Southside Senior Center

Southside Senior Center is a building in Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa which is located on Payton Avenue. Southside Senior Center is situated nearby to Fort Des Moines Presbyterian Church, as well as near the protected area Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School and Southridge Mall.

Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School

Protected area

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School was a military base and training facility on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa. Established in 1901, the base trained African American officers for the U.S. Army during World War I and was where women first began training for US Army service in 1942 as part of the Women's Army Corps. Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School is situated 1,600 feet south of Southside Senior Center.

Southridge Mall

Commercial area

Southridge Mall is an open-air shopping center on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It attracts roughly 300 visitors per year, with a primary trade area consisting of most of the city of Des Moines and areas to its south and east. Southridge Mall is situated 1 mile southeast of Southside Senior Center.

Abraham Lincoln High School

School

Photo: Teddythetank, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Abraham Lincoln High School, usually referred to simply as Lincoln High School or Lincoln, is a public secondary school located in Des Moines Southside, Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Abraham Lincoln High School is situated 2½ miles north of Southside Senior Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Des Moines and Downtown Des Moines.

Des Moines

Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair and numerous cultural festivals during warm weather months.

Downtown Des Moines

Neighborhood

Photo: BarbaraLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west. Downtown Des Moines is situated 4 miles north of Southside Senior Center.

East Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Iowahwyman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Historic East Village is a commercial and residential neighborhood in central Des Moines, Iowa, United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area. East Village is situated 4 miles north of Southside Senior Center.

Southside Senior Center

Type: Building
Address: 100 Payton Avenue, Des Moines, 50315
Location: Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.52976° or 41° 31′ 47″ north

Longitude

-93.6166° or 93° 36′ 60″ west

Open location code

86H8G9HM+W9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 353221081

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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