Auburn Gresham, Chicago

Auburn Gresham, Chicago

Auburn Gresham, one of the 77 official community areas, is locatedon the far south side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It was the original location of the South Side Irish Parade before it was relocated to the Beverly neighborhood farther southwest in the city..

St. Sabina Church is located here, headed by Rev. Michael Pfleger. The church and Reverend have been pivotal in helping transform Auburn Gresham, with new housing and store fronts opening up in the neighborhood. As of 2007, one the largest new single-family home developments in Chicago is nearing completion at W. 87th St. and S. Parnell Ave., in the southeast corner of Auburn Gresham.

Auburn-Gresham is also home to the first urban S.O.S. Children's Village in the U.S.

External links

* [http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_ATTACH/Community_Areas_AUBURN_GRESHAM.pdf Official City of Chicago Auburn Gresham Community Map]

Geographic Location 2
Center = Auburn Gresham, Chicago
North = West Englewood, Chicago
Northeast = Englewood, Chicago
ENE = Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago
East = Chatham, Chicago
Southeast = Roseland, Chicago
South = Washington Heights, Chicago
Southwest = Beverly, Chicago
West = Ashburn, Chicago
Northwest = Chicago Lawn, Chicago


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