Grand Boulevard, Chicago

Grand Boulevard
Community area
Community Area 38 - Grand Boulevard
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°48.6′N 87°37.2′W / 41.8100°N 87.6200°W / 41.8100; -87.6200Coordinates: 41°48.6′N 87°37.2′W / 41.8100°N 87.6200°W / 41.8100; -87.6200
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
City	Chicago
Neighborhoods	List Bronzeville The Robert Taylor Homes
Area
• Total	1.73 sq mi (4.48 km²)
Population (2010)
• Total	21,929
• Density	13,000/sq mi (4,900/km²)
Demographics 2010^[1]
• White	1.78%
• Black	94.14%
• Hispanic	1.8%
• Asian	0.26%
• Other	2.01%
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Codes	parts of 60609, 60615 and 60653
Median household income	$28,040^[2]
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Harold Washington Cultural Center

Robert S. Abbott House

Grand Boulevard, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the well-defined Chicago Community Areas. The boulevard from which the community area takes its name now bears the name of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. The area is bounded by 39th to the north, 51st Street to the south, Cottage Grove Avenue to the east, and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad tracks to the west. The Robert Taylor Homes were located mostly in Grand Boulevard.

This is one of the two community areas that encompass the Bronzeville neighborhood, with the other being Douglas. Grand Boulevard also includes the Washington Park Court District neighborhood that was declared a Chicago Landmark on October 2, 1991.^[3]

The Harold Washington Cultural Center is one of its newer and more famous buildings. Among the other notable properties in this neighborhood are Daniel Hale Williams House, Robert S. Abbott House and Oscar Stanton De Priest House

A majority of Grand Boulevard's public transportation needs are met by the Chicago Transit Authority, which provides resident and visitor access to the Green Line services of the Chicago Elevated railway rapid transit, at Indiana, 43rd, 47th and 51st.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	87,005	—
1940	103,256	18.7%
1950	114,557	10.9%
1960	80,036	−30.1%
1970	80,166	0.2%
1980	53,741	−33.0%
1990	35,897	−33.2%
2000	28,006	−22.0%
2010	21,929	−21.7%
^[4]

External links

Official City of Chicago Grand Boulevard Community Map
Bronzeville travel guide from Wikivoyage
Bronzeville at Explore Chicago, The Official City of Chicago Tourism Website

Notes

↑ Paral, Rob. "Chicago Demographics Data". Retrieved 12 June 2012.
↑ Paral, Rob. "Chicago Census Data". Retrieved 9 October 2012.
↑ "Washington Park Court District". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
↑ Paral, Rob. "Chicago Community Areas Historical Data". Chicago Community Areas Historical Data.

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Community areas in Chicago

Far North	Rogers Park West Ridge Uptown Lincoln Square Edison Park Norwood Park Jefferson Park Forest Glen North Park Albany Park O'Hare Edgewater

Northwest	Portage Park Irving Park Dunning Montclare Belmont Cragin Hermosa

North	North Center Lake View Lincoln Park Avondale Logan Square

Central	Near North Side The Loop Near South Side

West	Humboldt Park West Town Austin West Garfield Park East Garfield Park Near West Side North Lawndale South Lawndale Lower West Side

Southwest	Garfield Ridge Archer Heights Brighton Park McKinley Park New City West Elsdon Gage Park Clearing West Lawn Chicago Lawn West Englewood Englewood

South	Armour Square Douglas Oakland Fuller Park Grand Boulevard Kenwood Washington Park Hyde Park Woodlawn South Shore Bridgeport Greater Grand Crossing

Far Southwest	Ashburn Auburn Gresham Beverly Washington Heights Mount Greenwood Morgan Park

Far Southeast	Chatham Avalon Park South Chicago Burnside Calumet Heights Roseland Pullman South Deering East Side West Pullman Riverdale Hegewisch

Neighborhoods in Chicago

Recognized by the City of Chicago	Albany Park Andersonville Archer Heights Ashburn Auburn Gresham Avalon Park Avondale Back of the Yards Belmont Cragin Beverly Bridgeport Brighton Park Bronzeville Bucktown Burnside Calumet Heights Chatham Chinatown Clearing Dunning East Side Edgewater Edison Park Englewood Forest Glen Gage Park Galewood Garfield Ridge Gold Coast Greater Grand Crossing Greektown Hegewisch Hermosa Homan Square Humboldt Park Hyde Park Irving Park Jefferson Park Kenwood Lake View Lincoln Park Lincoln Square Little Italy Little Village Logan Square The Loop Magnificent Mile McKinley Park Montclare Morgan Park Mount Greenwood Near North Side Near West Side New City North Park Oakland O'Hare Old Town Pilsen Printer's Row Pullman River North Riverdale Robert Taylor Homes Rogers Park Sauganash South Chicago South Deering South Shore Streeterville Ukrainian Village Uptown Washington Heights Washington Park West Elsdon West Ridge West Town Wicker Park Woodlawn Wrigleyville

Other districts and areas recognized by the community	Altgeld Gardens Armour Square Big Oaks Bowmanville Boystown Budlong Woods Buena Park Canaryville Central Station Chicago Lawn Chrysler Village East Garfield Park Edgebrook Fernwood Fuller Park Fulton River District Gladstone Park Goose Island Grand Boulevard Groveland Park Heart of Chicago Hollywood Park Illinois Medical District Indian Village The Island Jeffery Manor Jackowo Kilbourn Park K-Town Kosciuszko Park Lilydale Lower West Side Margate Park Marquette Park Marshall Square Mayfair Museum Campus New Chinatown Noble Square North Austin North Center North Halsted North Lawndale North Mayfair Old Edgebrook Old Irving Park Old Norwood Park Old Town Triangle Oriole Park Palmer Square Peterson Park Pill Hill Portage Park Prairie District Polish Village Prairie Shores Princeton Park Pulaski Park Ravenswood Ravenswood Manor River West Roseland Rosemoor Roscoe Village Saint Ben's Scottsdale Sheridan Park Smith Park South Lawndale South Edgebrook Tri-Taylor Union Ridge The Villa Waclawowo West Beverly West Englewood West Garfield Park West Lakeview West Lawn West Loop Gate West Pullman West Rogers Park Wildwood

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