Near West Side

CTL-E-0220 · Neighborhood · community area · 20th century–present

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Official Chicago community area west of downtown; includes the historic Maxwell Street district.

Referenced by

First Baptist Congregational Church — located in → this record
Greater Union Baptist Church — located in → this record
Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party — located in → this record
Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church — located in → this record
Power Plant — located in → this record
The Warehouse — located in → this record

Sources

Wikipedia: Community areas of Chicago
Choose Chicago: Maxwell Street Market history

Record CTL-E-0220 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: PLACE-001.
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Cite as: CultureTechLens, “Near West Side (CTL-E-0220),” October 4, 2026. https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0220/

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