Far West Side
Chicago's Far West Side is best known for being impoverished and crime-ridden, but it has at least one major attraction as well as some fabulous parks, vibrant immigrant communities, and blues legends.Photo: Teemu008, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Cicero station
Metro station
Photo: zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cicero is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line.
Laramie station
Metro station
Photo: Nico Brussels, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laramie is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line and the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Austin Town Hall Park
Park
Photo: Steven Kevil, Public domain.
Austin Town Hall Park is a park at 5610 W. Lake Street in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
Localities in the Area
Austin
Quarter
Photo: Steven Kevil, Public domain.
Austin is one of 77 community areas in Chicago. Located on the city's West Side, it is the third largest community area by population and the second-largest geographically.
West Garfield Park
Quarter
Photo: zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Garfield Park on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas.
Far West Side
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.894° or 41° 53' 38" northLongitude
-87.751° or 87° 45' 4" westOpen Location Code
86HJV6VX+JHWikidata ID
Q14211262Far West Side Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- English: Chicago/Far West Side
- Hebrew: האזור המערבי-הרחוק
- Hebrew: שיקגו/האזור המערבי-הרחוק
Other Places Named Far West Side
Localities in the Area
- MorelandNeighbourhood
- K-Town Historic DistrictNeighbourhood
- Beat 2532Locality
- Beat 2523Locality
- Central ParkNeighbourhood
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Far West Side. Photo: Teemu008, CC BY-SA 2.0.