Morgan Park, located on the far south side of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, is one of the city's 77 official community areas. Morgan Park is located south of the Beverly neighborhood and north of the Chicago city border, and includes Mount Greenwood Cemetery. The community, settled in the mid-19th century, was initially known as North Blue Island, being located close to the existing town of Blue Island to the south. As of 2013, Morgan Park was majority-black, with approximately 22,924 residents in 2015.
Entrance to the George C. Walker Library. The building and many of the books the library contained when it opened were a gift of George C. Walker, then president of the Blue Island Land and Building Company (his predecessor being F.H. Winston, a prominent Chicago attorney). The original portion of the building was designed by Charles Sumner Frost and cost $12,000. It opened on April 22nd, 1890, was expanded by an addition that quadrupled its space in 1929,
Image from the booklet Suburban Homes – Morgan Park by the Blue Island Land and Building Company, 1886
Image from Views of Morgan Park, 1889
Image from the booklet Suburban Homes – Morgan Park by the Blue Island Land and Building Company, 1886
The South Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Geographically, it is the largest of the three sections of the city, with the other two being the North and West Sides. It radiates and lies south of the city's downtown area, the Chicago Loop.
The Victory Monument, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District near the starting point of the Bud Billiken Parade
A typical Chicago Bungalow, examples of which are found in abundance on the South Side.
Midway Airport serves the South Side with connections to the nation and the world.
Ida Wells lived in the Ida Wells House, a Chicago Landmark in the Bronzeville historic district.
