South Works
South Works is an area in the South Chicago part of Chicago, Illinois, near the mouth of the Calumet River, that was previously home to a now-closed and vacant US Steel mill called "South Works," which gave its name to the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 87th Street station and 93rd Street station.
87th Street station
Railway station
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87th Street station is a station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line on the southeast side of Chicago, United States. The station is located at 87th Street, two block East of Commercial Avenue, and is 12.51 miles away from the northern terminus, Millennium Station. 87th Street station is situated 4,000 feet northwest of South Works.
93rd Street station
Railway station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
93rd Street station is a Metra Electric Line station on East 93rd St and South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood. The station provides transport services to Chicago's South Chicago, South Deering, and East Side neighborhoods. 93rd Street station is situated 1 mile southwest of South Works.
Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Iamskee, Public domain.
St. Michael is a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The current church is located at E. 83rd Street and S. South Shore Drive in South Chicago, a neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church is situated 1 mile northwest of South Works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Chicago and East Side.
South Chicago
Suburb
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South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown.
East Side
Suburb
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East Side is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is on the far south side of the city, between the Calumet River and the Illinois-Indiana state line, 13 miles south of downtown Chicago.
Pill Hill
Neighborhood
Pill Hill is a neighborhood in the Calumet Heights community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Pill Hill is situated 1½ miles west of South Works.
South Works
- Type: Brownfield land
- Category: industry
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.73413° or 41° 44′ 3″ northLongitude
-87.5348° or 87° 32′ 5″ westOpen location code
86HJPFM8+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 924579618OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=brownfield
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