Mount Trashmore, Evanston

#90 among attractions in Evanston

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Mount Trashmore is a 65 ft. hill located in Robert E. James Park in Evanston, Illinois. Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill reuse as it was a solid waste landfill that was closed and converted into a park in 1965. ()

Coordinates: 42°1'24"N, 87°42'20"W

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North Shore (Southwest Evanston)Evanston United States

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Mount Trashmore – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lincolnwood Town Center, Indian Boundary Park, Brummel Park, Rogers Park Manor Bungalow Historic District.

1 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Lincolnwood Town Center, Chicago
26 min walk • Lincolnwood Town Center is a shopping mall located in Lincolnwood, Illinois. Opened in 1990, the mall's anchor stores are Kohl's, TheRoomPlace, and Old Navy. The mall is owned and managed by Washington Prime Group.
1.2 miSE
Zoo, Nature and wildlife, Playground
Indian Boundary Park, Chicago
30 min walk • Indian Boundary Park is a 13-acre urban park in the West Ridge neighborhood of North Side, Chicago, Illinois.
1.2 miE
Park, Tudor Revival architecture
Brummel Park, Evanston
31 min walk • The Buildings at 815–817 Brummel and 819–821 Brummel are two historic apartment buildings in Evanston, Illinois. Built in 1928 and 1927 respectively, the two three-story buildings have identical, mirrored Tudor Revival designs. Despite being identical, the buildings were designed by two different architects; 815–817 was designed by E.L.
1.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Rogers Park Manor Bungalow Historic District, Chicago
33 min walk • The Rogers Park Manor Bungalow Historic District is a residential historic district in the West Ridge neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district includes 329 buildings, 247 of which are Chicago bungalows built in the 1920s.
1.2 miN
Canal
North Shore Channel, Chicago
32 min walk • The North Shore Channel is a drainage canal built between 1907 and 1910 to flush the sewage-filled North Branch of the Chicago River down the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
1.1 miE
Tudor Revival architecture
Oakton Gables, Evanston
28 min walk • Oakton Gables is a historic apartment building at the southeast corner of Oakton Street and Ridge Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The three-story brick building was built in 1927. Architect Godfrey E. Larson designed the Tudor Revival building.
1 miNE
Tudor Revival architecture
Buildings at 1104–1110 Seward, Evanston
26 min walk • The Buildings at 1104–1110 Seward are two identical apartment buildings in Evanston, Illinois. Both buildings are four-unit apartments built in 1927. Architects Van Gunten & Van Gunten designed the buildings in the Tudor Revival style.
0.6 miW
42°1'30"N • 87°42'58"W
Skokie Sports Park, Skokie
15 min walk • Golf, Park
0.9 miW
Shopping
Skokie Shops, Skokie
23 min walk • The Skokie Shops are CTA rail shops located at Oakton Street and Hamlin Avenue in Skokie, Illinois. Currently, The Skokie Shops are used for Rail maintenance, inspections, cleaning, repair work, and overhaul of CTA railcars.
0.9 miE
Neighbourhood
Oakton Historic District, Evanston
24 min walk • The Oakton Historic District is a residential historic district in south central Evanston, Illinois. The district includes 203 contributing buildings, most of which were developed between 1913 and 1940.