The Island (Chicago, Illinois)
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The Island neighborhood is located on the far west side of Chicago in the Austin community. It encompasses roughly a square mile and is adjacent to the municipalities of Oak Park and Cicero. Berwyn is also a few blocks away. Its name originated from the fact that when it was being developed in the early 20th century, it was separated from the rest of Austin by railroad tracks and Columbus Park to the North. To the East lies an industrial corridor, to the South, Cicero and to the West Oak Park -thus "The Island". Today The CTA Blue Line and The Eisenhower Expressway (290) share space with the railroad, making a convenient transportation hub for its residents.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island,_Chicago
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Coordinates: 41°52'4"N 87°46'18"W
- Garfield Ridge 5.7 km
- Austin 6.8 km
- Norwood Park 16 km
- Forest Glen 17 km
- Roseland 18 km
- South Deering 21 km
- Hegewisch 25 km
- Robertsdale (neighborhood) 27 km
- Black Oak (neighborhood) 43 km
- University Park (neighborhood) 48 km
- Knute Rockne Stadium 0.7 km
- Former Sunbeam Plant 1.1 km
- Kropp Forge 1.2 km
- 1951 Cicero Race Riots 1.5 km
- Unity Junior High School 2.1 km
- J. Sterling Morton East High School 2.4 km
- Cermak Plaza Shopping Center 3.2 km
- BNSF Clyde Yard 3.2 km
- J. Sterling Morton West High School 3.5 km
- Proksa Park 4.1 km