Read/Write Library
The Read/Write Library is "a repository of pamphlets, zines, community plans, oral histories, neighborhood newspapers, literary magazines from CPS schools and state prisons, parish-church and settlement-house cookbooks, self-published poetry and novels, and…- Type: Library
- Description: library
- Also known as: “Chicago Underground Library” and “Read / Write Library”
- Address: 914 North California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chicago High School for the Arts and National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture.
Chicago High School for the Arts
School
Chicago High School for the Arts is a public four–year college preparatory visual and performing arts high school located in the West Town community area, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Chicago High School for the Arts is situated 850 feet northeast of Read/Write Library.
National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
Museum
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The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture is a museum in Chicago dedicated to interpreting the arts and culture of the Puerto Rican people and of the Puerto Ricans in Chicago. National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Read/Write Library.
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Museum
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is a modern art museum serving the Chicago area with an ongoing program of cultural exhibitions, literary events, film screenings, and music recitals. Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is situated 3,300 feet east of Read/Write Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Town and Ukrainian Village.
West Town
Suburb
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West Town is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the northwest of the Loop. Much of this area was historically part of Polish Downtown, along Western Avenue, which was then the city's western boundary.
Ukrainian Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ukrainian Village is a Chicago neighborhood located on the near west side of Chicago. Its boundaries are Division Street to the north, Grand Avenue to the south, Western Avenue to the west, and Damen Avenue to the east.
East Garfield Park
Suburb
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East Garfield Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the west of the Loop. Taking its name from the large urban park, Garfield Park, the neighborhood is bordered by the Union Pacific railroad tracks on the north, Arthington and Taylor Streets on the south, Hamlin Avenue and Independence Boulevard to the west, and Rockwell Street to the east.
Read/Write Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.89795° or 41° 53′ 53″ northLongitude
-87.69705° or 87° 41′ 49″ westOpen location code
86HJV8X3+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 209392625OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5095823
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