Historic Site of Illinois Central Depot, The Black Ellis Island
Historic Site of Illinois Central Depot, The Black Ellis Island is a historic and protected site Grant Park Chicago located in United States.
200 E Roosevelt Rd (at S Indiana Ave) Chicago , IL 60605 United States
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Two granite blocks mark the former spot of the Illinois Central Depot, or the Black Ellis Island , where 1000s of southern African Americans arrived to start new lives in Chicago - the Promised Land. Read more
Sit for a moment in this beautiful park and contemplate what once was here.
2 granite blocks mark the former spot of the Illinois Central Depot, or the Black Ellis Island , where thousands of southern African Americans arrived to start new lives in Chicago - the Promised Land. Read more
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For some bizarre reason, most probably having to do with the jazz police; Eddie Harris wouldn't perform his POP-chart-reaching version of Exodus (on Vee Jay) for years after 1962. 3=(} - Steve ‘Pudgy’ De Rose
Check out the Blues Heaven Foundation's website or FB page for lots of summer dates of FREE shows here! :D - Ana Silva
The hardware store at the corner used to be the Sunset Café, a legendary jazz club where Louis Armstrong and others played. Look inside at the historic clippings in front, and the mural in back. - Explore Chicago
A treat for a Special Chrat day, I grew up eating them going to the Market with my Grandmother in Jew Town as a child!! $2 Polish for February: Black History Month Nice!! - Kathi Hardney
Be sure to try the Ditka Spicy Hotdog. It's nearly as good as the '85 Bears. - Jason Konen
We've been here 4.5 hours and barely scratched the surface. An absolutely excellent museum - probably the best I've been to. Only the Newseum in DC comes close. Don't miss this if you are in Chicago - Kristopher Weiss
Category Landmarks and Outdoors » Historic and Protected Site
Place United States » Illinois » Cook County » Chicago » Grant Park