#1 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Mount Greenwood (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~2.40 miles from Alsip city center
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Mount Greenwood is one of 77 well-defined Chicago community areas. It is a predominantly Irish-Catholic neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. It neighbors the Chicago neighborhoods of Beverly and Morgan Park to the east, the suburb of Evergreen Park to the north, the suburb of Oak Lawn to the west, and the suburbs of Merrionette Park and Alsip to the south. Because of the presence of cemeteries, the area was once known as Seven Holy Tombs. Mount Greenwood is about 14 miles SW of the Loop.
Even though there were a small number of settlers in Mt. Greenwood, the origins of Mt. Greenwood began in 1877 when it was surveyed by George Waite. Mr. Waite established an area where he could trade with the local Native Americans. Mount Greenwood Cemetery was established around this time by Mr. Waite. With the cemetery came the saloons and restaurants and eventually tracks for horse and greyhound racing. Mt. Greenwood became part of Chicago in 1927. It was not until 1936 that the Works Progress Administration finally laid sewage systems, and paved and lighted city streets. As late as the 1960s, the Mount Greenwood Civic Association was still fighting the city for curbs and gutters. By the 1980s, Mount Greenwood was home to the last surviving farm in the city, which was developed as the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences at the southeast corner of 111th and Pulaski.
Mount Greenwood is home to many Chicago Firefighters, Police Officers and Union workers of Irish heritage.
Most of Mt. Greenwood's population is also Roman Catholic. Most students in the neighborhood attend Catholic elementary schools and high schools. Mount Greenwood is home to two Catholic elementary schools (Queen of Martyrs and St. Christina), three Catholic high schools (Brother Rice High School, Marist High School, and Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School) and a Catholic university (Saint Xavier University). Public grade schools in the area are Mt. Greenwood Elementary School and George F. Cassell Elementary School. Both are filled with neighborhood children.
Mount Greenwood is home to the last surviving farm in the city, which was developed as the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences.
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Rush and Division Streets
Oak Lawn IL
~3.53 miles from Alsip city center
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Oak Lawn (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~3.54 miles from Alsip city center
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Oak Lawn is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 55,245 at the 2000 census.
Oak Lawn is a suburb of the city of Chicago, located southwest of the city. It shares borders with the city in two areas, but is surrounded mostly by other suburbs independent of Chicago.
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Morgan Park (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~3.94 miles from Alsip city center
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Morgan Park, located on the far south side of city of Chicago, Illinois is one of the city's 77 official community areas.
Morgan Park is located south of Beverly (properly Beverly Hills), with an invisible borderline drawn at 107th street, though both neighborhoods share the same ZIP code. Additionally, Morgan Park is home to significant institutions and venues, including the Beverly Arts Center, the historic 111th Street train station on the Rock Island District, Morgan Park Academy, and a substantial number of upscale homes. Morgan Park is home to Morgan Park High School and also one of the Chicago Public School's oldest school buildings (Esmond Elementary School) being built in the 1890s, the early 1900s, and the 70's. Morgan Park/ Beverly was once a suburb that was later annexed by the city of Chicago. Instead of having a "inner city feel", Morgan Park is a walkable neighborhood with sidewalks, offices and shops, hence the nickname "Village within the City".
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Hometown (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~4.54 miles from Alsip city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Beverly (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~4.76 miles from Alsip city center
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Beverly Hills (or Beverly) is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the southwestern edge of the city. It consists of a variety of sizes of homes, some upscale and built on large lots in relation to most of Chicago. Beverly was initially a suburb perched atop a ridge later annexed by the city.
Beverly has access (by public transport or car) to all of the Chicago financial markets and attractions, yet retains itself as a peaceful, quiet community. Beverly is one of the top five largest historic districts in any major city in the USA, and the homes there reflect this historic distinction. Beverly has consistently ranked as the safest neighborhood in Chicago. Beverly also has the 3rd highest median household income in Chicago.
Beverly is notable as one of the few areas within Chicago containing hills. Prior to settlement, it was known as Blue Island, a name now used by a suburb a few miles to the south. The blue color has been variously attributed to atmospheric scattering or to blue flowers growing on the ridge.
It is home to a large Irish-American community and many Irish establishments. Beverly is the home of the South Side Irish Parade, which is held on the Sunday prior to St. Patrick's Day, the largest neighborhood parade of any type in the country. The neighborhood is home to more Irish-style pubs than any other in Chicago. The Beverly Arts Center is the location for the Chicago Irish Film Festival. There is a replica of a castle from Ireland in Beverly, which was constructed in the late 19th century when an American businessman, Robert Givens, was trying to convince his Irish fiancee to move to the United States, and so had a duplicate of her family castle built with stone from the same quarry. The "Givens Castle" at 10244 S. Longwood Drive, has been a home, an all-girls college, and is now a Unitarian church and pre-school. The Beverly Branch Library has the largest Irish heritage collection in Chicago.
The Rotary Club was formed in Beverly at the home of Paul P. Harris on Longwood Drive, and today the house is owned by that organization.
Beverly has several of Chicago's top public elementary schools: Kellogg, Clissold, Barnard, and Sutherland. The neighborhood public high school is Morgan Park HS. Many students leave the neighborhood to attend Whitney M. Young Magnet HS and Walter Payton College Prep.
Beverly has five Catholic parishes: St. Barnabas, Christ the King, St. Walter, St. Cajetan, and St. John Fisher. Beverly also is a main drawing ground for many of the area's all-boys schools (Mt. Carmel, Brother Rice, St. Rita, St. Laurence, De La Salle); all-girls schools (Mother McAuley, Queen of Peace, Mount Assisi Academy, Maria); and co-educational (St. Ignatius, Marist) Catholic high schools.
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Scottsdale (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~5.22 miles from Alsip city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
West Pullman (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~5.25 miles from Alsip city center
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West Pullman is a neighborhood located on the far south side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago. West Pullman is not a part of the historic Pullman company town.
It is bounded on the north by 115th Street, on the east by the former Illinois Central Railroad, on the south by the Calumet River and Riverdale, on the west by Calumet Park, Blue Island and Ashland Avenue.
West Pullman is also home to the largest urban photovoltaic solar plant in the United States. The 10 MW plant utilizes 32,800 SunPower solar panels, spans 39 acres, and generates enough power to supply energy to approximately 1500 homes in the Midwest. It is owned and operated by Exelon and came online in early 2010.
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Brainerd (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~5.64 miles from Alsip city center
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This grouping of neighborhoods has experienced a decline in population over the past two decades. However, thanks to new construction development and renovation of older homes, a steady growth trend is starting to emerge, especially in Burnside.
Washington Heights is located on the far south side of Chicago. It as originally settled by European immigrants who were drawn to the area for its railroad jobs. This is a very residential area with plenty of housing, but virtually no commerce. Affordable homes can be found for less than $100,000, but they will most always require some renovation. It is a most blue-collar community with hard-working residents.
It should be noted that the low real estate values in Brainerd and Washington Heights are start to attract developers. Prices are not expected to stay very low for long. Things are rapidly improving for the area and a small investment now will most likely lead to a big future payoff.
Longwood Manor houses several older homes and developments that are exemplary of classic Chicago south side architecture.
These communities are bordered by 107th Street, 89th Street, Ashland Avenue and part of the Conrail Railroad tracks. The Day Ryan Expressway runs close to Washington Heights.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Washington Heights (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~5.64 miles from Alsip city center
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Washington Heights, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the far south side of the city of Chicago, Illinois, loosely bordered in the south by 107th street, the north by 89th street, the west by Beverly Avenue and the East by Eggleston Avenue. It was once a bedroom community of German and Irish families whose immigration to the Midwestern United States began circa 1880. In the 1970s the demographics changed to primarily African-American, as it still exists today.
Illinois Place Names (Illinois State Historical Society Occasional Publications Number 55, 1989) indicates that the area of Washington Heights historically was also known as Blue Island Ridge, Campbell’s Woods, Dummy Junction, and North Blue Island. A Post Office by the name of Washington Heights was established 25 Oct 1869 and dissolved 6 June 1894. As noted, it is now part of Chicago. It was one of the many small towns and villages that were annexed into the City of Chicago in the late 1800s.
Washington Heights has seen redevelopment in recent years. According to the 1990 and 2000 US census, the number of persons living in the area has decreased by seven percent and the number of vacant housing units increased by 76%. Persons living below the poverty level has remained mostly the same (-17 persons), but the number of families living below the poverty level increased by five percent. Between 1990 and 2000, owner-occupied housing prices have increased eight percent to a median value of $91,067 while the median renter-occupied gross rents have decreased by three percent from $611 to $595
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Ashburn (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~5.75 miles from Alsip city center
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Roseland (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~6.66 miles from Alsip city center
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Roseland, located on the far south side of the city, is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It includes the neighborhoods of Fernwood, Princeton Park, Lilydale, West Chesterfield, Rosemoor, Sheldon Heights and West Roseland. Roseland was settled in the 1840s by Dutch immigrants who called the area "de Hooge Prairie", the High Prairie because it was built on higher, drier ground than the earlier Dutch settlement several miles further south of the Little Calumet River which was called "de Laage Prairie", the Low Prairie, now South Holland, Illinois.
The community was entirely agrarian until the late 1800s when the town of Pullman, Chicago was built between Roseland and Lake Calumet. George M. Pullman planned a model industrial city built around a factory that manufactured his "Palace" railway coaches. Modern brick homes were built with electricity, plumbing and gas utilities. Skilled tradesmen from all over Europe immigrated to the town of Pullman with many settling in nearby Roseland. Roseland was annexed into Chicago in 1892. The Roseland area became a very cosmopolitan community made up of multi cultural, ethnic and racial backgrounds. There was large population of Italian Americans. They settled in area after leaving the little Italy neighborhood on Taylor Street. Supporting businesses flourished rapidly changing the farmland into commercial and residential communities surrounded by a number of industries. Stores on Michigan Avenue served the entire south side of Chicago.
Fortunes began to change in the 1960s when industry patterns lead to economic decline. Steel mills to the east were shuttered. Pullman scaled back production and eventually closed for good in 1981. A period of rapid ethnic succession took place. Skyrocketing crime rates, gang violence and urban decay forced long time residents and businesses to move away, a phenomenon referred to locally as white flight. New residents purchased homes with federal subsidies and FHA backed mortgages and by the mid '80's Roseland had one of the highest HUD repossession rates in the city. In the mid 1990's, Roseland gained notoriety as the stomping ground of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, the child who was executed by his gang at age eleven. Much needed economic and social revival remains elusive.
The much lauded mural "I Welcome Myself to a New Place: Roseland Pullman Mural," by Olivia Gude, Jon Pounds, and Marcus Jefferson, 1988, was designed to unite the predominantly African American community of Roseland with its nearest neighbor, the predominantly white Pullman community.
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Auburn Gresham (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~6.76 miles from Alsip city center
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
West Lawn (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~7.00 miles from Alsip city center
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West Lawn, one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, is located on the southwest side of the city. It is a quite friendly community, and is considered to be a "melting pot" of sorts, due to its constant change of races moving in and out of the area, as well as the diversity that exists there. It has a small town atmosphere in the big city. People are kind and are established as long-term residents. West Lawn is home to many Polish-Americans, Irish-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and other people of Latin American and Eastern European origin. The current Alderman of the West Lawn community is Alderman Frank Olivo.
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Marquette Park
Chicago IL
~7.11 miles from Alsip city center
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Marquette Park, the largest park on the southwest side of Chicago at 323 acres (1.31 km2), is located at 41.767951°N 87.70287°W Coordinates: 41.767951°N 87.70287°W in Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The park is named for Father Jacques Marquette (1637-1675).
Marquette Park’s three and a half acre Ashburn prairie remnant has a very special history. The story begins during the pre-settlement era at 87th Street and Kedzie Avenue on a 2-acre (8,100 m2) lot near the Evergreen Cemetery. It was at this location that the original Ashburn prairie thrived, untouched by farming, housing and commercial development. The mesic prairie contained nearly 100 species of native plants. Forbs such as Mountain Mint (Pycanthemum verticillatum), Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum), Nodding Ladies’ Tresses (Spiranthes cernua), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Prairie Dock (Silphium perfoliatum), Compass Plant (Silphium lacinatum), and Obedient-plant (Physostegia virginiana) were found at the prairie. Grasses such as Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) were also present.
Looming land development threatened the rare patch of prairie. But a heroic effort by the Park District and members of the public resulted in the prairie being moved to Marquette Park. In the spring in 1993, the Park District dug up several plugs of prairie using a tree spade. Each plug measured four to five feet across. With the important roots of these prairie plant plugs intact, crews carefully transported these huge plugs to Marquette Park. There, the rescue team drilled holes and installed the huge plugs near the edge of the lagoon. Fortunately, the soil profile at the old site was similar to the soil profile at the new site, and overall the prairie rescue was a success. Most of the flowers bloomed the very first year in their new home. As the prairie began to settle into its new home, prairie reconstruction activities continued. Volunteers seeded, planted and weeded between the tree-spaded remnants, and in the areas north of the remnants. To this day, Ashburn Prairie thrives on the commitment of dedicated volunteer stewards.
The Marquette Park Golf Course is a 3,187-yard (2,914 m) nine-hole par 36 course featuring elevated tees and greens as well as spacious fairways. Water comes into play on seven of the nine golf holes. The golf course practice facilities include a driving range, a 9,000-square-foot (840 m2) putting green, and chipping green and sand bunkers. Billy Casper Golf serves as manager of the Marquette Park Golf Course as it does for all Chicago Park District golf facilities.
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Riverdale (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~7.17 miles from Alsip city center
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Riverdale is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,055 at the 2000 census.
Riverdale is located at 41°38'26?N 87°37'50?WCoordinates: 41°38'26?N 87°37'50?W (41.640684, -87.630645).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.4 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (3.96%) is water.
As of the 2000 census, there were 15,055 people, 4,987 households, and 3,675 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,138.6 people per square mile (1,596.9/km²). There were 5,441 housing units at an average density of 1,495.7/sq mi (577.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 11.07% White, 86.38% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.43% of the population.
The top non-African American ancentries reported in Riverdale as of the 2000 census were German (2.7%) and Polish (2.3%).
There were 4,987 households out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living together, 33.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.50.
In the village the population was spread out with 37.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $38,321, and the median income for a family was $41,892. Males had a median income of $36,005 versus $29,521 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,461. About 16.6% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Toyota Park
7300 W. 71st St. Bridgeview IL - 708-594-7700
~7.28 miles from Alsip city center
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Toyota Park is a soccer-specific stadium located at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Fire, members of Major League Soccer (MLS). Toyota Park was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The facility opened June 11, 2006.
The Village of Bridgeview recently approved development on 8 acres (32,000 m2) of the stadium site near the corner of 71st and Harlem for two mid-range hotels, an indoor water park, four to six restaurants, and other retail to begin construction in late 2007. As of March 2009, no construction has yet occurred.
Toyota Park also hosts the Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse, and the Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer. Only the stadium's east end stands are used for these events.
The stadium hosted its first competitive international with a 2010 World Cup qualifying match on September 10, 2008 between USA and Trinidad and Tobago.
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian
6500 S Pulaski Rd Chicago IL - 773-582-6500
~7.37 miles from Alsip city center
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http://www.lithaz.org/museums/balzekas/
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Chicago Lawn (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~7.49 miles from Alsip city center
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Chicago Lawn is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the southwest side of the city. Its community neighbors include Gage Park, West Englewood, Ashburn, and West Lawn. It is bounded by Bell Avenue on the east, Central Park Avenue on the west, 59th Street on the north, and 75th Street on the south. This puts it 13 km (8 miles) southwest of the Loop. The local residents call the area "Marquette Park" after the 323-acre (1.31 km2) park in its center.
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Justice (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~7.60 miles from Alsip city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Pullman (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~7.65 miles from Alsip city center
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Pullman is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, twelve miles from the Chicago Loop by Lake Calumet. It is also one of the 77 well-defined Chicago Community Areas.
The area known as Pullman encompasses a much wider area than the two historic areas (the older historic area is often referred to as just "Pullman", a Chicago Landmark district and the northern annex historic area is usually referred to as "North Pullman"). This article deals with all areas, although the area built by the Pullman company is bounded by 106th Street on the North, 115th Street on the South, Cottage Grove on the west, and the railroad tracks on the east.
Today the neighborhood of Pullman is quickly gentrifying with many residents involved in the restoration of the district through their own homes and throughout the district as a whole. Walking tours of Pullman are available.
Pullman is full of historic and architecturally significant buildings, among them are the Hotel Florence, the Arcade Building which was destroyed in the 1920s, the Clock Tower and Factory, the complex surrounding Market Square and Greenstone Church. Pullman is also home to one of Chicago's many beautiful 'Polish Cathedrals', the former church of St. Salomea, which is now used by Salem Baptist Church of Chicago. Pullman was one of seven sites that were nominated for the Illinois Seven Wonders sites in a contest sponsored by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Pullman is served by two Metra Electric Line stations: Kensington (115th Street) and Pullman (111th Street). Most Metra suburban express trains passing through the area stop at the 115th Street station, and only local trains stop at the 111th Street station.
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Clearing (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~7.83 miles from Alsip city center
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Clearing, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the southwest side of the City of Chicago, Illinois. The southern portion of Chicago Midway International Airport is located in this community area.
The Clearing Industrial District was founded in 1907. The area gets its name from the fact that farm goods from the area were "cleared" (delivered) through the airport and railroad yards. Clearing was first incorporated as a town in 1912. The Clearing area quickly became a part of Chicago in 1915 because the growing population needed services provided by the city. It is bordered on the west by Harlem Avenue, on the east by railroad tracks just east of Cicero Ave., to the North by the Belt Railway tracks between 59th and 60th streets and to the south by 65th street. The southern portion of Midway airport is in Clearing.
A small strip of residential hugs the southerly border of Midway Airport, while remaining in the Chicago city limits. A modestly sized park, 6.2 acre, Lawler Park, is located in Clearing. Created in 1947, Lawler Park is home to organized Little League softball, a brick recreation building, sandboxes, and other playground equipment Hale Park and Nathan Hale Elementary School, at 61st and Melvina, are also located in Clearing. Hale Park is home to an outdoor swimming pool, field house, ball fields, and playground equipment.
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Chatham (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~7.98 miles from Alsip city center
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Since the mid-1950s, Chatham has been a stronghold of Chicago's African American middle class. Defined by a jagged boundary lying within 79th and 95th Streets, the Illinois Central Railroad and the Dan Ryan Expressway, Chatham contains one of the most solidly middle-class African American populations in the city, and is home to several of the most successful black businesses in the country.
More suitable for duck hunting than for human habitation, the swampy area was known as “Mud Lake” to hunters and as “Hogs Swamp” to the farmers who began to settle the western region of Chatham during the 1860s. The first buildings in the area were corncribs assembled by the Illinois Central in 1860 along the tracks between 75th and 95th Streets. Industrial development began to the north after 1876 when Paul Cornell, founder of Hyde Park, established the Cornell Watch Factory at 76th and the Illinois Central tracks. By 1900, steel mills that had been built along the lakefront and the Calumet River provided work for European immigrants settling in Chatham.
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
West Englewood (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~8.30 miles from Alsip city center
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West Englewood, one of the 77 well defined community areas, is located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. At one time it was known as South Lynne. The boundaries of West Englewood are Garfield Blvd to the north, Racine Ave to the east, the CSX and Norfolk Southern RR tracks to the west, and the Belt Railway of Chicago to the south. Though it is a separate community area, much of the history and culture of the neighborhood is linked directly to the Englewood neighborhood.
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Burnside (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~8.55 miles from Alsip city center
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Burnside is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, and is located on the city's south side. This area is also called by locals, "The Triangle", as it is bordered by railroad tracks on every side; the Illinois Central on the west, the Rock Island on the south and the New York Central on the east.
Originally considered part of Roseland and the Chatham communities, it was distinguished as one of the 77 Chicago communities when the University of Chicago established its official map of Chicago communities. The area was mostly undeveloped swamp land north of Lake Calumet until after the Civil War. The Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR) built the Burnside Station at 95th street and named it after Ambrose Burnside, a Civil War general and official of the ICRR.
By the 1890s, the ICRR began construction of a roundhouse and repair shop at 95th and South Park Boulevard on what is now the site of Chicago State University. Developer W. V. Jacobs purchased the land in the triangle and began building residential homes. The area was settled by predominantly Hungarian, Polish, Italian and Ukrainian immigrants. Factory jobs were plentiful at the nearby Burnside Shops as well as Pullman Company, Burnside Steel Mill and other nearby factories.
Following World War II, the area's population makeup included a growing number of African-Americans. This was one of several transformations that this working class neighborhood would undergo.
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
South Deering (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~8.77 miles from Alsip city center
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South Deering, one of the 77 official community areas of the City of Chicago, Illinois, is located on the far south side. It is a very industrial neighborhood, consisting of a small group of homes in the northeast corner and Lake Calumet taking up most of the remainder. It exists in the 10th Ward, what was once the reign of Alderman Edward Vrdolyak, now in private law practice. It was the home of the now defunct Wisconsin Steel Works, originally the Joseph H. Brown Iron and Steel Company, which opened in 1875 and was the first steel mill in the entire Calumet region. Since the closing of the plant, the neighborhood has gone through an economic depression. South Deering was the home of primarily lower middle class dwellers. Jeffery Manor was once a predominantly Jewish community populated by World War II veterans purchasing their first house. It now is mostly African-American. The community is where Richard Speck murdered 8 student nurses in 1966. Jon Burge was raised in South Deering. Louis Rosen documented the racial transition of this and nearby communities in his 1998 book The South Side: The Racial Transformation of an American Neighborhood. The area from 95th to 103rd and from Baltimore Ave to Manistee is commonly referred to as "Slag Valley", in reference to the slag (waste steel) from the former steel plants, being piled in the area. It was also the long time residence of late conspiracy theorist Sherman Skolnick.
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
West Elsdon (Neighborhood)
Chicago IL
~8.81 miles from Alsip city center
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West Elsdon, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the southwest side of the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is noted as a twin neighborhood of West Lawn. It is a mix of Polish-Americans and Mexican-Americans. It has its own association, West Elsdon Civic Association, which privately organizes the neighborhood. St. Turibius, a Roman Catholic elementary school, is located at 57th and Karlov in the neighborhood. A notable native of West Elsdon is Jenny McCarthy.
Before the early twentieth century, the area now designated West Elsdon was a marshy remnant of an ancient lake. The early settlers were German-Americans and Irish-Americans. During the 1930s, houses were built, and Polish-Americans and other Eastern-Europeans settled the area. The land remained rural until World War II, when growth resumed and brick houses were built. Mexican-Americans settled in the eastern part of the community. Soon public schools were registering more Hispanic-Americans, and the CTA Orange Line was built to connect Midway Airport to Downtown.
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Arctic Arena
10700 West 160th St. Orland Park FL - (708) 403-4231
~8.83 miles from Alsip city center
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USHL Combine
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
Tweeter Center
Mokena IL
~8.87 miles from Alsip city center
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First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre is an outdoor music venue in Tinley Park, Illinois that opened in 1990. It is one of the largest music venues in the Chicago area with capacities of up to 28,000 spectators. The facility was formerly named Tweeter Center Chicago, World Music Theater and New World Music Theater.
Due to its location in the Chicago metro area, it is an ample site for visitors from all of Chicagoland and is one of only a few large outdoor ampitheatres in the Chicago area.
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. acquired the naming rights for 7 years beginning in 2006.
The venue is owned by Live Nation.
Many artists and festivals have been hosted at the ampitheatre including:
Farm Aid
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Alsip
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre (Tweeter Center)
Tinley Park IL
~8.88 miles from Alsip city center
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First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre is an outdoor music venue in Tinley Park, Illinois that opened in 1990. It is one of the largest music venues in the Chicago area with capacities of up to 28,000 spectators. The facility was formerly named Tweeter Center Chicago, World Music Theater and New World Music Theater.
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. acquired the naming rights for 7 years beginning in 2006.
The venue is owned by Live Nation.
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