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Description of Grand Boulevard
The "Grand Boulevard" for which this area was named is today called Martin Luther King Drive, and the area's rich history can be traced in nearby landmarks and institutions. Mansions, churches, and social centers evidence Grand Boulevard's late-19th century heyday as an elite residential area, and its 20th-Century transformation into "Bronzeville", one of Chicago's centers of African-American culture.
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 Grand Boulevard: BandB Pizza King [1] Barbara's [1] Blue Sea Drive Inn [1] Bronzeville Market and Deli [1] Chicago Ice Cream Cart [1] Chicago Rib House [1] Comiskey Park (US Cellular Field) [1] Fisher Fish and Chicken [1] Gladys's Luncheonette [2] Harold's Chicken Shack [1] Harold's Chicken Shack [1] Hong Kong Delight [1] Lucky Strike [1] Ms Lee's Good Food [1] Negro League Cafe (The) [1] Pearl's Place [1] Red's Snack Shop [1] Rose's BBQ Chicken [4] US Cellular Field [1]
Landmarks Nearby
Abbott Robert S. House Belmont-Sheffield Trust And Savings Bank Building Eighth Church of Christ, Scientist Elam House First Church of Deliverance Swift House Williams Dr. Daniel Hale House
Forestville North School James W Shelton Senior School Mollison Elementary School Morriss Academy of Beauty Culture Well Home
Places of Worship
Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam Church B'nai Zaken Congregation Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Cathedral Missionary Baptist Church Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church Church of the Living God First Church of Deliverance First Diocese Church of God in Christ First Steadfast Missionary Baptist Church Gods House for All Nations Church Greater Joy Missionary Baptist Church Greater Mount Olivet Baptist Church Israelite Baptist Church Joy Mission House of Prayer Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church Progressive Community Center of the Peoples Church Progressive Community Church Saint Judes House of Prayer Saint Paul Church of God in Christ Silver Cross Missionary Baptist Church The Ebenezer Baptist Church The Word of God Foundation Church Unity Truth Center Church Wabash Unit of Jehovahs Witnesses Church World Christian Training Center Church
