Prairie Park
Prairie Park is a neighborhood in the Indiana Harbor section of East Chicago, Indiana. It is bounded on the north by U.S. 12, and on the south by Indiana 312.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gary/Chicago International Airport and Ameristar Casino East Chicago.
Gary/Chicago International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gary/Chicago International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport in Gary, in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is three miles northwest of the city center of Gary, and 25 miles southeast of the Chicago Loop. Gary/Chicago International Airport is situated 2 miles southeast of Prairie Park.
Ameristar Casino East Chicago
Casino
Photo: Paulmcdonald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago is a riverboat casino in East Chicago, Indiana, docked at Indiana Harbor on Lake Michigan. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.
Indiana Harbor Public Library
Building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Indiana Harbor Public Library, also known as Grand Boulevard Carnegie Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at 3605 Grand Boulevard in East Chicago, Indiana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunnyside and Washington Park.
Sunnyside
Neighborhood
Sunnyside is a neighborhood in easternmost East Chicago, Indiana, in the Indiana Harbor section near Cline Avenue. It is unique among East Chicago neighborhoods for its suburban character, including a curvilinear street grid.
Washington Park
Neighborhood
Washington Park or Park Addition is a neighborhood in the Indiana Harbor section of East Chicago, Indiana, near the city park with which it shares its name. It is bounded on the north by U.S. Route 12, and on the south by 144th Street.
Indiana Harbor
Neighborhood
Indiana Harbor or The Harbor is the portion of East Chicago, Indiana, located east of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, as opposed to "East Chicago proper" which is located west of the canal.
Prairie Park
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Lake County, Indiana, United States
- Category: locality
- Location: North Township, Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.63486° or 41° 38′ 6″ northLongitude
-87.44263° or 87° 26′ 34″ westOpen location code
86HJJHM4+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4389822862OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q48843643
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In Other Languages
“Prairie Park” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Prairie Park”
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