A Guide To All The Chicago Neighborhoods Named On Kanye West's "Theraflu"
Chitown stand up.
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Intro
Earlier this week, Kanye West dropped his epic new song "Theraflu" which was loaded with quoteables. The song is already controvesial thanks to Kim Kardashian, the makers of Theraflu, and PETA. It's also the reason this kid made one of the greatest song reviews of all time (OF ALL TIME!). And it's why everyone outside of Chicago is wondering, "Who is DJ Pharris?"
But there's something else non-Chi Town natives are probably wondering; What are all those neigborhoods getting shouted out at the end? To help you get your bearings, we got our Google Map on and reached out to the homie at fakeshoredrive.com to put together this handy Guide To All The Chicago Neighborhoods on Kanye West's "Theraflu."
Southside
“This Chicago, n*gga/Southside, we in this bitch!”
The Southside is largely considered to start anywhere south of Roosevelt.
Eastside
“Eastside, crazy, blow that loud!”
The Eastside is largely considered to be the portion of the Southside found east of State St. to Lake Michigan.
Low End, 39th
“Low End, 39th”
The Low End are the low end number of the Southside streets. Pretty much the 30s and 40s.
The Ickies
“The Ickies!”
The Ickies are the Harold Ickes housing projects, which once stood at 22nd & State St. They were closed and leveled in 2009.
47th Street, Garfield Park
"47th Street, Garfield Park"
It's on the Westside of Chicago and you can read all about it here.
Stony Island
"79th! Stony Island!"
Stony Island Avenue runs throughout the Southside.
K-Town
“K-Town”
K-Town is an area on the wild Westside of Chicago where all the streets start with Ks.
Wild Hundreds!
"Wild Hundreds!"
These are the Southside streets that number in the hundreds (100—999) . They stretch very far south.
This Chi-town! Dro City!
“This Chi-town! Dro City!”
From 63rd to 67th street between Cottage Grove & Woodlawn.
Harvey World!
"Harvey World!"
As in Harvey, IL—the Southside suburb.
O-Block
"O-Block!/64 & King Drive/64th and Normal!/64th and King Drive, what up!?/83rd! Cottage Grove!"
Fun fact: That's Chief Keef's hood!
The Gardens
"Cottage Grove! The Gardens!"
The Gardens are the Altgeld Gardens. A housing project on the Southside, close to Riverdale.
Dearborns
"This Chicago, nigga!/The Dearborns! 55th!"
Dearborn Homes. Housing projects on 2840 S. State Street.
Cabrini Green
"Cabrini Green!"
Cabrini Green was a notorious housing project on the Northside of Chicago, located at Halsted & Division & Clybourn. Its last towers were demolished in 2011.
Terror Town!
"Terror Town!"
Loosely bounded by East 75th and 79th Streets, Yates Boulevard and Colfax Avenue.
Westside
"Westside!"
The part of the city west of Western.
Pocket Town
"Pocket Town! It’s Chicago!"
Pocket Town, Pockettown or just "The Pocket" is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. It is the roughly triangular area south of Oak Woods Cemetery, between South Chicago Avenue (or the Norfolk Southern tracks, same diff) on the West and the Metra tracks on the east. Put another way, it includes the corners of 69th Street & Kimbark Avenue in the Northeast, 71st Street, Cottage Grove Avenue & South Chicago Avenue on the West, and 75th Street, South Chicago Avenue & Woodlawn Avenue on the south. It is part of the Greater Grand Crossing "Community Area."
Halsted to the Ida B. Wells
Halsted to the Ida B. Wells!
Halsted is a street that runs all through Chicago. The Ida B. Wells were housing projects are now closed, but they were bordered by Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on the West, Cottage Grove Avenue to the Cast, 37th Street to the North, and 39th Street (Pershing Road) to the South.
Lawn City
"Lon City!"
From 78th to 83rd St Laurence to Cottage Grove.
The Manor
"The Manor"
As in Jeffrey Manor.
London Town
London Town!
London Town is around 702 East 100th Place Chicago, IL 60628.
