Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry is a memorial in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Lorraine Hansberry is situated nearby to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library, as well as near the fire station Chicago Fire Department Engine Comnpany 19.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Victory Monument and Sunset Cafe.
Victory Monument
Memorial
Photo: Jovianeye, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Erected in 1927, the Victory Monument, is a bronze and granite sculptural monument, based on a concept by John A. Nyden, and sculpted by Leonard Crunelle. Victory Monument is situated 380 feet south of Lorraine Hansberry.
Sunset Cafe
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The Sunset Cafe, also known as The Grand Terrace Cafe or simply Grand Terrace, was a jazz club in Chicago, Illinois operating during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Sunset Cafe is situated 440 feet southwest of Lorraine Hansberry.
Supreme Life Building
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The Supreme Life Building is a historic insurance building located at 3501 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois. Supreme Life Building is situated 420 feet southeast of Lorraine Hansberry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douglas and Bronzeville.
Douglas
Suburb
Photo: Jovianeye, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Douglas, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's 77 community areas. The neighborhood is named for Stephen A. Douglas, Illinois politician and Abraham Lincoln's political foe, whose estate included a tract of land given to the federal government.
Bronzeville
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bronzeville, the Black Metropolis, is a mecca of African-American History on Chicago's South Side, just miles south of downtown. Gwendolyn Brooks published poetry in the Chicago Defender, Andrew Rube Foster created Negro League Baseball, and Louis Armstrong kept his trumpet singing at the Sunset Cafe to keep Al Capone off his back.
Oakland
Suburb
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Oakland, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. Bordered by 35th and 43rd Streets, Cottage Grove Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, the Oakland area was developed between 1872 and 1905.
Lorraine Hansberry
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.83175° or 41° 49′ 54″ northLongitude
-87.61749° or 87° 37′ 3″ westOpen location code
86HJR9JM+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 13021032880OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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