Calumet Ave & 35th St

Calumet Ave & 35th St is a bike rental in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Calumet Ave & 35th St is situated nearby to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library, as well as near Sunset Cafe.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Victory Monument and Sunset Cafe.

Victory Monument

Memorial

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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 330 feet southeast of Calumet Ave & 35th St.

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.

Eighth Regiment Armory

Memorial

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The Eighth Regiment Armory, located in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District of Chicago, Illinois, was the first armory in the United States built for an African-American military regiment, known as the "Fighting 8th". Eighth Regiment Armory is situated 400 feet southwest of Calumet Ave & 35th St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Douglas and Bronzeville.

Douglas

Suburb

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Douglas is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the South Side of Chicago. The Douglas community area stretches from 26th Street, south to Pershing Road along the Lake Shore, including parts of the Green Line, along…

Bronzeville

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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 is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of Chicago. Bordered by 35th and 43rd Streets, Cottage Grove Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, the Oakland area was developed between 1872 and 1905.