Prairie Avenue District
The Prairie Avenue District is a historic district in the Near South Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. It includes the 1800 and 1900 blocks of South Prairie Avenue and the 1800 block of South Indiana, and 211-217 East Cullerton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Residential area
- Description: human settlement in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Prairie Avenue Historic District”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chess Records and Soldier Field.
Chess Records
Museum
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Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947. Chess Records is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Prairie Avenue District.
Soldier Field
Stadium
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Soldier Field is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924 and reconstructed in 2003, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears from the National Football League since 1971, as well as Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer from 1998 to 2006 and since 2020. Soldier Field is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Prairie Avenue District.
Henry B Clarke House
Museum
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The Henry B. and Caroline Clarke/Bishop Louis Henry and Margaret Ford House or Clarke-Ford House is a Greek Revival style home, now serving as a house museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Henry B Clarke House is situated 350 feet west of Prairie Avenue District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Near South and Motor Row District.
Near South
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The Near South is the home of several of Chicago's main attractions: the splendid Museum Campus, with three world-class natural science museums on the lakefront; Soldier Field, home of the NFL's Chicago Bears; and McCormick Place, the city's massive convention center.
Motor Row District
Neighborhood
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The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago's Near South Side community area. Motor Row includes buildings on Michigan Avenue between 2200 and 2500 south, directly west of McCormick Place convention center, and 1444, 1454, 1737, 1925, 2000 S.
Museum Campus
Neighborhood
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Museum Campus is a 57-acre park in Chicago along Lake Michigan. It encompasses five of the city's major attractions: the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium; the Field Museum of Natural History; Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League; and the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place.
Prairie Avenue District
- Categories: neighborhood, historic district, and historic site
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.85672° or 41° 51′ 24″ northLongitude
-87.62069° or 87° 37′ 15″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
86HJV94H+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1040679421OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialWikidata ID
Q7237813
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Dutch—“Prairie Avenue District” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “草原大道历史街区”
- Dutch: “Prairie Avenue District”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens and Illinois National Guard Donnelly Armory.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Prairie Avenue District”. Photo: Cervin Robinson, Public domain.