7XX+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153351479
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4911951
Wiki­data ID
Q3492258
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“South Lawndale” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 南羅恩代爾
  • French: South Lawndale
  • Serbian: Saut Londejl (Čikago)
  • Serbian: Saut Londejl
  • South Azerbaijani: سوت لاوندئیل، چیکاقو
  • Spanish: Lawndale Sur
  • Turkish: South Lawndale

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Marshall Square and Little Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Former CFD E109 Firehouse and Saint Ludmillas Roman Catholic Church.

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