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The new Obama Presidential Center and its 19-acre campus is located in Jackson Park, in Woodlawn. There's a new towering museum, a bright children's playground, acres of green spaces and a brand-new Chicago Public Library branch. The new Obama Presidential Center includes a 19-acre campus including a children's playground, green spaces and a Chicago Public Library branch. But walk three blocks down Stony Island, and you won't see much new at all.

The new Barack Obama Presidential Center sits in Jackson Park, along Chicago's lakefront. That's part of Woodlawn, one of three communities immediately adjacent to the towering tribute built to honor the nation's 44th president and his two terms in office. Tourists will, no doubt, flock to the Obama Presidential Center, but will they venture out and visit Woodlawn, Hyde Park and South Shore as well? Comunity groups, residents and business owners are counting on the answer being yes.