Greektown
Greektown is a social and dining district, located on the Near West Side of Chicago. Today, Greektown consists mostly of restaurants and businesses, although a cultural museum and an annual parade and festival still remain in the neighborhood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Chicago
- Also known as: “Greektown, Chicago”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Hellenic Museum and Chicago Union Station.
National Hellenic Museum
Museum
Photo: Greek Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Hellenic Museum is the second oldest American institution dedicated to displaying and celebrating the cultural contributions of Greeks and Greek-Americans.
Chicago Union Station
Railway station
Chicago Union Station is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the West Loop neighborhood of the Near West Side of Chicago, United States.
Greek Islands
Restaurant
Greek Islands is a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois founded in 1971 by Konstantinos Koutsogeorgas. It is located at 200 S. Halsted Street in the Greektown neighborhood to the immediate west of downtown Chicago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jane Byrne Interchange and Fulton River District.
Jane Byrne Interchange
Locality
Photo: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jane Byrne Interchange is a major freeway interchange near downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is the junction between the Dan Ryan, Kennedy and Eisenhower Expressways, and Ida B.
Fulton River District
Neighborhood
The Fulton River District is a Chicago neighborhood located on the edge of the city's downtown, northwest of the Loop. The district is bounded by the Chicago River to the east, the Kennedy Expressway to the west, Ohio Street to the north and Madison Street to the south, making it part of the Near West Side and West Town community areas of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Fulton Market District
Neighborhood
Fulton Market District is on the Near West Side of Chicago. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it served meat-packing, warehouse and industrial purposes, but has gentrified in the 21st century with corporate headquarters, tech industry, hotels, bars, restaurants, and retail.
Greektown
- Categories: Greektown and locality
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.87838° or 41° 52′ 42″ northLongitude
-87.64761° or 87° 38′ 51″ westElevation
620 feet (189 metres)Open location code
86HJV9H2+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 3238941161OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Greektown” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Greektown”
- French: “Greek Town”
- German: “Greektown”
- Hebrew: “גריקטאון”
- Spanish: “Greektown”
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