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Profile Join the Neighborhood North and South Kenwood GET SITUATED • 1.4 Miles North of the University 43RD ST Profile Join the neighborhood North and South Kenwood GET SITUATED • 1.4 miles north of the University 43RD ST. LA of Chicago campus K E SHORE DRIV • 5.3 miles south of downtown Chicago LAKE MICHIGAN • Adjacent to Lake Michigan The Neighborhood E A distinctive community nestled on north kenwooD C the southern shores of Lake Michigan, OTTAGE GROVE AVE. Kenwood’s proximity to the lakefront and downtown Chicago has made it popular since it was founded in the mid-19th century. Many prominent Chicagoans built luxurious Prairie, Queen Anne, Italianate, and Colonial South kenwooD Revival style homes on tree-lined Drexel Boulevard and other charming streets. Its large collection of stately homes and landmarks has earned the community two historic designations— the Kenwood and North Kenwood Historic Districts. 51ST ST. Park School Grocery Arts & Entertainment Library Rail Station Area Landmarks Local Legends The Kenwood Evangelical Church, Blues legend Muddy Waters called now known as the Kenwood United Kenwood home for more than 20 years. Church of Christ, is a superb example The multiple Grammy Award–winning of the Romanesque style. Constructed Waters was hugely influential in the in 1887, this local and national Chicago, American, and international landmark has welcomed many famous music scenes. congregants throughout the years, including John G. Shedd—the second Kenwood is the home of President president of Marshall Field & Co. and Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle benefactor of the Shedd Aquarium. Obama. The Obama’s Georgian-style home has drawn national attention to The Alfred S. Alschuler–designed KAM the community. Isaiah Israel Temple, 1100 East Hyde Park Boulevard, is a unique Byzantine- Former Sears, Roebuck & Company style building and home of Chicago’s executive Julius Rosenwald was oldest Jewish congregation. another prominent Kenwood resident. KAM Isaiah Israel Temple He is best remembered for founding the Museum of Science and Industry. Facilities Services Employer-Assisted Office of Civic Engagement Housing Program The University of Chicago Medicine The Silver Spray, which ran aground on July 15, 1914, off 49th Street, can still be seen from 49th Street Beach. Intrepid swimmers can sometimes be found sunning themselves on its bow. Recreation & Entertainment Chicago’s newest beach, Oakwood, offers summertime relaxation and sweeping skyline views. A planned pedestrian bridge at 43rd Street will improve access to Oakwood Beach and the lakefront. Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center offers a range of youth arts and technology programs and hosts performances of artists, poets, and Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center other performers throughout the year. The nonprofit’s architecturally stunning headquarters is on 47th Street and Community Data • Walkability: Enter any address at walkscore.com to get a unique walkability score. Greenwood Avenue. Check their website, Higher scores mean most errands can be accomplished on foot. blackpearl.org, for more information. • Health resources: Visit the Urban Health Initiative at uhi.uchospitals.edu, which provides a wealth of information on the location of community resources by property. Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 South • Crime: Find data published by the City of Chicago at data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Crimes-2001-to-present/ijzp-q8t2. Cornell Avenue, has been in operation • : Find your state and US House representatives by inputting your address since 1939. The center has many Elected officials at elections.il.gov/DistrictLocator/DistrictOfficialSearchByAddress.aspx. contemporary visual art exhibitions throughout the year. Visit hydeparkart.org for more information. Area Resources • 4th Ward Alderman William Burns, 3435 East 35th Street, 60616, [email protected], 773.536.8103 • Chicago Park District, chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/search/?c=32 • Chicago Public Library—Blackstone Branch, 4904 South Lake Park Avenue, 60615, [email protected], 312.747.0511, chipublib.org/locations/12 • Hyde Park–Kenwood Community Conference, hydepark.org/hpkcc • Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization, kocoonline.org • Quad Communities Development Corporation, qcdc.org • South East Chicago Commission (SECC), secc-chicago.org • The University of Chicago Charter School, uchicagocharter.org • Hyde Park Arts Council, harpercourt.com • Chicago Transit Authority, transitchicago.com • Metra Commuter Rail, metrarail.com Schools Kenwood has six public schools and three private schools, including Ariel and Shoesmith elementary schools. The neighborhood high schools are Kenwood Academy High School, 5015 South Blackstone Avenue, and Wendell Phillips Academy High School, 244 East Pershing Road. Find a public school and accountability, assessment, demographic, and performance data at cps.edu. KENWOOD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL Facilities Services Employer-Assisted Office of Civic Engagement Housing Program The University of Chicago Medicine Profile Join the neighborhood Douglas GET SITUATED • 3.3 miles to the University of 26TH ST. Chicago campus • 3.3 miles south of downtown Chicago LAKE SH • AdjacentMETRA to Lake Michigan LAKE MICHIGAN O R The Neighborhood E DRIV Home of the IllinoisCTA GREEN LINE Institute of Technology, E the Douglas community is located between the University of Chicago and FEDERAL ST. downtown Chicago, with direct access Douglas to the lakefront. Part of the historic Bronzeville neighborhood, it was the cultural and business center for African Americans in Chicago from the late 1800s through World War II. AreaCTA RED LINE Landmarks The Adler and Sullivan–designed Pilgrim Baptist Church was originally a synagogue for the Kehilath Anshe Ma’ariv Jewish congregation. The building is one VINCENNES AVE. of Sullivan’s great architectural triumphs. PERSHING RD. In 2006, a fire spared only the exterior walls. The congregation is raising money to restore the structure. Park School Grocery Arts & Entertainment Library Rail Station Established in 1919, Liberty Life Local Legends Insurance Company was the first The neighborhood is named after African American owned insurance US Senator Stephen A. Douglas, the company in the northern United defeated presidential rival of Abraham States. Founder Frank L. Gillespie, Lincoln. Douglas resided on and owned moved his company to the second much of the property in the area. His tomb floor of the building that still stands and monument are located in historic at 3501 South Dr. Martin Luther Groveland Park, 636 East 35th Street. King Drive. Singer and actress Etta Moten Barnett The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), lived in the 3600 block of what is now a modernist campus designed in part Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. She was by Mies van der Rohe, is in Douglas. the first African-American woman to IIT’s Crown Hall is a Mies masterpiece perform at the White House in 1934 and and National Historic Landmark. is best remembered for her portrayal of Bess in Porgy and Bess. IIT’S Crown Hall Facilities Services Employer-Assisted Office of Civic Engagement Housing Program The University of Chicago Medicine Activist Ida B. Wells was a Douglas resident. Born into slavery, Wells was an icon of the early civil rights movement, crusading against lynching and for the rights of African American women, and helping to found the NAACP. Her Chicago home still stands at 3624 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and is designated a National Historic Landmark. Douglas was home to the Sunset Café, where jazz greats Louis Armstrong and 31st Street Harbor Cab Calloway performed regularly. Recreation & Entertainment Community Data 31st Street Harbor, Chicago’s newest • Walkability: Enter any address at walkscore.com to get a unique walkability score. Higher scores mean most errands can be accomplished on foot. harbor, features a restaurant, • Health resources: Visit the Urban Health Initiative at uhi.uchospitals.edu, which provides community space, and state-of-the-art a wealth of information on the location of community resources by property. accommodations for 1,000 boats. A • Crime: Find data published by the City of Chicago at beach just north of the harbor boasts data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Crimes-2001-to-present/ijzp-q8t2. sweeping views of the lakefront and • Elected officials: Find your state and US House representatives by inputting your address at elections.il.gov/DistrictLocator/DistrictOfficialSearchByAddress.aspx. downtown Chicago, a restaurant with patio, and a new playground. US Cellular Field, home of the Chicago Area Resources • , 1319 South State Street, Suite A, 60605, White Sox, sits just outside of Douglas 2nd Ward Alderman Robert Fioretti [email protected], 312.263.9273 at 35th Street. • 3rd Ward Alderman Pat Dowell, 5046 South State Street, 60602, [email protected], 773.373.9273 • 4th Ward Alderman William Burns, 3435 East 35th Street, 60616, [email protected], 773.536.8103 • Chicago Park District, chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/search/?c=32 • Chicago Public Library—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, 3436 South King Drive, 60616, [email protected], 312.747.7543, chipublib.org/locations/45 • Chicago Public Library—Chicago Bee Branch, 3647 South State Street, 60609, [email protected], 312.747.6872, chipublib.org/locations/29 • Chicago Transit Authority, transitchicago.com • Centers for New Horizons, cnh.org • The Bronzeville Alliance, bronzevillealliance.org US Cellular Field • Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission, blackmetropolisnha.com The South Side Community Art Center • Bronzeville
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