Uptown Chicago

Uptown is a scruffy, jazz-inflected neighborhood on the north side of . Within its boundaries, off to the side of the action, are the residential areas of Sheridan Park and Buena Park, and an exciting Southeast Asian community based around Argyle Street.
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  • Type: Suburb with 57,200 residents
  • Description: community area of Chicago
  • Also known as: “Uptown”, “Uptown, Chicago”, and “Wilson”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Graceland Cemetery and Uptown Branch.

Cemetery
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is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in , Illinois, United States. Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the intersection of Clark Street and Irving Park Road.

Library
Photo: Daniel X. O’Neil, CC BY 2.0.
is a library.

Community center
The is a nationally registered historic building in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its creators designed the site as a center for arts and culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lincoln Park-Old Town and Lakeview-North Center.

Photo: AndrewHorne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
In Lincoln Park, collegians mix with freshly-minted lawyers and barrel-chested brokers. All come to seek their good fortune in beer gardens on the north side of , a short walk from miles of beautiful parks and the fabulous Lincoln Park Zoo.

Photo: Niklas Hellerstedt, CC BY 2.0.
Lakeview has the lion's share of 's nightlife, starting with Wrigleyville, home of the Chicago Cubs and major players in the city's theater and music scenes, and Boystown, one of the largest and most vibrant LGBT communities in the United States.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States, located on the North Side of Chicago. It is 6 miles north of .

Uptown Chicago

Latitude
41.96663° or 41° 57′ 60″ north
Longitude
-87.65555° or 87° 39′ 20″ west
Population
57,200
Elevation
597 feet (182 metres)
Open location code
86HJX88V+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153692271
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4914557
Wiki­data ID
Q2746755
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Uptown Chicago” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Uptown區 (芝加哥)”
  • Chinese: “上城區”
  • Chinese: “芝加哥上城”
  • French: “Uptown”
  • Hebrew: “אפטאון”
  • Hebrew: “שיקגו/אפטאון”
  • Italian: “Uptown”
  • Japanese: “アップタウン”
  • Serbian: “Aptaun”
  • Serbian: “Uptown”
  • Serbian: “Аптаун”
  • Slovenian: “Uptown”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اوپتوون، چیکاقو”
  • Turkish: “Uptown”
  • Urdu: “اپ ٹاؤن، شکاگو”

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