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West Englewood

West Englewood, one of the 77 community areas, is on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. At one time it was known as South Lynne. The boundaries of West Englewood are Garfield Blvd to the north, Racine Ave to the east, the CSX and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to the west, and the Belt Railway of Chicago to the south.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 29,600 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
  • Also known as: “West Englewood, Chicago” and “West Englewood, IL”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ashland/63rd station and Harper High School.

Metro station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashland/63rd is an station and the terminal of the Green Line's Ashland branch, located in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

School building
William Rainey was a 4-year high school located in the West Englewood neighborhood on the south side of , , United States.

School building
The is a historic school building at 6121 S. Hermitage Avenue in the West Englewood neighborhood of , . Opened in 1897, the school was one of many built to serve Chicago's growing student population in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a result of compulsory education laws and an influx of European immigrants to the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Englewood and Chicago Lawn.

Suburb
Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood and community area located on the of , , United States. It is also the 68th of the 77 community areas in the city.

Suburb
Photo: Firstcultural, CC0.
is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the southwest side of the city. Its community neighbors include , West Englewood, , and . is situated 1½ miles west of West Englewood.

Suburb
Photo: Klio0701, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood. is situated 2 miles northwest of West Englewood.

West Englewood

Latitude
41.77809° or 41° 46′ 41″ north
Longitude
-87.66672° or 87° 40′ 0″ west
Population
29,600
Elevation
607 feet (185 metres)
Open location code
86HJQ8HM+68
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153444143
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4915989
Wiki­data ID
Q3567416
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“West Englewood” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西英格爾伍德”
  • French: “West Englewood”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وزت انقلیوود، چیکاقو”
  • Turkish: “West Englewood”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Rainbow Church of Faith and Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “West Englewood”. Photo: Raymonst, CC BY-SA 3.0.