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Description of Grand BoulevardThe "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


Local Parks and Nature AreasAnderson Playground Park
Armstrong Park
Aspen Playlot Park
Bessie Coleman Park
Birch Playlot Park
Buckthorn Playlot Park
Drexel Square
Dyett Recreation Center
Ellis Park
Fuller Park
George Washington Memorial
Harding Playground Park
Holly Playlot Park
Honeysuckle Playlot Park
Houston Playground Park
Jackson (Robert) Playlot Park
Jessie 'Ma' Houston Playlot Park
Madden Park
Mandrake Park (504)
Metcalfe Park
No. 471 Park
Oakland Playlot Park
Poplar Park
Stateway Park
Sumac Park
Taylor Park
Wentworth Gardens Park
Willow Park


Local Schools 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


Communities Also in this Area Armour Square Community Area
Armour Square Neighborhood
Back of the Yards (East)
Bridgeport Community Area
Bridgeport Neighborhood
Bronzeville
Calumet-Giles-Prairie Historic District
Canaryville
Central Englewood (North)
Central Hyde Park
Dearborn Homes
Douglas Community Area
Dunbar Park
East Bridgeport
Former Stockyards (Southeast)
Fuller Park Community Area
Fuller Park Neighborhood
Groveland Park - Woodland Park - Lake Meadows
Hyde Park Community Area
Kenwood Community Area
Kenwood Neighborhood
North Bronzeville
North Hyde Park
North Kenwood
North Washington Park
Northeast Englewood
Northwest Kenwood
Oakenwald
Oakland Community Area
Oakland Neighborhood
Prairie Shores
Robert Taylor Homes
Robert Taylor Homes (South)
Robert Taylor Homes (West)
South Commons
South Hyde Park / North Woodlawn
South Washington Park
Stateway Gardens
The Gap
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Area
Washington Park Community Area
Wentworth Gardens






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