Calumet Heights
Calumet Heights is located on Chicago’s far southeast side. Once home to a sizable number of Russians, Germans, Italians and Irish, now it is a typically African-American locality. Calumet Heights’ borders are Stony Island Avenue to South Chicago Avenue, and 87th Street to 95th Street.
The neighborhood was incorporated into the Village of Hyde Park in 1889. a number of of Chicago’s southern steel mills were placed here. Numerous people headed to the community in the 1930’s and Calumet saw another increase in the 1960’s. Trinity Hospital is also situated in this community.
At one time swampland, Calumet’s property property comes in a number of styles, with split-levels, bungalows, town homes, frame homes, ranch style homes, and one to four bedroom condos. The ordinary Calumet home bottom line is in the area of $93,000. Homes start at around $48,000 and go to around $200,000. Occasionally multi-unit buildings go from under $55,000 to almost $280,000.
One finds Many shops in the area as well as in the adjoining communities of Avalon Park and South Chicago. Stony Island Heights and Pill Hill are also nearby, and are home to a large community of professionals-doctors, dentists, and lawyers. Homes in this part of the neighborhood can go for up to $275,000.
Named after Jesse Owens, the track and field icon, the 17 acre Owens Park comprises trails, open areas, and athletic courts and fields. First named Stony Island Park after a nearby avenue of the same name, it was introduced to the community in 1947. The neighborhood uses this park for various activities over the course of the year.
