55th Street and South Shore Drive
55th Street and South Shore Drive is a parking area in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. 55th Street and South Shore Drive is situated nearby to the apartment building Flamingo-on-the-Lake Apartments, as well as near Promontory Apartments.- Opening hours: 6:00 AM—11:00 PM
- Type: Parking area
- Also known as: “SP Plus”
- Parking: surface
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Science and Industry Chicago and Pioneer Zephyr.
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
Museum
The Museum of Science and Industry is a private, non-profit science museum located in Jackson Park, the Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois. It is adjacent to Lake Michigan and the University of Chicago campus. Museum of Science and Industry Chicago is situated 1,700 feet southwest of 55th Street and South Shore Drive.
Pioneer Zephyr
Locomotive
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered trainset built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, commonly known as the Burlington Route. Pioneer Zephyr is situated 1,400 feet southwest of 55th Street and South Shore Drive.
Flamingo-on-the-Lake Apartments
Apartment building
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Flamingo-on-the-Lake Apartments, also known as the Flamingo Apartment Hotel, is a building designed by architect William C. Reichert and located at 5500-5520 S.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hyde Park and Indian Village.
Hyde Park
Photo: Urbanrules, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…
Indian Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Monika Bonckute, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Indian Village is the small southeast corner of Kenwood, a community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is bounded by Lake Shore Drive to the east, Burnham Park to the north, 51st Street to the south, Harold Washington Park to the southeast, and the Illinois Central Railroad tracks used by the South Shore and Metra Electric Lines to the west.
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.
55th Street and South Shore Drive
- Category: transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.79474° or 41° 47′ 41″ northLongitude
-87.57992° or 87° 34′ 48″ westOpen location code
86HJQCVC+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 142664915OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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