Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago

Young Women's Leadership Charter School was a grade 9-12 charter high school for girls in Douglas, Chicago, Illinois. The school was established in 1999.

Type: School
Description: high school in Illinois, United States
Also known as: “Young Women’s Leadership Charter School”
Address: 2641 South Calumet Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chess Records and Mercy Hospital and Medical Center.

Chess Records

Museum

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Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947. Chess Records is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago.

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center

Hospital

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Insight Hospital and Medical Center, formerly Mercy Hospital and Medical Center is a 414-bed general medical and surgical Catholic teaching hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Mercy Hospital and Medical Center is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago.

Dunbar Park

Park

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Dunbar Park is a park located at 300 East 31st Street in the Douglas community of South Side, Chicago, Illinois. The 20-acre site was acquired in 1962, and transformed into Dunbar Park between 1964 and 1966.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Motor Row District and Douglas.

Motor Row District

Neighborhood

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The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago's Near South Side community area. Motor Row includes buildings on Michigan Avenue between 2200 and 2500 south, directly west of McCormick Place convention center, and 1444, 1454, 1737, 1925, 2000 S.

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…

Armour Square

Suburb

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Armour Square is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the city's South Side. It includes Chinatown and the CHA Wentworth Gardens housing project.