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South Shore is one of 77 defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located on the city's South Side, the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront. Although South Shore has seen a greater than 40% decrease in residents since Chicago's population peaked in the 1950s, the area remains one of the most ...
The South Shore Line (reporting mark NICD) is an electrically powered interurban commuter rail line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois and the South Bend International Airport in South Bend, Indiana, United States. The name refers to both the ...
The South Shore began in 1901 as the Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway, a streetcar route between East Chicago and Indiana Harbor. Reorganized in 1904 as the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railway, on Tuesday, June 30, 1908 its route reached South Bend, Indiana via Michigan City, Indiana. The company leased the Kensington and Eastern ...
The South Shore Country Club was founded in 1905 as a suburban counterpart to the urban clubs of Chicago, such as the Athletic Club. The original building was built at that time, designed by architects Marshall and Fox in a Mediterranean Revival style. In 1909, a theater was added, but in 1916, Marshall and Fox were engaged to design a newer ...
South Shore International College Preparatory High School (commonly known as South Shore) is a public four–year selective enrollment magnet high school located in the South Shore neighborhood on the Southeast Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1940 as South Shore High School, the magnet school is a part of the Chicago Public ...
Jackson Park Highlands District. Coordinates: 41.770°N 87.579°W. The Jackson Park Highlands District is a historic district in the South Shore community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989.
One of the Metra platforms. One of the South Shore Line platforms. Millennium Station (formerly Randolph Street Terminal; sometimes called Randolph Street station or Randolph/South Water Street station) is a major commuter rail terminal in the Loop (downtown), Chicago. It is the northern terminus of the Metra Electric District to Chicago's ...
South Chicago, Chicago. South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. This chevron -shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown. A working-class neighborhood, it is bordered by East 79th Street on the north ...