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Description of Garfield ParkThe trip to this economically troubled area is worth making to visit the stunning Garfield Park Conservatory, and, for those familiar with the neighborhood, to sample its array of noteworthy 19th and early 20th-century architecture. Highlights include the King-Nash house along Washington Boulevard, and the nearby Fifth City neighborhood to the southeast of the park.


Local Restaurants

Number in brackets after restaurant name indicates how well-known the restaurant is according to the WildOnions.org rating system: a scale of 1 to 10 where [1] is mainly known in its own neighborhood and [10] is famous throughout Chicagoland.

Restaurants in or near Garfield Park:
Boston Bar-B-Q [2]
Edna's Restaurant [3]
ICY Vegetarian Restaurant and Juice Bar [1]


Landmarks Nearby Assembly Hall John Marshall High School
Chicago Telephone Company Kedzie Exchange
First Congregational Church
Patrick J. King / Nash House
Saint Matthew Catholic Church (site of)
The Leon
The Poland


Local Parks and Nature AreasAltgeld Park
Barberry Playlot Park
Boler (Leo Roscoe Sr.) Park
Central Playlot Park
Dogwood Playlot Park
Garfield Park
Garfield Park
Garfield Park Conservatory
Garfield Square
Gladys Playlot Park
Homan Square Park
Horan Park
Magnolia Playlot Park
Nancy Jefferson Park
No. 422 Playlot Park
Park No. 515
Sacramento Square
St. Louis Playlot Park
Sunken Gardens
Westinghouse School


Local Schools Allied Health
Beidler Elementary School
Beidler, Jacob
Cather Elementary School
Culinary Arts
Faraday Elementary School
Faraday
Horticulture
Locke Charter Academy, Alain
Marshall Metro H.S.
Marshall Metro High School
Our Lady of Sorrows School
Saint Mathews School
Saint Philip Basilica High School
School of Finance Academy
Wilhelm K Roentgen School


Places of Worship Bibleway Baptist Church
Central Memorial Missionary Baptist Church
Church of Christ
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church
Garfield Christian Reformed Church
New Greater Saint John Missionary Baptist Church
New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church
Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica
Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
The Tree of Life Church of Christ
Walls Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church


Communities Also in this Area Douglas Park
East Garfield Park Community Area
East Humboldt Park
East Lawndale
Fifth City
Homan Square
Humboldt Park Community Area
Humboldt Park Neighborhood
Lawndale
North Garfield Park
North Lawndale Community Area
North Lawndale Neighborhood
Northeast Lawndale
Paseo Boricua
Ukrainian Village
West Garfield Park Community Area
West Garfield Park Neighborhood
West Humboldt Park
West Town Neighborhood






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