New City, Chicago

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New City is one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, located on the southwest side of the city in the South Side district. It contains the neighborhoods of Canaryville and Back of the Yards. The boundaries of New City are Pershing Road to the north, Western Avenue/Boulevard and CSX railroad tracks to the west, Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to the east, and Garfield Boulevard to the south. The area was home to the famous Union Stock Yards from 1865 until it closed in 1971, and the International Amphitheatre from 1934 until it was demolished in 1999.

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