Site of the First West Side Grounds (Chicago, Illinois)
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Site of First West Side Park.
From 1885 until 1891, the Chicago Cubs (then known as the White Stockings) played here. After a brief stint playing on the South Side (very near the current White Sox Park), a new West Side Park was built a few blocks west in 1893.
From 1885 until 1891, the Chicago Cubs (then known as the White Stockings) played here. After a brief stint playing on the South Side (very near the current White Sox Park), a new West Side Park was built a few blocks west in 1893.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Park
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°52'29"N 87°39'38"W
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- Riverside, Illinois 15 km
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- Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) 38 km
- Olympia Fields Country Club 39 km
- Near West Side 0.3 km
- Arrigo Park 0.3 km
- Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Campus 0.4 km
- Medical District City Apartments 0.6 km
- Little Italy 0.6 km
- Jane Addams Homes 0.6 km
- Rush University Medical Center 0.7 km
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, West Campus - Medical Center 1.2 km
- Illinois Medical District 1.4 km