Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens is a memorial in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Jesse Owens is situated nearby to Oakwoods Cemetery Chapel, as well as near the pond Symphony Lake.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oakwoods Cemetery and Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer.
Oakwoods Cemetery
Cemetery
Oak Woods Cemetery is a large lawn cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located at 1035 E. 67th Street, it is in the Greater Grand Crossing area of Chicago's South Side. Oakwoods Cemetery is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Jesse Owens.
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer
Church
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer is a Chicago church founded by gospel singer and pastor Charles G. Hayes. Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer is situated 2,200 feet north of Jesse Owens.
Shrine of Christ the King
Church
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The Shrine of Christ the King, formerly known as St. Clara and St. Gelasius Church, is a historic Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Chicago in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Shrine of Christ the King is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Jesse Owens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodlawn and Greater Grand Crossing.
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.
Greater Grand Crossing
Suburb
Photo: Southern Foodways Alliance, CC BY 2.0.
Greater Grand Crossing is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the city's South Side.
Jackson Park Highlands District
Neighborhood
The Jackson Park Highlands District is a historic district in the South Shore community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989.
Jesse Owens
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.77135° or 41° 46′ 17″ northLongitude
-87.60199° or 87° 36′ 7″ westOpen location code
86HJQ9CX+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 5078045283OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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