Pilsen Historic District, Chicago

Name: Pilsen Historic District
Address: Chicago, United States

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The Pilsen Historic District is a historic district located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Pilsen is a neighborhood made up of the residential sections of the Lower West Side community area of Chicago. In the late 19th century Pilsen was inhabited by Czech immigrants who named the district after Pilsen, the fourth largest city in Czechia. The population also included in smaller numbers other ethnic groups from the Austro-Hungarian Empire including Slovaks, Slovenes, Croats and Austrians, as well as immigrants of Polish and Lithuanian heritage. ()

Coordinates: 41°51'14"N, 87°39'28"W

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West Side (Lower West Side)Chicago United States

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Pilsen Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Ping Tom Memorial Park, National Museum of Mexican Art, National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.

1.3 miNE
Memorial to social reformer Jane Addams
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Chicago
35 min walk • Hull House was a settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Located on the Near West Side of the city, Hull House opened to serve recently arrived European immigrants. By 1911, Hull House had expanded to 13 buildings.
1.2 miE
Park
Ping Tom Memorial Park, Chicago
32 min walk • Ping Tom Memorial Park is a 17.24-acre public urban park in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood, in South Side, Chicago. It is part of the Chicago Park District.
0.8 miW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago
21 min walk • The National Museum of Mexican Art is a museum which features Mexican, Latino, and Chicano art and culture. The museum was founded in 1982 by Carlos Tortolero and Helen Valdez.
1.1 miN
Museum
National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, Chicago
28 min walk • The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame is a 501 nonprofit institution honoring exceptional U.S. athletes of Italian descent. In 1977 George Randazzo created the Italian American Boxing Hall of Fame. This was as a means for raising money for local Catholic youth programs.
0.9 miE
Street
Cermak Road, Chicago
23 min walk • Cermak Road, also known as 22nd Street, is a 19-mile, major east–west street on Chicago's near south and west sides and the city's western suburbs.
1.1 miE
Bridge
Canal Street Railroad Bridge, Chicago
28 min walk • The Canal Street railroad bridge is a vertical-lift bridge across the south branch of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on December 12, 2007.
1 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Holy Family Catholic Church, Chicago
25 min walk • Church of the Holy Family is a Roman Catholic church in Chicago, Illinois. It is the second-oldest Catholic church in Chicago. It is one of the few structures that survived the Great Chicago Fire.
~1390 ftN
Theater, Romanesque architecture, Concerts and shows
Thalia Hall, Chicago
7 min walk • Thalia Hall is a historic building in Pilsen, Chicago which is currently a mixed-use music, retail, and bar/restaurant space. It was designated as a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989.
1.3 miNE
Street
Roosevelt Road, Chicago
32 min walk • Roosevelt Road is a major east-west street in the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs. It is 1200 South in the city's street numbering system, but only 1 mile south of Madison Street.
1.3 miNE
Bridge
St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Chicago
33 min walk • The St. Charles Air Line Bridge is a Strauss Trunnion bascule bridge which spans the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. Built as part of the St.
1.2 miS
Neighbourhood
Bridgeport, Chicago
30 min walk • Bridgeport is one of the 77 community areas in Chicago. The 60th numbered area is a neighborhood on the city's South Side, bounded on the north by the South Branch of the Chicago River, on the west by Bubbly Creek, on the south by Pershing Road, and on the east by the Union Pacific railroad tracks.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Pilsen Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Thalia Hall, Chicago (7 min walk), Lower West Side, Chicago (15 min walk), Otis Elevator Company Factory Building, Chicago (15 min walk), South Water Market, Chicago (15 min walk).

How to get to Pilsen Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Pilsen Historic District:

Bus

Cermak & Throop • Lines: 21 (3 min walk)
Loomis & Cermak NB • Lines: 60, (N) N60 (5 min walk)

Metro

18th • Lines: Pink (17 min walk)
Halsted • Lines: Orange (18 min walk)

Train

Halsted Street (18 min walk)