Southbank Park

Southbank Park is a park in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Southbank Park is situated near the historic site Grand Central Station, as well as near the park Polk Street Pier.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Grand Central Station and LaSalle Street Station.

Grand Central Station

Historic site

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Grand Central Station was a passenger railroad terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, from 1890 to 1969. It was located at 201 West Harrison Street on a block bounded by Harrison, Wells and Polk Streets and the Chicago River in the southwestern portion of the Chicago Loop.

LaSalle Street Station

Railway station

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LaSalle Street Station is a commuter rail terminal at 414 South LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago. First used as a rail terminal in 1852, it was a major intercity rail terminal for the New York Central Railroad until 1968, and for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad until 1978, but now serves only Metra's Rock Island District. LaSalle Street Station is situated 950 feet northeast of Southbank Park.

Willis Tower

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The Willis Tower, formerly known and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the Loop of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Willis Tower is situated 2,000 feet north of Southbank Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Printers Row and Dearborn Park.

Printers Row

Neighborhood

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Printers Row is a Chicago neighborhood located in South Loop. The area of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the Chicago River on the west.

Dearborn Park

Neighborhood

Dearborn Park is a residential Chicago neighborhood in South Loop. It is part of the Loop and Near South Side community areas of Chicago, and has a public park of the same name.

Jane Byrne Interchange

Locality

Photo: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Jane Byrne Interchange is a major freeway interchange near downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is the junction between the Dan Ryan, Kennedy and Eisenhower Expressways, and Ida B.

Southbank Park

Opening hours: 6:00 AM–11:00 PM
Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.87347° or 41° 52′ 25″ north

Longitude

-87.63468° or 87° 38′ 5″ west

Open location code

86HJV9F8+94

OpenStreetMap ID

way 891392236

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Southbank and Polk Street Pier.

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