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100 ❯❯ Chicago Area by Area

Far South

With magnificent architecture, interesting ethnic enclaves, and
stand-out museums, Chicago’s Far South encompasses districts
such as Hyde Park and Kenwood that merit a journey off the
beaten tourist path – despite being bordered to the south by some
less-than-welcoming neighborhoods.
Hyde Park and Kenwood began life as
suburbs for the wealthy escaping the dirty
city; today, this part of town is a fascinating
melting pot of University of Chicago
students and Mexican, Asian, African-
American, and Indian residents. Recreation
and leisure opportunities abound on
spectacular tracts of green space, including
the University of Chicago’s Midway Plaisance
and Jackson Park, site of the 1893 World’s
Columbian Exposition (see p23).
Detail of a relief, Oriental Institute

AREA MAP OF FAR SOUTH
Far South
Top 10 Sights EAST 47TH STREET KENWOOD 0 meters 500
see pp101–103
EAST 48TH STREET 0 yards 500
Places to Eat Lake
see p105 SOUTH DREXEL AVENUE Michigan
EAST 49TH STREET BEACH DRIVE
Shops Kenwood
CHICAGO
see p104 Park
EAST 50TH STREET S CORNELL AVE E END AVE
EAST 51ST STREET EAST HYDE PARK BOULEVARD
Burnham
Park
EAST 52ND STREET 51st/53rd
SOUTH
ELSWORTH D RIVE Washington PAYNE DRIVE E 54TH ST SOUTH GREENWOOD AVENUE SOUTH UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST 54TH ST S DORCHESTER AVENU
Street
SOUTH ELLIS AVENUE
Nichols
Park
Park
SOUTH DREXEL BLVD
RAINEY DRIVE EAST 55TH STREET S KIMBARK AVE S KENWOOD AVE E 55TH PL SOUTH LAKE PARK AVE 55th-56th- S EVERETT AVE
SOUTH INGLESIDE AVENUE
MARTIN LUTHER KING
SOUTH WOODLAWN AVENUE
HYDE PARK
RUSSELL DRIVE Washington SOUTH COTTAGE GROVE AVENUE EAST 57TH STREET S BLACKSTONE AVE SOUTH HARPER AVE 57th Street
EAST 56TH STREET
MORGAN DRIVE
Lagoon
JUNIOR DRIVE
EAST
Pilsen and the 58TH ST SOUTH STONY
near south
SOUTH LOOP SOUTH ELLIS AVENUE EAST 59TH STREET 59th Street, Jackson
University
PILSEN NORTH PLAISANCE of Chicago Park
SOUTH PLAISANCE
EAST 60TH STREET
Area of S HARPER AVE ISLAND AVENUE
BRIDGEPORT Far South EAST 61ST ST
map SOUTH INGLESIDE AVE S WOODLAWN AVE SOUTH CORNELL AVENUE
PARK SHORE E
KENWOOD EAST 62ND ST S KENWOOD AVE
0 km 4 S KIMBARK AVE
HYDE S HARPER AVE
0 miles 4 PARK 550 yards 0.5 miles
SOUTH UNIVERSITY AVE
S DORCHESTER AVE
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