South Field Athletic Area
South Field Athletic Area is a recreation area in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. South Field Athletic Area is situated nearby to the sports venue South Athletic Fieldhouse, as well as near the memorial Abraham Lincoln: The Man.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chicago History Museum and Abraham Lincoln: The Man.
Chicago History Museum
Museum
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Chicago History Museum is the museum of the Chicago Historical Society. The CHS was founded in 1856 to study and interpret Chicago's history. The museum and library has been located in Lincoln Park since the 1930s at 1601 North Clark Street at the intersection of North Avenue in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood, where the museum has been expanded several times. Chicago History Museum is situated 990 feet southwest of South Field Athletic Area.
Abraham Lincoln: The Man
Memorial
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Abraham Lincoln: The Man is a larger-than-life size 12-foot bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. The original statue is in Lincoln Park in Chicago, and later re-castings of the statue have been given as diplomatic gifts from the United States to the United Kingdom, and to Mexico. Abraham Lincoln: The Man is situated 600 feet southwest of South Field Athletic Area.
Lincoln Park Passerelle
Bridge
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The Lincoln Park Passerelle is a through arch pedestrian bridge in Chicago. It spans Lake Shore Drive, and allows pedestrians to cross between Lincoln Park and the North Avenue Beach. Lincoln Park Passerelle is situated 640 feet northeast of South Field Athletic Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gold Coast Historic District and Old Town.
Gold Coast Historic District
Quarter
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The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street.
Old Town
Quarter
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Old Town is a neighborhood and historic district in Near North Side and Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. It contains many of Chicago's older, Victorian-era buildings, including St. Michael's Church, one of seven buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire.
Mid-North District
Neighborhood
Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mid-North District or Midtown-North is a historic district in the Lincoln Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. The district was built from 1865 to 1900 by various architects.
South Field Athletic Area
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.91403° or 41° 54′ 51″ northLongitude
-87.6291° or 87° 37′ 45″ westOpen location code
86HJW97C+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1383645779OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Athletic Fieldhouse and South Field.
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