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Armour Square Park, Chicago

A good place to play some baseball, soccer, volleyball, basketball, or take a dip in the pool.

A good place to play some baseball, soccer, volleyball, basketball, or take a dip in the pool. Occasional events include outdoor movie screenings.


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About Armour Square Park

 3309 South Shields Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

 +1 312-747-6012

 www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Armour Square Park and Nearby Sights on Map

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

Kemper Room Art Gallery

An art exhibit specializing in late-modern and contemporary art

S.R. Crown Hall

A major architectural landmark, designed by none other than Mies van der Rohe

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

Sun Yat Sen Park

A little out of the way, but a nice small park and a great place to relax in the shade on a hot summer day

Chicago Defender Building

Initially built in 1899 as a Jewish synagogue, this building housed the Chicago Defender (the nation's foremost African-American newspaper through World War I) from 1920-1960

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

Co-Prosperity Sphere

Bridgeport's (and possibly Chicago's) most radical and experimental artistic space is huge, full of artists and their art, and is an ever-expanding force in the neighborhood - they plan to host live music in the near future

Chicago Chinatown

The Chinatown shops are very fun, especially for gifts, but if you tire of knicknacks and knockoffs, Bridgeport has a handful of very eccentric and interesting offerings