Bessie Coleman Branch

Bessie Coleman Branch is a library in , , which is located on East 63rd Street. Bessie Coleman Branch is situated nearby to the metro station , as well as near the apartment building .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday and Wednesday: noon—8:00 PM
    Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Friday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Email: coleman@chipublib.org
  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library in Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Also known as: “Bessie Coleman Branch Library”
  • Address: 731 East 63rd Street, Chicago, IL 60637
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cottage Grove station and Strand Hotel.

Metro station
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Cottage Grove, is an station and the terminus of the Green Line's East 63rd branch, located in the neighborhood. The station is situated at 800 East 63rd Street and opened on April 23, 1893.

Apartment building
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The is a historic apartment hotel at 6315-6323 S. Cottage Grove Avenue in the neighborhood of , . Opened in 1915, the hotel offered both traditional guest rooms and long-term residences for customers who sought luxury amenities in apartment-style housing. is situated 380 feet east of Bessie Coleman Branch.

School
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The , also known simply as the Orthogenic School or informally as the O-School, is a therapeutic day school for children and adolescents typically classified as emotionally challenged in the age range of elementary to high school. is situated 1,200 feet east of Bessie Coleman Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodlawn and Washington Park.

Suburb
is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of 8.5 miles south of . The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. It is located on the of The community area includes the 372 acre of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.

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is one of 's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…

Bessie Coleman Branch

Latitude
41.78013° or 41° 46′ 49″ north
Longitude
-87.60684° or 87° 36′ 25″ west
Branch
Coleman
Operator
Chicago Public Library
Named after
Bessie Coleman
Open location code
86HJQ9JV+37
Open­Street­Map ID
way 210904078
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­library
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q69964577
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Highlights include Social Security Administration and Blue Lotus.

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