White City
White City was a recreational area located in the Greater Grand Crossing and Woodlawn community areas on the south side of Chicago from 1905 until the 1950s.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: amusement park in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “White City Amusement Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King Drive station and Upper 61st and Lower 63rd Yards.
King Drive station
Metro station
Photo: zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
King Drive station is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is located in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois and serves the Green Line's East 63rd branch. King Drive station is situated 470 feet southeast of White City.
Upper 61st and Lower 63rd Yards
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
The Upper 61st Yard and the Lower 63rd Yard are two connected rail yards on the Chicago "L" system, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The complex is located on the East 63rd branch, and is used to store and maintain maintenance-of-way equipment. Upper 61st and Lower 63rd Yards is situated 1,400 feet south of White City.
Robie House
The Frederick C. Robie House is a historic house museum on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Robie House is situated 1¼ miles northeast of White City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Park and Woodlawn.
Washington Park
Suburb
Washington Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of Chicago The community area includes the 372 acre park of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.
Woodlawn
Suburb
Woodlawn is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of Lake Michigan 8.5 miles south of the Loop. The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.
Hyde Park
Photo: Urbanrules, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…
White City
- Categories: amusement park, destroyed building or structure, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.78137° or 41° 46′ 53″ northLongitude
-87.61645° or 87° 36′ 59″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
86HJQ9JM+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 354214776OpenStreetMap feature
historic=abandoned_parkWikidata ID
Q7994550
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