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Washington Park (formerly Western Division of South Park, also Park No. 21) is a 372-acre (1.5 km 2) [2] park between Cottage Grove Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, (originally known as "Grand Boulevard") located at 5531 S. Martin Luther King Dr. in the Washington Park community area on the South Side of Chicago.
He was raised in Washington Park. [26] Harry Mark Petrakis (1923–2021), novelist known for depictions of Greek-American life. He was a childhood resident of Washington Park. [27] Melvin Van Peebles (1932–2021), actor, filmmaker, playwright, novelist and composer. He was a childhood resident of the Washington Park community area at 58th and ...
The Midway Plaisance, known locally as the Midway, is a public park on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.It is one mile long by 220 yards wide and extends along 59th and 60th streets, joining Washington Park at its west end and Jackson Park at its east end.
The largest park in southwest Chicago; has a golf course and many other attractions Millennium Park: Chicago Loop: 24.5 acres (9.9 ha) Chicago's newest marquee park, opened in 2004, just north of the Art Institute of Chicago in Grant Park, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Washington Park: Washington Park: 346 acres (140 ha)
Harold Washington Park is a small (10 acre) [1] park in the Chicago Park District located in the Hyde Park community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, US. In 1992, it was named for Harold Washington (1922–1987), the first African-American Chicago Mayor .
The first NASCAR Xfinity Series race on the street course in downtown Chicago has been suspended until Sunday because of lightning. Cole Custer led each of the first 25 laps Saturday before the ...
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Held annually on the city's south side on the second Saturday in August, [7] [8] the parade route travels on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive through the Bronzeville and Washington Park [9] neighborhoods. At the end of the parade, in the historic Washington public park is a picnic and festival.