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Humboldt Park, one of 77 designated community areas, is on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. [2] The Humboldt Park neighborhood is known for its dynamic social and ethnic demographic change over the years. The Puerto Rican community has identified strongly with the area since the 1970s.
Located in the heart of the Humboldt Park Community, Humboldt Park totals 197.26 acres and is home to a large, historic fieldhouse with a fitness center, two gymnasiums and meeting rooms, as well as an inland beach and the historic lagoons and boat house.
The centerpiece of the Humboldt Park neighborhood is, well, Humboldt Park. This lush green space, spanning more than 200 acres, features a beautiful lagoon, a historic boat house, playgrounds, tennis courts, baseball fields, and the city’s only in-land beach.
Humboldt Park is a 207-acre (84 ha) park located at 1400 North Sacramento Avenue in West Town, [2] on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1877, and is one of the largest parks on the West Side. The park's designers include William Le Baron Jenney, and Jens Jensen.
Drive along North Avenue between Western and Pulaski any day of the week and you are awed by the sight of Humboldt Park, its size and greenery and historic buildings and community gatherings.
Take a walking tour of Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. This walking tour explores the area’s Puerto Rican heritage, colorful public art, and lush green space.
Humboldt Park, located in the neighborhood of the same name, is one of the three parks connected by boulevards that architect William Le Baron Jenney planned for Chicago’s West Side, along with Garfield and Douglass parks. It’s named for German scientist Alexander von Humboldt.
Though the animals are long gone, the park is still a gem among Chicago's public green spaces, filled with lagoons, tennis courts, an inland beach, a fieldhouse, baseball fields and bike...
Humboldt Park. Mother nature is front and center in the 207-acre Humboldt Park, situated on the West Side of Chicago in the neighborhood of the same name. Opened in the late 1870s, the park was named after Alexander von Humboldt, a German botanist and naturalist.
Humboldt Park. Walk the historic core in the largest of Chicago’s West Side parks, created by many including William LeBaron Jenney and Jens Jensen. Discover architecture and sculpture that honor many of the immigrant groups that have created our city.