McCormick Place Lakeside Center
McCormick Place Lakeside Center is a convention center in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on South Lake Shore Drive. McCormick Place Lakeside Center is situated nearby to the theater building Arie Crown Theater, as well as near the bus station McCormick Place North Pick-up/Drop-off.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arie Crown Theater and Soldier Field.
Arie Crown Theater
Theater building
The Arie Crown Theater is an entertainment venue situated on Lake Shore Drive in the Near South Side area of Chicago. Named after Lithuanian immigrant Arie Crown, who was the father of industrialist and philanthropist Henry Crown, it opened in 1960 with seating for 5,000 people, one of the largest seating capacities in Chicago. Arie Crown Theater is situated 450 feet south of McCormick Place Lakeside Center.
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, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League since 1971, as well as Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer since 2020. Soldier Field is situated 3,600 feet north of McCormick Place Lakeside Center.
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 3,300 feet west of McCormick Place Lakeside Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Motor Row District and Near South.
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.
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.
Museum Campus
Locality
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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.
McCormick Place Lakeside Center
- Type: Convention center
- Address: 2301 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60616
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.8531° or 41° 51′ 11″ northLongitude
-87.61227° or 87° 36′ 44″ westHeight
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
86HJV93Q+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 136340574OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=conference_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=exhibition_hall
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Highlights include McCormick Place North Pick-up/Drop-off and McCormick Place North Building.
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