Welles Playground

Welles Playground is a playground in , , . Welles Playground is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Welles Park and Conrad Sulzer Regional Library.

Park
is a 15.84-acre community park located in the neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The park is one of the five parks created by the Lincoln Park Commission and is named after Gideon Welles.

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 890 feet east of Welles Playground.

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 1,000 feet north of Welles Playground.

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.

Welles Playground

Latitude
41.96274° or 41° 57′ 46″ north
Longitude
-87.68772° or 87° 41′ 16″ west
Operator
Chicago Park District
Open location code
86HJX876+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 209731161
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­playground
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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Welles Park Swimming Pool and Queen of Angels Roman Catholic Church.

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