Austin is one of 77 community areas in Chicago. Located on the city's West Side, it is the third largest community area by population and the second-largest geographically. Austin's eastern boundary is the Belt Railway located just east of Cicero Avenue. Its northernmost border is the Milwaukee District / West Line. Its southernmost border is at Roosevelt Road from the Belt Railway west to Austin Boulevard. The northernmost portion, north of North Avenue, extends west to Harlem Avenue, abutting Elmwood Park. In addition to Elmwood Park, Austin also borders the suburbs of Cicero and Oak Park.
The Austin Town Hall Park field house.
Mars station in Galewood.
Seth Warner House
Residence of J.J. Walser Jr.
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.
