Back of the Yards Park

Back of the Yards Park is a park in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, which is located on South Throop Street. Back of the Yards Park is situated near the school Richards Career Academy, as well as near the suburb New City.

Type: Park
Description: park in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Address: 4922 South Throop Street, Chicago, IL 60609

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Richards Career Academy and Apostolic House of Prayer.

Richards Career Academy

School

Ellen H. Richards Career Academy is a public four-year vocational high school located in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Richards Career Academy is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Back of the Yards Park.

Apostolic House of Prayer

Church

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Apostolic House of Prayer is a church, which is situated 2,600 feet west of Back of the Yards Park.

Saint Josephs Catholic Church

Church

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St. Joseph's is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in Chicago, Illinois, at 4821 South Hermitage Avenue. Founded in 1887 with the current church building dating to 1914, Saint Joseph's is a prime example of the Polish Cathedral style of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Saint Josephs Catholic Church is situated 2,800 feet west of Back of the Yards Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New City and Fuller Park.

New City

Suburb

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New City is one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, located on the southwest side of the city in the South Side district. It contains the neighborhoods of Canaryville and Back of the Yards.

Fuller Park

Suburb

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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. Fuller Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Back of the Yards Park.

Englewood

Suburb

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Englewood is a neighborhood and community area located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is also the 68th of the 77 community areas in the city. Englewood is situated 2 miles south of Back of the Yards Park.

Back of the Yards Park

Category: recreation area
Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.80438° or 41° 48′ 16″ north

Longitude

-87.65824° or 87° 39′ 30″ west

Elevation

600 feet (183 metres)

Operator

Chicago Park District

Named after

Union Stock Yards

Open location code

86HJR83R+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 173846464

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q49570582

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In Other Languages

“Back of the Yards Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Throop Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Illinois)”
Cebuano: “Throop Park”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Back of the Yards Park Fieldhouse and Packingtown Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Racine & 49th Street and Racine & 49th Street.

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