51st station
51st is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's "L" system, located in Chicago, Illinois and serving the Green Line. It is situated at 319 E 51st Street, three blocks east of State Street. It opened on August 28, 1892.Photo: jevnin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: Chicago ‘L’ station
- Also known as: “51st”
- Address: 319 East 51st Street, Chicago, IL 60615
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Equestrian statue of George Washington and Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church.
Equestrian statue of George Washington
Work of art
George Washington is a 1900 outdoor bronze equestrian statue by the American sculptors Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter located in the center of the Place d'Iéna in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. Equestrian statue of George Washington is situated 570 feet east of 51st station.
Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church is situated 1,200 feet north of 51st station.
Harold Washington Cultural Center
Theater building
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harold Washington Cultural Center is a performance facility located in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago's South Side. It was named after Chicago's first African-American Mayor Harold Washington and opened in August 2004, ten years after initial groundbreaking. Harold Washington Cultural Center is situated 2,600 feet north of 51st station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Park and Grand Boulevard.
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.
Grand Boulevard
Suburb
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Boulevard is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of Chicago. The boulevard from which it takes its name is now Martin Luther King Jr.
Kenwood
Suburb
Photo: Monika Bonckute, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kenwood is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is on the shore of Lake Michigan on the South Side of the city. Its boundaries are 43rd Street, 51st Street, Cottage Grove Avenue, and the lake.
51st station
- Categories: elevated station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.80242° or 41° 48′ 9″ northLongitude
-87.61854° or 87° 37′ 7″ westOperator
Chicago Transit AuthorityNetwork
Chicago Transit AuthorityOpen location code
86HJR92J+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 706934716OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2817438
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“51st station” goes by many names.
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Highlights include Boxville and Bronzeville Community Garden.
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