Lower West Side, Chicago
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Lower West Side is a community area on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is three miles southwest of the Chicago Loop and its main neighborhood is Pilsen. The Heart of Chicago is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the Lower West Side.
Victorian solid brick homes in the Pilsen neighborhood.
Mexican dancers in Pilsen in 2006
A retired 4400-series TMC RTS bus in the Pilsen neighborhood in May 2008
West Side, Chicago
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The West Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is joined by the North and South Sides. The West Side contains communities that are of historical and cultural importance to the history and development of Chicago. On the flag of Chicago, the West Side is represented by the central white stripe.
The Garfield Park fieldhouse on Central Park Avenue near Washington Boulevard.
The Chicago River set the historical boundaries of the "sides" of the city.
View of Randolph Street after the Great Chicago Fire.
Jane Addams, one of the founders of the nationally acclaimed Hull House Settlement.