Granite City (Illinois)

Granite City is a town in the St. Louis Metro East area of Illinois. == Understand == Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. At the 2010 census, the population was 29,849, with a total of about 67,000 in the immediate area. Officially founded in 1896, Granite City was named by the Niedringhaus brothers who established it as a steel making company town for the manufacture of kitchen utensils made to resemble granite. == Get in == == Get around == == See == Lincoln Place neighborhood. A historic district near downtown Granite City. Lincoln Place was a magnet for immigrants from Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, and Mexico. It has numerous historic churches and a community center built by Commonwealth Steel to educate the children of immigrants. Today, the neighborhood's ethnic history is preserved by the Lincoln Place Heritage Association. == Do == Tri-City Speedway. A dirt track boasting a newly-renovated 3/8 mile dirt oval with 10 degrees of banking in the corners. NASCAR legends such as Rusty Wallace and Tony Stewart have raced here. Granite City Cinema, 1243 Niedringhaus Ave, a 3 screen movie theater located downtown. +1 618-512-9000 == Buy == == Eat == == Drink == == Sleep == === Camping === 1 Horseshoe Lake State Park, 3321 Hwy 11, ☏ +1 618 931-0270. Class C campground. No electricity or showers. Open May 15-Oct 15 KOA of Greater St Louis, 3157 W Chain of Rocks Rd, Granite City, ☏ +1 618 931-5160. == Connect == == Go next ==