31st Street Beach, Chicago
While small, 31st St Beach is one of the nicest places for a swim on the South Side.
While small, 31st St Beach is one of the nicest places for a swim on the South Side. It's family-friendly, never crowded, and always has stunning views of the Chicago skyline.
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About 31st Street Beach
31st Street Beach, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
31st Street Beach and Nearby Sights on Map
Stephen A Douglas Tomb and Memorial
A 46 ft tall column marks the mausoleum of one of the most prominent senators in US history (a prominent resident from whom the Douglas neighborhood gets its name), who ran and lost against Abraham Lincoln for the U
Unity Hall
Built in 1887 to house a Jewish social organization, this building became famous as the headquarters of the Peoples Movement Club, founded by Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951), the first African-American on Chicago's City Council and the first northern black delegate to the U
McCormick Place
Mayor Richard J
Supreme Life Building
Built to house the first African-American insurance company, which was one of the few Black Metropolis businesses to survive the Great Depression
Bronzeville Visitor Information Center
The Bronzeville Visitor Information Center seeks to provide visitors with orientation and offers tours, exhibits, and a small gift shop
Victory Monument (Chicago)
This monument was built in 1928 to honor the service of the African-American Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard in France during World War I
Arie Crown Theater
Comfortable sit-down music venue in the midst of McCormick Place
Sunset Cafe
Countless jazz legends played at this legendary jazz club, including: Bix Beiderbecke, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Earl Hines, Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie, and of course, Louis Armstrong
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
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Ida B. Wells House
The home of Ida B Wells, prominent African-American civil rights activist and suffragette, founder of the Black Women's movement, and founding member of the NAACP, lived here from 1919–1929