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U.S. Cellular Field - White Sox Stadium
Bronzeville Visitor Information Center
Chicago Youth Center
YMCA
South Side Community Art Center
Harold Washington Cultural Center
Little Black Pearl
Bronzeville Community Garden
Obama House
Hyde Park Art Center
DuSable Museum of African American History
Museum of Science & Industry
61st Street Farmer’s Market
BronzevilleFarmer’s Market
Eden Place Nature Center
Office of Alderman Will Burns
Center for New Horizons
Quad CommunitiesDevelopment Corporation
Office of Alderman Pat Dowell
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BUS ROUTES ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE:2‚ 6‚ 10‚ 14‚ 26‚ 28‚ 192
Visit the Bronzeville Visitor Information Center for more historic landmark information.
Unity Hall
Chicago Defender Building
Overton Hygenic Building
Chicago Bee Building
Sunset Cafe
Eighth Regiment Armory
Victory Monument
Ida B. Wells House
Supreme Life Building
Stephen A. Douglas Tomb and Memorial
Wendell Phillips Academy High School
Nat King Cole House
The Forum
Louis Armstrong House
Swift Mansion
Muddy Waters House
Muhammad Ali House
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21 Bus Route and Number
CTA Green Line and Station
CTA Red Lineand Station
Metra Line and Station
Buffer Protected Bike Lane
Barrier Protected Bike Lane
Bike Lane
Marked Shared Lane
Bike Route
Off-Street Trail
Park
School Grounds
Commercial District
Bike Services
Community Garden
Fire Station
Hospital
Library
Police Station
Public Art
Park and Ride
Divvy Bike ShareStation
Zipcar
Enterprise Carshare
Bike Parking
Note: Map contents are subject to change.
O
ur goal is to help you get around Bronzeville and the city of
Chicago by fo
ot, bike, bus, train
, and shared car.
Begin at th
e Mo
num
ent to the G
reat N
orth
ern Migratio
n near 2
5th Street
and h
ead south
. Take notice of th
e Walk of
Fame , a series of plaq
ues alo
ng the
sidew
alks ho
no
ring som
e of the area’s m
ost fam
ous resid
ents.
Wan
der past 3
1st Street w
hich is the start
of an area affectionately kn
own as
Th
e Gap
. Here yo
u will fin
d examples of
som
e of the m
ost beautiful, histo
ric ho
mes
in the area.
Near an
d aroun
d 35
th you w
ill enco
unter m
any historic sites an
d buildings in
cluding
the 14
-foot b
ronze m
ap depicting th
e area’s histo
ry, the Sup
reme Life B
uilding ,
the fo
rmer Sun
set Café , an
d the fo
rmer
ho
me of Ida B
Wells . Yo
u can also stop
by the B
ronzeville V
isitor Info
rmatio
n C
enter for m
ore info
rmatio
n abo
ut the
history of th
e Black M
etrop
olis.
Explo
re the w
ar-related history of
Bro
nzeville aroun
d 35
th by visiting the
Eight R
egiment A
rmo
ry and
Victo
ry Mo
num
ent . Take a sho
rt d
etour alo
ng 35
th to the east to
pay a visit to the to
mb of Step
hen A
. D
ou
glas .
Pro
ceed south alo
ng King D
rive. Lo
ok to your right an
d you w
ill see W
end
ell Phillip
s Acad
emy H
igh Sch
oo
l wh
ere many n
otable
African A
mericans got th
eir start.
Co
ntinu
e south alo
ng King D
rive past O
akwo
od B
oulevard an
d view th
e recently resto
red murals at th
e railroad em
bankm
ent. Ho
p off King
Drive an
d head tow
ards the Lake to
visit Man
drake P
ark , the o
utdo
or
Oaklan
d Museum
of abstract
wo
od art o
n 41st, an
d the h
om
e of N
at Kin
g Co
le .
Head b
ack to King D
rive and co
ntinu
e so
uth past the histo
ric Metro
politan
Ap
osto
lic Co
mm
unity Ch
urch at 41
st wh
ere civil rights meetings w
ere o
nce h
eld. Sto
p by 42
nd an
d Calum
et to visit th
e Bro
nzeville Neigh
bo
rho
od
Gard
en located b
ehind th
e Center
for N
ew H
orizo
ns.
Co
ntinu
e east along th
e 43
rd Street co
rrido
r, the fo
rmer b
lues an
d entertainm
ent center of Chicago w
here
you’ll fin
d Th
e Fo
rum as w
ell as the
locatio
n wh
ere the histo
ric
Ch
eckerboard B
lues Lo
unge o
nce
stoo
d at 43
rd and V
erno
n Ave. F
rom
there
wan
der by th
e Julian Daw
son H
ybrid
Ho
use at 44
th and V
incenn
es and th
e M
ount P
isgah Ch
urch , a form
er synagogu
e, at 46
th and K
ing.
Head to th
e com
mercial area of 4
7th an
d stroll past th
e Haro
ld Washin
gton
Cultural C
enter located at 4
7th an
d K
ing. Co
ntinu
e south to th
e Sacred K
eepers G
arden n
ear 48
th Street.
Co
mplete th
e tour at 51
st Street wh
ere yo
u will en
counter m
ore p
ublic art an
d the
51st Street C
om
munity G
arden w
hich is th
e regular meeting sp
ot for bike events
organized by B
ronzeville B
ikes.
Jump on or off by bike or fo
ot at any point an
d check out these notable B
ronzeville sites.Th
e Kin
g D
rive Stro
ll
MA
P | 20
16
facebook.com
/gobronzeville
goC
ON
TAC
T US
Explore B
ronzeville and beyond!
Thank you to the Center for N
ew H
orizons for help developing this w
alking route.
TIPS FOR
BIKIN
G SM
ART
PAR
K Y
OU
R PE
DA
LS: REQ
UE
ST A R
AC
KIs yo
ur favorite Bronzeville b
usiness lacking a bike rack? R
equest a
free bike rack from th
e City of C
hicago by calling 312-74
2-BIK
E or
online at w
ww
.chicagob
ikes.org/b
ikeparking.
RE
PO
RT A
PRO
BLE
MC
all 31
1, th
e City of C
hicago’s 24 h
our C
ity Services Request h
otline
to report city street lo
cations with p
otholes, b
roken glass, and oth
er
maintenan
ce and repair n
eeds.
SEE
. BE
SEE
N. B
E H
EA
RD
. U
se lights at night (white to th
e front and red to th
e
rear) or wh
en visibility is po
or. Wh
en on trails, warn
ped
estrians, joggers, and slow
er cyclists before yo
u
pass with a b
ell or by saying, “on your left.”
LOC
K IT R
IGH
TU
se a U-lo
ck to lock yo
ur frame an
d at least one w
heel
to a bicycle rack or imm
ovable object. For ad
ded
security, secure your oth
er wh
eel with a secon
d lock
or chain.
RID
E PR
ED
ICTA
BLY
Make it easy for drivers to see yo
u: avoid weaving
betw
een parked cars, and rid
e with th
e direction of
traffic. Ad
ults may n
ot ride a bicycle on th
e sidew
alk in
the C
ity of Chicago
.
CTA
| ww
w.transitchicago
.com
Bronzeville is served by th
e CTA
Red Lin
e and G
reen Line trains, an
d over a
dozen b
us lines. Fo
r mo
re inform
ation ab
out real-tim
e bus an
d train arrivals an
d routes, see th
e CTA
web
site (ww
w.transitchicago
.com
).
Ven
tra
| ww
w.ventrachicago.co
m
Ventra is a com
bined fare card that can b
e used on CTA
trains, CTA
buses,
or Pace b
uses. Cash fares are still accepted on b
uses. You can p
urchase your
pass or add value at C
TA rail stations, participating retail lo
cations (such as
local convenien
ce stores), online, by ph
one, or using th
e Ventra app.
Bik
es on
TRA
NSIT
ww
w.transitchicago
.com
/bikean
dride
Bikes are w
elcome on all C
TA an
d PA
CE
buses at any tim
e; each bus has a
two
-bike rack on front. Bikes are p
ermitted on C
TA trains at all tim
es except
weekdays from
7 - 9
am an
d from 4
- 6 pm
. Bring yo
ur bike on all Metra
trains except weekday trains arriving in C
hicago before 9
:30
am an
d leaving
Chicago b
etween 3
:00
-7:00
pm. T
here is n
o additional charge for b
ringing a
bike on CTA
.
Carsharing services allow
mem
bers to “ch
eck out” a car w
hen yo
u need
one for a set am
ount of tim
e. You pay based on h
ow long yo
u use the car,
with n
o additional charge for gas or insuran
ce.
Carsharing is a great option for p
eople wh
o seldom
need a car, or for
families w
ho have on
e car but o
ccasionally need a secon
d set of wh
eels.
Chicago has three car sharing com
panies; some ow
n their ow
n
cars, while oth
ers are “peer to p
eer” systems that allow
mem
bers
to either offer up th
eir personal car for rent, or rent from
an
individ
ual. See each system’s w
eb page for more inform
ation:
Zip
car | ww
w.zip
car.com
/chicago
Enterprise | w
ww
.enterprisecarsh
are.com
Getaro
un
d | ww
w.getaro
un
d.co
m
Divvy is a b
ike sharing system
with th
ousan
ds of bikes at h
undreds of
stations aro
und th
e City, in
cludin
g Bro
nzeville. Bikes are availab
le 24/7,
36
5 days a year. Y
ou m
ust be 1
6 years o
r older to rid
e Divvy. F
ind o
ut mo
re at d
ivvyb
ikes.com
.
BICYC
LING
DIV
VY
BIKES
Tra
nsit
CA
RSHA
RING
1. JO
IN
2. TAK
E
3. RID
E
4. RETU
RN
6. REPE
AT
Purchase an A
nnual M
emb
ership online or get a 24
-Ho
ur Pass
from any D
ivvy station. A
nnual M
emb
ers will receive a uniq
ue
Divvy key in th
e mail after com
pleting their application
.
You w
ill need to use a credit or d
ebit card to sign up. For
Chicagoans w
ho face finan
cial barriers or do n
ot have a credit
or debit card
, CD
OT
now
offers the D
ivvy fo
r Everyon
e (D
4E
) program. M
ore information on disco
unted mem
berships
is at divv
ybikes.co
m/D
4E
.
Ann
ual Mem
bers sim
ply dip their key into th
e slot at any
station with an available bike. T
hose w
ho b
uy a 24
-Ho
ur Pass
will b
e given a cod
e that they can typ
e into the keypad on any
do
ck with an available bike.
You’ll get unlim
ited 30
-min
ute trips for the d
uration of your
Mem
bership or 24
-Ho
ur Pass.
Lock th
e bike back at any station. W
ait for the green light to
confirm
the bike is secure.
Take as many trips as yo
u want during yo
ur Mem
bership
or 24-H
our P
ass perio
d. Take any D
ivvy bike, any time!
Enjoy getting aro
und C
hicago in a new
way.