South Shore
South Shore is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Located on the city's South Side, the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront.
- Type: Suburb with 54,000 residents
- Description: community in Chicago
- Also known as: “South Shore, Chicago” and “South Shore, IL”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Mosque Maryam and Barack Obama Presidential Center.
Nation of Islam
Office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chatham-South Shore and Hyde Park.
Greater Grand Crossing
Suburb
South Shore
- Categories: community area in Chicago and locality
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.7587° or 41° 45′ 31″ north
Longitude
-87.5753° or 87° 34′ 31″ west
Population
54,000
Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)
Named after
Open location code
86HJQC5F+FV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“South Shore” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “South Shore”
- Chinese: “南岸區 (芝加哥)”
- French: “South Shore”
- Hebrew: “סאות‘ שור”
- Iloko: “South Shore”
- Irish: “South Shore”
- Japanese: “サウス・ショア”
- Russian: “Саус Шор”
- Russian: “Саут-Шор”
- South Azerbaijani: “سوت شور، چیکاقو”
- Turkish: “South Shore”
- Urdu: “ساوتھ شور، شکاگو”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bryn Mawr East and Bryn Mawr West.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Michelle Obama’s Childhood Home and All Nations Worship Assembly.
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