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 Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church and 87th Street station.
Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Church
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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 3,500 feet west of South Works.
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 southwest of South Works.
83rd Street station
Railway station
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83rd Street station is an electrified commuter rail station along the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line on the South Side of the city of Chicago. 83rd Street station is situated 1 mile west of South Works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Chicago and Pill Hill.
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.
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 2 miles southwest of South Works.
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. East Side is situated 2 miles south of South Works.
South Works
- Type: Brownfield land
- Description: Chicago development site named for former steel mill
- Category: industry
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.7433° or 41° 44′ 36″ northLongitude
-87.53506° or 87° 32′ 6″ westOpen location code
86HJPFV7+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 924579619OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=brownfieldWikidata ID
Q7568972
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Highlights include Park No. 566 (USX) and Steelworkers Park Climbing Wall.
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