Back Of The Yards Branch
Back Of The Yards Branch is a library in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on West 47th Street. Back Of The Yards Branch is situated nearby to Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, as well as near the health club Planet Fitness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Library
- Description: public library in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “Back of the Yards Branch Library”
- Address: 2111 West 47th Street, Chicago, IL 60609
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School and Chicago Park District.
Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School
School
Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, commonly known as Back of the Yards College Prep or BOYCP, is a public four-year international baccalaureate high school located in the New City community area on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Chicago Park District
Government office
The Chicago Park District is one of the oldest and the largest park districts in the United States. As of 2016, there are over 600 parks included in the Chicago Park District as well as 27 beaches, 10 boat docking harbors, two botanic conservatories, a zoo, 11 museums, and one stadium. Chicago Park District is situated 2,300 feet west of Back Of The Yards Branch.
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Cross Church, referred to in Lithuanian as Šv. Kryžiaus Bažnyčia, is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located on West 46th Street in Chicago, Illinois. Holy Cross Catholic Church is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Back Of The Yards Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New City and Gage Park.
New City
Suburb
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New City is one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, located on the southwest side of the city in the South Side district. It contains the neighborhoods of Canaryville and Back of the Yards.
Gage Park
Suburb
Photo: Klio0701, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gage Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood.
Brighton Park
Suburb
Photo: lanehaugen, CC BY 3.0.
Brighton Park is a community area located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. It is number 58 of the 77 community areas of Chicago. Brighton Park is bordered on the north by the former Illinois and Michigan Canal and the current Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, on the east by Western Avenue, on the south by 49th Street, and on the west by Drake Ave.
Back Of The Yards Branch
- Categories: library branch, public library, and education
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.80784° or 41° 48′ 28″ northLongitude
-87.67733° or 87° 40′ 38″ westBranch
Back of the YardsOperator
Chicago Public LibraryOpen location code
86HJR85F+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 4426124953OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryWikidata ID
Q69964439
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Planet Fitness and Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church.
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