Category: Parks
Design for Space Park in Lake View revealed
Triangle Neighbors Association has chosen a design for Space Park, a 50-by-125 foot community-managed park at 815 - 817 W Roscoe St in Lake View.
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A rainy afternoon at Chase Park in East Ravenswood
Overcast skies and sporadic drizzle didn't stop the intramural sports action Tuesday afternoon at Chase Park, 4710 N Ashland Ave. [...]
A rainy day at the South Shore Cultural Center
Although the South Shore Cultural Center is not in Jackson Park Highlands, it has been the site of gatherings in honor of its residents, like Jesse [...]
A walk through the West Loop's Skinner Park
Skinner Park, 1331 W Adams St, was founded as Jefferson Park in 1850. In 1955 the city renamed it for the adjacent Mark T. Skinner School. Today, th [...]
Triangle Neighbors hears competing plans for Space Park
Looks like there will be some green in Lake View's future. The last time we posted about Lake View's Space Park, 815 -817 W Roscoe St, the Triangle [...]
Quote of the day: make sure Spire developer pays for DuSable park
"If Kelleher can come up with a billion or more to finance the Spire, he should have no trouble sorting through his pocket change to come up with a $6 [...]
Chicago Park District to build park in North Kenwood – Oakland
We posted recently that Draper and Kramer is the developer of a 1.8-acre park in North Kenwood - Oakland. Yo has since learned that the park is a Chic [...]
A bridge to the lakefront: pedestrian path to be built over Lake Shore Drive
In the upper right-hand corner of this rendering, you can just make out the swooping, modernist bridge that will connect a new 1.8-acre park planned [...]
River North park scenes
Erie Park, on the river.
Washington Square Park. I'm expecting our style-conscious critics to note the dog's sweater.
Washington Square Park. [...]
Smooth sounds at the intersection of two Kings in Chatham
At the intersection of 85th Street and Dr Martin Luther King Drive sits Cole Park, named after Chicago's own legendary jazz musician Nat King Cole ( [...]
It's a dog's life in Uptown
It's days like today that we wish we were at the Montrose Dog Beach. Actually, this photo wasn't taken today, as you can tell by the wintry clothing [...]
Owens Park is a highlight of Calumet Heights
But wait, there's more South Triangle Week fun to come. Calumet Heights, and the smaller neighborhood of Pill Hill, are bounded by 87th Street, 95th S [...]
A visit to the Garfield Park Fieldhouse
One of East Garfield Park's - and Chicago's - architectural marvels is the Garfield Park Fieldhouse, a gold-domed building that sits on an open swat [...]
Head for the desert this afternoon
Or the tropics. Or a more temperate climate. You'll find them all at the sprawling Garfield Park Conservatory, and spend a few hours forgetting Chic [...]
A Loopy good time at the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Yo's truly spent yesterday afternoon at the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park, a place which feels like its own little world, a world wher [...]
Chicago Architecture Foundation exhibit explores expanding lakefront parks
For those angling for better access to the roughly four miles of Chicago's lakefront not devoted to parkland, good news may be coming from the Chica [...]
Loyola construction robs Rogers Park, Edgewater of lakefront park space
If you're out for a walk on the south end of Rogers Park, as we were on Sunday, Loyola's campus makes for possibly the best stroll in the neighborhoo [...]
Christmas in East Garfield Park
The Christmas show — sorry, the "Holiday Flower Show" — at the Garfield Park Conservatory continues through January 7. See dozens more p [...]
A winter's afternoon in McKinley Park
Somebody was colder than I was on Tuesday out at McKinley Park. This little guy has the coat for it, but I could have sworn he was shivering. The lag [...]