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Description of Lithuanian Plaza - Marquette ParkIn his article "Letter from Little Lithuania", (balticsww.com), Michael Tarm describes Chicago's tiny Lithuanian Plaza in some detail, with its "neo-baroque Lithuanian Catholic Church that could have been plucked from old town Vilnius... Seklycia restaurant, where the smell of fried zeppelini wafts in from the kitchen to mingle with sounds of impeccable Lithuanian.... [and the] Antano Kampas Lithuanian Deli", a visit to which "is like stepping into Lithuania itself". (View image of Lithuanian Plaza)


Local Parks and Nature AreasMarquette Park
Montgomery Playground Park
Tarkington Park


Communities Also in this Area Ashburn Community Area
Ashburn Neighborhood
Chicago Lawn Community Area
Chicago Lawn Neighborhood
East Marquette Park
Marquette Park
Northwest Marquette Park
Southwest Marquette Park






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