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Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Located within the city's central business district, the 319-acre (1.29 km 2 ) park's features include Millennium Park , Buckingham Fountain , the Art Institute of Chicago , and the Museum Campus .
Before the creation of Maggie Daley Park, the park struggled with theft and lack of proper plant maintenance. By 2012, private funds for the garden were dwindling and the Park District lacked funds for costly maintenance. Maintenance costs for the summer alone can reach $60,000. [4] Today the park is being maintained as a part of Maggie Daley Park.
Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area of Chicago, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.The park, opened in July 2004, is a prominent civic center near the city's Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre (9.9 ha) section of northwestern Grant Park.
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Originally three matching fountains were built along the Michigan Avenue edge of Grant Park. [2] Of the three, only the 8th Street fountain still stands. [2] Another stood at Randolph Street. [2] By the 1980s, much of Grant Park became neglected. Fountains stopped working, gardens were not maintained, and graffiti covered the balustrades. [3]
It serves as the northern boundary of Grant Park and the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District. Several large theaters, as well as city and state government buildings are on and adjacent to Randolph. Metra's Millennium Station is located under Randolph Street.
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Maggie Daley Park is a 20-acre (81,000 m 2) public park in the Loop community area of Chicago operated by the Chicago Park District. It is near the Lake Michigan shoreline in northeastern Grant Park where Daley Bicentennial Plaza previously stood. [1] [2] Maggie Daley Park, like its predecessor, is connected to Millennium Park by the BP ...