Woodlawn, Chicago

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Woodlawn, Chicago is a predominantly residential neighborhood on the South Side known for its historic significance, proximity to the University of Chicago, and the future site of the Obama Presidential Center.

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Woodlawn 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chicago community area
neighborhood
adjacentTo University of Chicago
areaCode 773
872
borderedBy Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago
Hyde Park, Chicago
South Shore, Chicago
Washington Park, Chicago
country United States of America
surface form: United States
futureSiteOf Obama Presidential Center
governedBy City of Chicago
hasDemographicCharacteristic predominantly African American population
hasEducationalInstitution University of Chicago Charter School – Woodlawn Campus
hasFeature historic housing stock
lakefront access
parks and open space
predominantly residential land use
hasHistoricEvent development related to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
hasLandmark 63rd Street Beach area
surface form: 63rd Street Beach

Chicago Pile-1
surface form: Chicago Pile-1 site

Jackson Park
surface form: Jackson Park, Chicago

Midway Plaisance
hasReligiousInstitution Church of God in Christ
surface form: Apostolic Church of God (Chicago)
hasTransportation CTA Green Line
CTA bus routes
Metra Electric District line
surface form: Metra Electric District
historicallyAssociatedWith Great Migration of African Americans out of the region
surface form: Great Migration

civil rights movement in Chicago
urban renewal in Chicago
knownFor civil rights and housing activism
historic African American community
proximity to the University of Chicago
role in Chicago urban renewal history
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Cook County, Illinois
Illinois
nearbyBodyOfWater Lake Michigan NERFINISHED
partOf South Side, Chicago
surface form: Chicago’s 20th Ward

South Side, Chicago
surface form: Chicago’s 5th Ward

South Side, Chicago
policeDistrict Chicago police
surface form: Chicago Police Department 3rd District
postalCode 60615
60637
timeZone Central Time Zone
UTCOffset UTC−06:00
UTCOffsetDST UTC−05:00

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Washington Park, Chicago adjacentTo Woodlawn, Chicago
Hyde Park area borderedBy Woodlawn, Chicago
subject surface form: Hyde Park (Chicago)
Hyde Park, Chicago borderedBy Woodlawn, Chicago
this entity surface form: Woodlawn
South Side, Chicago hasSubregion Woodlawn, Chicago
CTA Green Line servesNeighborhood Woodlawn, Chicago