Washington Park

Washington Park or Park Addition is a neighborhood in the section of , 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ameristar Casino East Chicago and Gary/Chicago International Airport.

Casino
Photo: Paulmcdonald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago is a riverboat casino in , docked at Indiana Harbor on . It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.

Aerodrome
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a joint civil-military public airport in , in , . It is three miles northwest of the city center of Gary, and 25 miles southeast of the . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Washington Park.

Building
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, also known as Grand Boulevard Carnegie Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at 3605 Grand Boulevard in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Chicago and Prairie Park.

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is a city in , , and a suburb of . had its start in 1893, and, with the arrival of Inland Steel in 1903, it soon became the most industrialized city in America, with some 80% of the area relegated to heavy industry.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the section of . It is bounded on the north by U.S. 12, and on the south by Indiana 312.

Neighborhood
or The Harbor is the portion of , located east of the and Ship Canal, as opposed to "East Chicago proper" which is located west of the canal.

Washington Park

Latitude
41.63648° or 41° 38′ 11″ north
Longitude
-87.45189° or 87° 27′ 7″ west
Named after
George Washington
Open location code
86HJJGPX+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4389822863
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q48841784
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In Other Languages

“Washington Park” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Washington Park”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Washington Park Fieldhouse and Washington Park.

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