West Chicago Avenue Branch
West Chicago Avenue Branch is a library in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on West Chicago Avenue. West Chicago Avenue Branch is situated nearby to the fire station Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 117, as well as near True Faith Missionary Baptist Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Library
- Description: public library in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “West Chicago Avenue Branch Library”
- Address: 4856 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Laramie State Bank Building and Cicero station.
Laramie State Bank Building
Office building
Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Laramie State Bank Building is an Art Deco building at 5200 W. Chicago Avenue, in Chicago's Austin community. It was designed by architects Meyer & Cook and was built in 1928. Laramie State Bank Building is situated 2,100 feet west of West Chicago Avenue Branch.
Cicero station
Metro station
Photo: zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cicero is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system Green Line, serving the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. Originally opened on March 3, 1894, its design was made to be simpler than the other Lake Street Elevated stations… Cicero station is situated 3,300 feet south of West Chicago Avenue Branch.
Laramie station
Metro station
Photo: Nico Brussels, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laramie is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line and the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. It opened on April 29, 1894, as a terminus of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad. Laramie station is situated 3,600 feet southwest of West Chicago Avenue Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Far West Side and Austin.
Far West Side
Photo: Teemu008, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chicago's Far West Side is best known for being impoverished and crime-ridden, but it has at least one major attraction as well as some fabulous parks, vibrant immigrant communities, and blues legends.
Austin
Suburb
Photo: Steven Kevil, Public domain.
Austin is one of 77 community areas in Chicago. Located on the city's West Side, it is the third-largest community area by population and the second-largest geographically.
West Garfield Park
Suburb
Photo: zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Garfield Park on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. It is directly west of Garfield Park.
West Chicago Avenue Branch
- Categories: library branch, public library, building, public building, and education
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.89532° or 41° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
-87.748° or 87° 44′ 53″ westBranch
West Chicago AvenueOperator
Chicago Public LibraryOpen location code
86HJV7W2+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 162526443OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q69964626
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include True Faith Missionary Baptist Church and Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 117.
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