Fuller Park, Chicago
Some very serious basketball players hit the pavement here on weekends and the courts are worth a visit to watch the local players, but keep in mind that the park is in one of Chicago's roughest areas..
Some very serious basketball players hit the pavement here on weekends and the courts are worth a visit to watch the local players, but keep in mind that the park is in one of Chicago's roughest areas.
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About Fuller Park
Fuller Park, Chicago, IL, USA
Fuller Park and Nearby Sights on Map
Harold Washington Cultural Center
This major Bronzeville landmark is a performance venue showing movies, live jazz, blues, and more
U.S. Cellular Field
Formerly known as New Comiskey Park, this is the home of the White Sox - or, as the name is properly phrased in the company of Cubs fans, The 2005 World Champion White Sox
Wabash Avenue YMCA
Bronzeville's YMCA, housed in a huge 1913 brown-pressed brick building, was a major social and cultural center for the neighborhood in its heyday, providing job training and housing for recent arrivals in addition to its more common functions
Chicago Bee Building
The home of the Chicago Bee Newspaper, which was founded by Anthony Overton to promote black businesses and issues
Overton Hygienic Building
Built by the wildly successful African-American entrepreneur Anthony Overton to house the headquarters of his nation-wide cosmetics franchise
South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC)
A community arts center open since 1940, which was for long the only place around where minority artists could exhibit there work
The Union Stock Yard Gate
This limestone structure marks the entrance to the now defunct Union Stock Yards that dominated this section of Chicago (and the meatpacking industry of the country) in the late 19th-early 20th centuries
Armour Square Park
A good place to play some baseball, soccer, volleyball, basketball, or take a dip in the pool
S.R. Crown Hall
A major architectural landmark, designed by none other than Mies van der Rohe
Kemper Room Art Gallery
An art exhibit specializing in late-modern and contemporary art