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.
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: 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…

School building
William Rainey was a 4-year…

School building
The is a historic school building at 6121 S.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Englewood and Chicago Lawn.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood and community area located…

Suburb
Photo: Firstcultural, CC0.
is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. is situated 1½ miles west of West Englewood.

Suburb
Photo: Klio0701, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined… 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 Arabic to Urdu—“West Englewood” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وست إنجلوود (شيكاغو)”
  • Chinese: “西英格爾伍德”
  • French: “West Englewood”
  • Russian: “Вест Энглвуд”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وزت انقلیوود، چیکاقو”
  • Turkish: “West Englewood”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ اینگل ووڈ، شیکاگو”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Drexel Estate and South Lynn.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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