Harold Washington Cultural Center, Chicago

Name: Harold Washington Cultural Center
Address: Chicago, United States

#327 among attractions in Chicago

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Harold Washington Cultural Center, Chicago

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Harold Washington Cultural Center is a performance facility located in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago's South Side. It was named after Chicago's first African-American Mayor Harold Washington and opened in August 2004, ten years after initial groundbreaking. In addition to the 1,000-seat Commonwealth Edison Theatre, the center offers a Digital Media Resource Center. Former Chicago City Council Alderman Dorothy Tillman and singer Lou Rawls take credit for championing the center, which cost $19.5 million. It was originally to be named the Lou Rawls Cultural Center, but Alderman Tillman changed the name without telling Rawls. Although it is considered part of the Bronzeville neighborhood it is not part of the Chicago Landmark Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District that is in the Douglas community area. ()

Opened: 2004 (20 years ago)Capacity: 1000Coordinates: 41°48'33"N, 87°36'57"W

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South Side (Grand Boulevard)Chicago United States

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Harold Washington Cultural Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Washington Park, DuSable Museum of African American History, St. Thomas Church and Convent, Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society.

1.1 miS
Park, Baseball field
Washington Park, Chicago
28 min walk • Washington Park is a 372-acre park between Cottage Grove Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, located at 5531 S. Martin Luther King Dr. in the Washington Park community area on the South Side of Chicago. It was named for President George Washington in 1880.
1.3 miS
Museum, History museum
DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago
33 min walk • The DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago is dedicated to the study and conservation of African-American history, culture, and art.
1.4 miSE
Church
St. Thomas Church and Convent, Chicago
36 min walk • St. Thomas the Apostle Church is a historic site at 5472 S. Kimbark Avenue in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, at 55th Street. A Roman Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Chicago, it was built in 1919 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
1.6 miSE
Museum, Art gallery
Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, Chicago
41 min walk • The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society is an educational center located on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
1.3 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Cafe
Smart Museum of Art, Chicago
35 min walk • The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The permanent collection has over 15,000 objects. Admission is free and open to the general public.
1.1 miN
Museum, Art museum
South Side Community Art Center, Chicago
29 min walk • The South Side Community Art Center is a community art center in Chicago that opened in 1940 with support from the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project in Illinois.
1.1 miSW
Dancing, Nightlife
Club DeLisa, Chicago
30 min walk • The Club DeLisa, also written Delisa or De Lisa, was an African-American nightclub and music venue in Chicago, Illinois.
1.3 miSE
Universities and schools
LSTC Refectory, Chicago
33 min walk • The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Chicago, Illinois. LSTC is a member of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools, a consortium of eleven area seminaries and theological schools.
0.6 miNW
Church
First Church of Deliverance, Chicago
17 min walk • First Church of Deliverance is a landmark Spiritual church located at 4315 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. First Church of Deliverance was founded by Reverend Clarence H. Cobbs on May 8, 1929.
0.8 miE
Church, Romanesque revival architecture
Kenwood United Church of Christ, Chicago
22 min walk • Kenwood Evangelical Church is a historic church building at 4600-4608 South Greenwood Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The Romanesque building was constructed in 1887 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The church is also a designated Chicago Landmark, as of October 5, 2011.
1.4 miSE
Library
Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, Chicago
36 min walk • The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library is the newest library of the University of Chicago, named after alumni Joe Mansueto and Rika Mansueto. The library has a capacity of 3.5 million volumes under an elliptical dome. It was designed by Helmut Jahn.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Harold Washington Cultural Center?

Nearby attractions include Grand Boulevard, Chicago (9 min walk), Swift House, Chicago (13 min walk), Eighth Church of Christ, Chicago (14 min walk), Al-Sadiq Mosque, Chicago (15 min walk).

How to get to Harold Washington Cultural Center by public transport?

The nearest stations to Harold Washington Cultural Center:

Bus

47th Street & King Drive • Lines: 47 (1 min walk)
King Drive & 47th Street • Lines: 3 (2 min walk)

Metro

47th • Lines: Green, Red (20 min walk)
51st • Lines: Green (13 min walk)