Near South
The Near South is the home of several of Chicago's main attractions: the splendid Museum Campus, with three world-class natural science museums on the lakefront; Soldier Field, home of the NFL's Chicago Bears; and McCormick Place, the city's massive convention center.
Photo: Canoehead72, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
Chess Records
Museum
Chess Records was an American record company, established in 1950 in Chicago and specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Soldier Field
Stadium
Soldier Field is an American football and soccer stadium located in the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, near Downtown Chicago. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Field Museum
Museum
The Field Museum of Natural History, also known as The Field Museum, is a natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of the largest such museums in the world. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Wintrust Arena
Stadium
Wintrust Arena at McCormick Square, previously referred to as DePaul Arena or McCormick Place Events Center, is a 10,387-seat sports venue in Chicago's Near South Side community area that opened in 2017. Photo: Swinterroth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Localities in the Area
Bridgeport-Chinatown
Bridgeport-Chinatown is the South Side at its most dynamic, as the old South Side Irish neighborhood of the Daleys increasingly blends with the old Chinese immigrant community to the north. Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.Armour Square
Suburb
Armour Square is a Chicago neighborhood on the city's South Side, as well as a larger, officially defined community area which also includes Chinatown and the CHA Wentworth Gardens housing project. Photo: lordcolus, CC BY 2.0.
Printer's Row
Neighborhood
Printer's Row, also known as Printing House Row, is a neighborhood located south of the Chicago downtown area known as the Loop. Photo: puroticorico, CC BY 2.0.
Near South
- Type: Suburb
- Description: community area of Chicago
- Categories: community area in Chicago and neighborhood
- Location: Chicago, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- Neighbors: Loop
Latitude 41.8567° or 41° 51' 24.1" north | Longitude -87.6248° or 87° 37' 29.2" west |
Population 22,400 | Elevation 594 feet (181 metres) |
OpenStreetMap ID node 153690894 | GeoNames ID 4903363 |
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 近南区
- English: Near South Side, Chicago
- English: Near South Side
- French: Near South Side
- Hebrew: ניר סאות' סייד
- Hebrew: שיקגו/החלק הדרומי של מרכז העיר
- Serbian: Bliska južna strana
- Serbian: Nir Saut Sajd
- Serbian: Нир Саут Сајд
- Turkish: Near South Side, Şikago
- Turkish: Near South Side
- South Loop
Other Places Named Near South
- Near SouthNeighborhood, Nebraska, United States
In the Area
Localities
Landmarks
- Second Presbyterian ChurchChurch
- Henry B Clarke HouseMuseum
- Prairie Avenue Historic DistrictPark
- Chinatown SquarePark
- Quinn Chapel AME ChurchChurch
- Park 479Park
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