Oakland, Chicago

#900 among attractions in Chicago

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Facts and practical information

Oakland, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. Bordered by 35th and 43rd Streets, Cottage Grove Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, The Oakland area was constructed between 1872 and 1905. Some of Chicago's great old homes may be seen on Drexel Boulevard. The late 19th-century Monument Baptist Church on Oakwood Blvd. is modeled after Boston's Trinity Church. Oakwood /41st Street Beach in Burnham Park is at 4100 S. Lake Shore Drive. With an area of only 0.6 sq mi Oakland is the smallest community area by area in Chicago. ()

Area: 0.6 mi²Coordinates: 41°49'12"N, 87°35'60"W

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Day trips

Oakland – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burnham Park, Sunset Cafe, South Side Community Art Center, Victory Monument.

0.8 miN
Park
Burnham Park, Chicago
21 min walk • Burnham Park is a public park located in Chicago, Illinois. Situated along 6 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, the park connects Grant Park at 14th Street to Jackson Park at 56th Street.
1.2 miNW
Dancing, Nightlife
Sunset Cafe, Chicago
32 min walk • The Sunset Cafe, also known as The Grand Terrace Cafe, was a jazz club in Chicago, Illinois operating during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.
1.2 miW
Museum, Art museum
South Side Community Art Center, Chicago
32 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.
1.2 miNW
Monuments and statues
Victory Monument, Chicago
30 min walk • Erected in 1927, the Victory Monument, created by sculptor Leonard Crunelle, was built to honor the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I.
1.1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Harold Washington Cultural Center, Chicago
29 min walk • Harold Washington Cultural Center is a performance facility located in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago's South Side.
1.3 miW
Church
First Church of Deliverance, Chicago
33 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.
0.6 miS
Church, Romanesque revival architecture
Kenwood United Church of Christ, Chicago
16 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.
0.9 miNW
Memorial, Cemetery
Stephen A. Douglas Tomb, Chicago
23 min walk • The Stephen A. Douglas Tomb and Memorial or Stephen Douglas Monument Park is a memorial that includes the tomb of United States Senator Stephen A. Douglas. It is located at 636 E. 35th Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, near the site of the Union Army and prisoner of war Camp Douglas.
1.2 miS
Synagogue, Sacred and religious sites
KAM Isaiah Israel, Chicago
31 min walk • KAM Isaiah Israel is a Reform synagogue located at 1100 E. Hyde Park Boulevard in the historic Kenwood neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. It is the oldest Jewish congregation in Chicago, with its oldest core founded in 1847 as Kehilath Anshe Ma'arav.
1.2 miNW
Beach
Douglas, Chicago
32 min walk • Douglas, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's 77 community areas. The neighborhood is named for Stephen A.
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Grand Boulevard, Chicago
26 min walk • Grand Boulevard, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the well-defined Chicago Community Areas. The boulevard from which the community area takes its name now bears the name of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Oakland?

Nearby attractions include 4th Ward, Chicago (10 min walk), North Kenwood District, Chicago (12 min walk), Kenwood United Church of Christ, Chicago (16 min walk), Burnham Park, Chicago (21 min walk).

How to get to Oakland by public transport?

The nearest stations to Oakland:

Bus

42nd Place & Lake Park • Lines: 43 (4 min walk)
Berkeley & 43rd Street • Lines: 43 (6 min walk)

Train

47th Street (22 min walk)

Metro

43rd • Lines: Green (26 min walk)
Indiana • Lines: Green (29 min walk)