Legends South
Legends South, formerly Robert Taylor Homes, is a neighborhood located in the Grand Boulevard Community Area on the South side of Chicago, Illinois. The neighborhood used to be named after the Chicago housing development, Robert Taylor Homes, that once took up most of the area.- Type: Residential area
- Description: human settlement in United States of America
- Also known as: “Legends South-Savoy Square” and “Legends South, Chicago”
- Address: 4448 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al Sadiq Mosque and First Church of Deliverance.
Al Sadiq Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Nawabmalhi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Al Sadiq Mosque was commissioned in 1922 in the Bronzeville neighborhood in city of Chicago. The Al-Sadiq Mosque is one of America's earliest built mosques and the oldest standing mosque in the country today. Al Sadiq Mosque is situated 860 feet southeast of Legends South.
First Church of Deliverance
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
First Church of Deliverance is a landmark Spiritual church located at 4315 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. First Church of Deliverance was founded by Reverend Clarence H. First Church of Deliverance is situated 970 feet northeast of Legends South.
Eighth Church of Christ, Scientist
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The buildings and architecture of Chicago reflect the city's history and multicultural heritage, featuring prominent buildings in a variety of styles. Most structures downtown were destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Eighth Church of Christ, Scientist is situated 1,300 feet east of Legends South.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fuller Park and Grand Boulevard.
Fuller Park
Suburb
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Fuller Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Located on the city's South Side, it is 5 miles from the Loop. It is named for a small park also known as Fuller Park within the neighborhood, which is in turn named for Melville Weston Fuller, a Chicago attorney who was the Chief Justice of the United States between 1888 and 1910.
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.
Bronzeville
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bronzeville, the Black Metropolis, is a mecca of African-American History on Chicago's South Side, just miles south of downtown. Gwendolyn Brooks published poetry in the Chicago Defender, Andrew Rube Foster created Negro League Baseball, and Louis Armstrong kept his trumpet singing at the Sunset Cafe to keep Al Capone off his back.
Legends South
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.81475° or 41° 48′ 53″ northLongitude
-87.62739° or 87° 37′ 39″ westOperator
Chicago Housing AuthorityOpen location code
86HJR97F+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1306027914OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialWikidata ID
Q6517926
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In Other Languages
“Legends South” goes by many names.
- French: “Legends South”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Legends Farm and United House of Prayer for all People.
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