Kingston Mines, Chicago

Name: Kingston Mines
Address: 2548 N Halsted St, Chicago, United States
Telephone: +1 773-477-4646

#54 among attractions in Chicago

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Kingston Mines is a blues nightclub in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. The club derived its name from the Kingston Mines Theatre Company founded by June Pyskacek in 1969 and located at 2356 N. Lincoln Av. The theatre was named after the Illinois town where the father of one of its actors, Jack Wallace, worked. Pyskacek allowed Harry Hoch and a partner to use the Kingston Mines name for a small eatery/café in the front of the building. Called the Kingston Mines Company Store, it was acquired circa 1972 by Lenin "Doc" Pellegrino, M.D. and renamed the Kingston Mines Café. Although the original production of Grease was written and first premiered at the Kingston Mines Theatre in 1971 before moving to Broadway a year later, the theatre company expired in the spring of 1973 while the Café, which was a separate legal entity from the theatre, survived as a blues club. It was that entity that moved to its current location at 2548 N. Halsted in 1982. ()

Coordinates: 41°55'43"N, 87°38'57"W

Address

2548 N Halsted StNorth Side (Lincoln Park)Chicago United States

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+1 773-477-4646

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Kingston Mines – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sullivan Athletic Center, Lincoln Park Conservatory, Statue of Richard J. Oglesby, Oz Park.

0.4 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Sullivan Athletic Center, Chicago
10 min walk • The Sullivan Athletic Center is an athletic facility on the campus of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The facility houses McGrath-Phillips Arena, a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena.
0.8 miE
Botanical garden, Museum, Garden
Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago
20 min walk • Positioned near the shore of Lake Michigan, the Lincoln Park Conservatory is a conservatory and botanical garden in Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois.
0.6 miE
Monuments and statues
Statue of Richard J. Oglesby, Chicago
17 min walk • The Richard J. Oglesby statue is a monumental statue of Richard J. Oglesby in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Dedicated in 1919, the statue was designed by Leonard Crunelle and located in the city's Lincoln Park.
0.6 miS
Park, Sculpture
Oz Park, Chicago
15 min walk • Oz Park is a public park in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of North Side, Chicago. It is located at 2021 North Burling Street, at the corner of Lincoln and Webster, just south of the Lincoln, Halsted, and Fullerton intersection.
0.5 miE
Sacred and religious sites
National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Chicago
13 min walk • The National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini is a shrine in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, honoring the Roman Catholic saint who ministered there, Frances Xavier Cabrini. It was originally part of the now-demolished Columbus Hospital, which she founded in 1905, and where she died in 1917.
0.7 miE
Museum, Natural history museum, Specialty museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago
19 min walk • The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is a natural history museum located in Chicago, Illinois, and operated by the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The museum traces its history to the founding of the Academy in 1857.
0.8 miN
Theater
The Playground Theater, Chicago
21 min walk • The Playground Theater, founded in 1997, remains the only continuously operating non-profit theater in Chicago dedicated to an art form invented in Chicago - Modern Theatrical Improvisation.
0.6 miE
Monuments and statues
Statue of Alexander Hamilton, Chicago
16 min walk • The Alexander Hamilton statue is a monumental statue of Alexander Hamilton in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located in the city's Lincoln Park, the monument was installed in 1952, having been completed several years prior in 1939.
0.7 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows
Briar Street Theatre, Chicago
18 min walk • The Briar Street Theatre is a theatre located in Chicago, Illinois, and is home to the long-running Blue Man Group. Originally the carriage house for the Marshall Field and Company horses, the space was purchased by Walter Topel and reconstructed into a theater.
0.7 miE
Shopping, Farmer's market, Market
Green City Market, Chicago
19 min walk • The Green City Market is a 501 not for profit organization that operates a farmers market in Chicago focusing on local and sustainable farming practices. Green City Market is Chicago's only year-round, sustainable market.
0.5 miSW
Church
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Chicago
14 min walk • St. Vincent de Paul Church is a historic parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in Chicago, Illinois. The parish was founded by the Vincentians in 1875.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kingston Mines?

Nearby attractions include Saint Clement Roman Catholic Church, Chicago (5 min walk), Biograph Theater, Chicago (5 min walk), Apollo Theater Chicago, Chicago (5 min walk), Wiggly Field, Chicago (7 min walk).

How to get to Kingston Mines by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kingston Mines:

Bus

Halsted & Wrightwood • Lines: 8 (1 min walk)

Metro

Fullerton • Lines: Brown, Purple, Red (8 min walk)
Diversey • Lines: Brown, Purple (9 min walk)

Train

Clybourn (33 min walk)