DANK Haus German American Cultural Center

DANK-Haus German American Cultural Center is a cultural organization located in the community area. Founded in in 1959, it seeks to preserve and promote German and German American culture.
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  • Type: Community center
  • Description: cultural center in Chicago, United States
  • Also known as: “DANK Haus” and “DANK-Haus German American Cultural Center”
  • Address: 4740 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Davis Theater and Western station.

Movie theater
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The , originally known as the Pershing Theater, is a first run located in the of . Built in 1918, the theater has operated in different capacities in its history, showing silent films, German-language films, and various forms of stage performance. is situated 1,200 feet southeast of DANK Haus German American Cultural Center.

Metro station
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Western is an 'L' station on the Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the neighborhood. The adjacent stations are , which is located about one-quarter mile to the west, and , about one-half mile to the east. is situated 710 feet south of DANK Haus German American Cultural Center.

Library
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is one of three regional libraries in the Chicago Public Library system in , in the U.S. state of . It was named for Conrad Sulzer, the first white settler in what became , whose family held multiple civic posts and established a foundation. is situated 2,400 feet southeast of DANK Haus German American Cultural Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lincoln Square and Ravenswood.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States, located on the North Side of Chicago. It encompasses the smaller neighborhoods of Ravenswood, Ravenswood Gardens, Bowmanville, Budlong Woods, as well as itself.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood located on the North Side of the city of , Illinois. Lacking designation as one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, it is mostly situated in the community area, with the portion west of Avenue and the Chicago & Northwestern/Union Pacific North Line railroad tracks being situated in the community area.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in the community area of North Side, Chicago, . It is bordered by the on the East, and by the alley south of Lawrence Avenue on the North, Sacramento Avenue on the West, and the alley North of Montrose Avenue on the south.

DANK Haus German American Cultural Center

Latitude
41.96811° or 41° 58′ 5″ north
Longitude
-87.68927° or 87° 41′ 21″ west
Levels
6
Open location code
86HJX896+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 209478192
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­community_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
attraction=­cultural_center
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q15961503
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Highlights include Giddings Plaza Fountain and Giddings Plaza.

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