Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library is a library in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library is situated nearby to the fire station Chicago Fire Department Engine Comnpany 19, as well as near Sunset Cafe.- Opening hours:
Monday and Wednesday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday: noon—8:00 PM
Friday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM - Email: king@chipublib.org
- Type: Library
- Address: 3436 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Chicago, IL 60616
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Victory Monument and Pilgrim Baptist Church.
Victory Monument
Memorial
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Erected in 1927, the Victory Monument, is a bronze and granite sculptural monument, based on a concept by John A. Nyden, and sculpted by Leonard Crunelle. Victory Monument is situated 420 feet southeast of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library.
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Heritage site
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Pilgrim Baptist Church is a historic church at 3301 South Indiana Avenue in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Pilgrim Baptist Church is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library.
Sunset Cafe
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The Sunset Cafe, also known as The Grand Terrace Cafe or simply Grand Terrace, was a jazz club in Chicago, Illinois operating during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Sunset Cafe is situated 410 feet southwest of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douglas and Bronzeville.
Douglas
Suburb
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Douglas is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the South Side of Chicago. The Douglas community area stretches from 26th Street, south to Pershing Road along the Lake Shore, including parts of the Green Line, along…
Bronzeville
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bronzeville, the Black Metropolis, is a mecca of African-American History on Chicago's South Side, just miles south of downtown. Gwendolyn Brooks published poetry in the Chicago Defender, Andrew Rube Foster created Negro League Baseball, and Louis Armstrong kept his trumpet singing at the Sunset Cafe to keep Al Capone off his back.
Oakland
Suburb
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Oakland is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of Chicago. Bordered by 35th and 43rd Streets, Cottage Grove Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, the Oakland area was developed between 1872 and 1905.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.83181° or 41° 49′ 55″ northLongitude
-87.61778° or 87° 37′ 4″ westBranch
Martin Luther KingOperator
Chicago Public LibraryNamed after
Martin Luther King Jr.Open location code
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