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E-mail addresses are always full first name "dot" full last name @chicagoparkdistrict.com ex. john.smith@chicagoparkdistrict.com.
You can get full information about and register for permits at the Chicago Park District website, http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com. Search for "permits", which will get you all, including baseball diamonds, boat mooring etc. or "special events permits", which will get you to how, for example, to book a wedding at Promontory Point or your picnic or other 50-person-plus event. If you have questions and want to speak to a person, call Ann Regan's office at the Park District, general number 312 742-PLAY.
Registration for
events opens for a limited proportion of the slots for each program on a specific
date in the first month of the quarter preceding the programs in question--
April __ for Summer. On Line opens precisely at the time given, usually 9 am
and shuts down automatically as soon as the number of alloted slots is filed--sometimes
almost instantaneously--like for Sox tickets.
In person registration occurs only at the park in question the Saturday after.
(At the latter, numbers are given--when the number of slots available is filled,
that's it.)
Full schedules are generally available online a few days before, such as first Monday of the preceding quarter April _ for Summer and are pulled shortly afters the in-person registration day. Find it at www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/content.home.cfm.
Get the full scoop on programs and happenings in the parks--at any library: the quarterly Chicago Park District brochure and Chicago Parks @ Play (resources to make the most of parks and park facilities). None of these, including the website, are comprehensive- talk to park staff ahead- and let them know what programs you want and when you want them.
(More in Parks Directory)
The Chicago Park District
is headquartered at 541 North Fairbanks, 60611, 312 742-PLAY.
CEO and General Superintendent: Timothy
J. Mitchell. Office
of the Superintendent.
Chief Administrative Officer: Richard E. Butler. Development: Laura
Foxgrover, Regions Supervisor Rodger Konow. Park Operations Manager: Anita Boyd.
Board of Commissioners: President Maria N. Saldana, Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs, Martin Koldyke, Rev. Daniel Matos-Real, Cindy Mitchell, Robert J. Pickens, Rouhy J. Shalabi, ? (replacement for Sullivan). See below for schedule of Park District Board of Commissioners and Committee meetings.
Parks security. 312 747-2193.
External
Affairs (was Governmental and Community Relations and Intergovernmental Agreements
(IGA Office)) and Park Enhancement Committee
chair: Director of External Affairs Timothy King. Manager of
Community Outreach (including advisory councils): Erik Varela.
Also involvedDarlene Washington Richards. Spokesmen and press:
Michele Jones, Lisa Arizzi. Communications: Yeama Vincent-Neal.
Concessions: Raffie Sarrafian, Jim Chiappas and Stephanie Gibbons.
Budget/Finance: Mark Thomas, Jim Chiampas. Security: Kevin
Ryan.
See the chart, below.
Natural
Resources Director: Adam Schwerner. Natural Areas Manager: Zhanna Yermakov.
Volunteer Coordinator Janis Taylor
Field David Wachtel, 312 735-8188
Natural Areas programs: Peggy Stewart.
South Side Cultural Centers: Jackie Aldrich under Carolyn O'Boyle.
Dog Friendly Areas: Robert Foster
The bureaucracy can be formidable and hard to reach if you don't have the phone number. The district is also poor at answering mail, but formal communications and requests should be in writing with request for reply. The Conference and Friends of the Parks can help with whom to contact. The e-mail for most at the District is the first name followed by a dot and (immediately after) the last name@chicagoparkdistrict.com. Coordinating the advisory councils is Robert Steele.
Region offices. Hyde Park and Kenwood are now divided into three Chicago Park District Regions. Note that phone numbers in many Regions and local parks have been changed.
Note:
Early in 2005 the regions and boundaries changed. Parks north of 51st St. will
be in the Central District hq Garfield Park. Those south of 51st are in a new
South District led by Region Manager Liz Millan. HQ moved to Tarkington Park,
3344 W. 71st St., but parts of the staff are dispersed to various parks.
The Lakefront is now called a Department and has a Director and all offices
are moved from South Shore Cultural Center to downtown(This move is expected
to open up space for programming at the Center.) Also, Calumet Park moves to
the South Region. Lakefront Director- Alonzo Williams
In the Lakefront Region are (n-s) Burnham, Cornell, Harold
Washington, and Jackson parks. Offices: 541 N. Fairbanks Ct. (all personnel
except Alonzo Williams who remains at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South
Shore Drive.)
Lakefront Director: Alonzo Williams. Alonzo.Williams@chicagoparkdistrict.com.
Downtown, 312 747-4146.
South Lakefront Area Manager: Daphne Johnson, 312 656-6717-
at South Shore Cultual Center, 7059 South Shore Drive.
Landscape/Facilities: Frank Amato, Ernest Alvarado.
Other key staff: Mary Ann Dooling, Lori Manning, Monica Garcia. Matt Lishk-finance.
The
South Region- Southeast offices left Kennicott Park, 3344 W. 71st.
St.Main phone is still 312 747-7661.
Main offices are at Tarkington Park, a few officers at Gage, and the the Area
Managers at various satellite parks. Phone
numbers are expected to stay the same.
Region Manager Liz Millan. Information: Yeama Vincent-Neal. Area managers for
HP-K parks are, for some A. J. Jackson and for others Gloria Beard. Special
projects and events- Anita Boyd. Marketing
and Communications: Tiffany Mayfield.
Park supervisors are usually assigned to and based at a park with a field house
(i.e. Dyett, Midway Plaisance, and Washington) but manage a suite of other parks.
Trades -vacant, ask for acting.
Parks Operations: ask for Dominic Whitfield 312 747-6967. Security: Leroy Grant
312 747-7661.
Heather
Kelly's parks include Butternut, Elm, Nichols, Stout, Sycamore and Bessie Coleman
(was Willow).
Rick Shaheen's parks include Midway and Spruce. Supervisors are expected to
visit and inspect their parks on a twice a day to twice a week schedule.
The Central Region- 300 N. Central Park. Area parks include Beech, Gwendolyn Brooks (formerly Hyacinth), Bessie Coleman (formerly Willow), Ellis, Ma Houston, Kennicott, Kenwood Community, and Mandrake. Region Manager Art Richardson. Area Harold Bailey.
NOTICE
OF REGULAR MEETINGS
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT
The
regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Park District
for the Year 2005 will be held on 2nd (or 3rd, depending) Wednesdays. Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable public notice or by further public notice,
the meetings will take place in the Eighth Floor Board Room of the Administration
Building, 541 North Fairbanks, Chicago, Illinois 60611. All Committee Meetings
will take place in the Chicago Park District Administration Building.
In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
Section 794) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. SECTION 12101
et seq.), the Chicago Park District does not discriminate on the basis of disability
in employment or admission/access to programs and activities.
Any person with a disability who desires special accommodations or the services
of a signer in order to attend a meeting of the Chicago Park District Board
of Commissioners should contact Robert Megquier, Section 504 Compliance Officer,
312-742-4686 (541 North Fairbanks, Chicago, Illinois, 60611) or telephone 312-747-2001
TTY at least 48 hours before the meeting.
Committee meetings as below, Board at 4 pm.
Administration at 10:30, Programs and Recreation 10:35, Capital Improvements, 10:40 am.
They all normally meet on Wednesday, usually second, sometimes third Wednesday of the month. Meetings are in various parks rather than downtown 4 times a year.
María N. Saldaña President, Anita Voravudhi, Secretary Pro Tempore
Hyde Park and Kenwood parks lie in the Lakefront, South, and Central Regions of the Chicago Park District.
Lakefront Region is headquartered downtown except for South Lakefront Area Manager (at South Shore Cultural Center) currently vacant.
Lakefront Director: Alonzo Williams 312 742-4641. Downtown.
South Lakefront Area Manager: Daphne Johnson, South Shore Cultural Center, 312 656-6717.
Jackson Park and Promontory Supervisor: William Tillis; South Shore Center Director: Andrea Adams
Staffed Lakefront Region Parks in Hyde Park/Kenwood: Jackson Park Field House- 6401 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, 773 256-0903, Promontory Point- (nominally), suggest contacting Jackson Park, (South Shore Cultural Center 773 256-0149, fax 773 256-1163).
Unstaffed Parks: Burnham, Cornell, Harold Washington w. Harold's Playlot.
South Region is headquartered at Tarkington Park, 312 747-7661. Area managers and several divisions are housed at various parks.
South Region Manager: Elizabeth (Liz) Millan
Area Managers include: A. J. Jackson, Gloria Beard; Midway Center Director Rick Shaheen, Park supervisors work out of staffed parks (having fieldhouses) and manage a set of parks. Kennicott: Renee Shepherd, Kenwood: Bobby Beckum...
Staffed South Region parks in the HPK area: Midway, Nichols, YMCA Harris District (future), Washington
Central
Region. Information
pending. Staffed parks in HPK are Kennicott, Kenwood. Region Manager Art Richardson.
Hq at Garfield Park, 100 N. Central Park Ave. (312) 746-5962.
Region Manager for many of the local parks is Harold Bailey at
same number.
Fax: (312) 746-5969
More information and Mapquest maps: Chicago Park District site. (Search by name from Parks and Facilities). Note, there is now a quarterly publication for each staffed park. In addition, you can get the full scoop on programs and happenings in the parks--at any library: the quarterly Chicago Park District brochure and Chicago Parks @ Play (resources to make the most of parks and prank facilities).
Park |
Location |
Contacts and Staffing |
Amenities, Notations |
| Burnham |
Tech. north from 56th-12th. Pract. starts at 51st |
Unstaffed, theor. Region office and Promontory 312 747-6620, Jackson |
Olmsted park. Not staffed now, for constr. duration programs and management at Jackson (Debra McDonald). playgrounds, var. gardens, 47th Nature Center, new amenities and sanctuaries going in to the north, scheduled for more. Jogging and biking, family and group events, small bb and other fields, fishing, swimming off 'pebble beach' at 49th |
Cornell Oasis |
Informal name for area east of Metra 48th to 45th, esp. nature center and sanctuary north of 47th parking lot. |
Staff being sought? Region, Dept. of Natural Resources , also programming (Peggy Stewart) |
Natural area to north; Oasis garden at 4800 |
|
Harold Washington |
51st to 53rd Hyde Park to Lake Shore Drive. |
Unstaffed, See Region Playlot George Kotnour, garden Marianne Smigelskis, Irene Sherr |
Harold Washington playlot (spec. equipt), Harold's Garden, tennis, miniature yacht basin |
Jackson |
56th to 67th, Stony I to the Lake. Fieldhouse 6401 S. Stony |
JP Fieldhouse, 773 256-0903 Supervisor: William Tillis Pres. (interim)
Ross Petersen, sec Gary Ossewaarde 773
947-9541, Ross Petersen nature comm 773 486-0505 |
Major staffed fieldhouse (not A-1), Olmsted park, major natural areas, birding, Osaka Garden, Perennial Garden, Museum of Science and Industry, two beaches , two beach houses (rest'd 63rd major & has Shiff interactive play fountain. Boating/yacht clubs, 18 hole golf and driving range, sport playing fields and courts, lawn bowling/croquet,biking and running. Nature volunteer and educ'l programming. Perimeter playlots. Concessions & restaurant |
Promontory Point |
54th to 56th east of So Sh Dr/Lake Shore Drive, 5491 South Shore Drive, 312 747-6620 |
Debra McDonald at Jackson Park field house Kay Clement, for effort to save: Jack Spicer 773 324-5476 |
Historic fieldhouse "castle" available for private events. Restrooms. The historic, popular Point!, swimming (not tech. allowed), sunbathing, playing field meadow, picnicking, council rings |
|
South Shore Cultural Center |
Out of area but pop. with hyde parkers. 7059 So Shore Drive, 773 256-0149 |
Center Director Andrea Adams. Head Attendant Patrick Millhouse 773 256-0941, Reservationist Troy Brice 773 256-0159, Programs 773 256-0948, fax 773 256-1163 Pres. Raymond Davis, 773 684-4412 |
Former country club. Historic building, lots of arts programs and kids programs--the lead pk distr cultural center, rentals, Nature Center, 9-hole golf, beach, gardens, concessions, Washburne Culinary Institute |
Park |
Location |
Contacts and Staffing |
Amenities, Notations |
| Bixler |
c. 1300 57th east of Ray School. |
Unstaffed, See Region Supervisor Rick Shaheen at Midway? Area Mgr. A.J. Jackson Marcy Schlessinger? |
Rel. small but adjoins playing and sports fields. Fountain, state of art playground, benches, plantings. Hosts Comm. Art Fair 1st wkend June. |
Butternut |
5300 blk of S. Woodlawn |
Unstaffed, S. Region Supervisor Heather Kelly at Nichols. Area Mgr. Gloria Beard? |
Small. Playground, sledding, seating, shade |
Cornell Playlot |
5401 blk S. Cornell |
Unstaffed, See Region Contact w concerns Sylvia Royt, HPKCC
|
Small. Seating/picnic, personalized plantings shade, play equip't |
Dyett Rec'l Ctr., Walter H. |
513 E. 51st. 312 747-6118
|
No dir. at pres. Washington. Area A.J. Jackson? Co. pres. Vinston Glover |
School pool-linited hours. Rec. equip't dispersed |
Elm |
5201 blk S. Woodlawn |
Unstaffed, See Region. Supervisor Heather Kelly at Nichols. Contact HPKCC Gary Ossewaarde with concerns |
Small. Shade, sitting area, gazebo, some play equip |
Houston, Jessie "Ma" -Moves to Central Region |
50th and Cottage Grove |
Unstaffed. See Region Drexel Square Block Club? Reavis Scl kids active cleaning etc. |
Small but near more open space. Awarded grant for a garden. |
Kennicott-Moved into Central Region |
4344 S. Lake Park, Chicago, IL 60653 Region headquarters |
Sup. Renee Shepherd 312 747-7138 Co. Shari Nichols-Sweat 773 285-0844, Mary Bordelon |
Active field house. Named Cultural Center. Ball field. So Oakland/N. Kenwood's "Central Park". (To n are Ellis and Mandrake) |
Kenwood (Farmer's Field)-Moved to Central Region |
1330 E. 50th. 49th to 50th, w. of Kenwood to Dorchester |
Sup. Tony McCormick 312 747-6285, Area Manager Harold Bailey, 312 746-5962 |
Medium sized park-neigh. with regional draw. Small fldhse active progrs some in adjoining Shoesmith School. State of art playground. Several base and softball/ soccer fields, tennis. New gateway in se corner. Kenwood's "Central Park" |
Midway Plaisance Center |
1130 E. Midway, 60637 59th to 60th, Cottage Grove to Stony I. Hqtrs Skate Rink Warming House, center panel between Ellis and University (Woodlawn) |
Center Dir. Rick Shaheen, 312 745-2470, Area Mgr. A. J. Jackson. Council David Guyer, 773 834-4549 |
Olmsted design. State of art 2nd busiest skate rink, used also for summer sports and w concession. Sports camps and lots of fields esp soccer. Spec events, rentals, concert-movie series. Open space, plantings and tree avenues, winter & readers gardens. Major statuary. Univ. of Chicago campus |
Nichols, John Fountain |
1355 E. 53rd St. 53rd to 55th, Kimbark to east of Kenwood. Watch for phone and mail address. |
Supervisor Heather Kelly. Region Mgr. A. J. Jackson. 312 747-2703 Council: Stephanie Franklin, 773 955-3622 |
Gym rec'l ctr shared use Formal gardens & fountain north and south ends. Ball field south by HP Neigh. Club. Playlots, sled hill, tennis. Award winning Wildflower Meadow and other plantings. "Hyde Park's Central Park" |
Spruce |
5301 blk of S. Blackstone |
Unstaffed, See Region Supervisor Rick Shaheen of Midway, A.J. Jackson Area Mgr. Council President Sach Diwan |
Rel. small. Play equip't, seating-shade, comm. maint'd plantings |
Stout, Florence |
5400 blk of S. Greenwood |
Unstaffed, See Region. Supervisor Heather Kelly at Nichols. Area Mgr. Gloria Beard? |
Small. Famous sledding hill. Play equip't, fields, shade |
Sycamore |
5109 S. Greenwood |
Unstaffed, See Region. Supervisor Heather Kelly of Nichols. Area Mgr. Gloria Beard Council leader listed as Willa Booker-Woodson |
|
Washington Park and Refectory |
5531 S. M. L. King Dr. 51st to 60th, King to Cottage Grove. Field house King so. of 55/Morgan, Refectory east off fieldhouse and south of Morgan at 5531 S. Russell |
Supervisor Janie Collins 312 747-6823. Area Mgr. A. J. Jackson asst. by Alonzo Williams. Reservationist Wesley Wiley, Adventureland rec'l David Stephens Refectory 312 747-7618 Council Cecilia Butler, 773 667-4160 |
Olmsted historic park. DuSable Museum. Gt. Meadow playing fields, tennis. Lagoons and Bynum Island nature area. Fieldhouse very active with rec., shops, outdoor pool. Historic bldgs. incl. Refectory, form. stables. Fountain of Time and other import. statuary. Biking, running. Spec. events, rentals, concessions. Some areas under constr. |
Bessie Coleman (was Willow) |
5445 S. Drexel |
Unstaffed, see Region. Supervisor Heather Kelly at Nichols. Council Peter Cassel |
Beehive, 6156 S. Dorchester
Harris Recreational Center, 6220 S. Drexel (staffed, Gerald Washington Director, Call PD or 411 for phone numbers) Pool. Active Council led by Linda Austin, 312 282-7321. .
Huckleberry , in Woodlawn
Beech, 4458 S. Oakenwald (proposed to be named Vivian Gordon Harsh)
Ellis, 648 E, 37th (staffed)
Hyacinth- now Gwendolyn Brooks, 4542 S. Greenwood
Mandrake, 39th from Cottage, which has a large comfort center, to the Metra. Large track. (unstaffed)
Always check the Park District website to make sure your beach is open.
Concessions: Urban Concessions.
Urban Concession Managers, LLC, 900 N. Michigan Av, Suite 1300, 60611. Ryan Hallihan Gen Mgr.
CPD Director of Park Services Raffi Sarrafian.
31st St. Beach House- Mem Day- Labor Day, 7 days 7 am-10 pm
43rd- Mem. Day- Labor Day 7 days 7 am-10 pm
49th- Mem. Day- Labor Day 7 days 7 am-10 pm
(below: use phone directory under Chicago Park District)
In Jackson Park: Jackson Park, Museum Shores, and Southern Shore Yacht Clubs. (Harbors and Clubs not open year round. Look for harbors in telephone directory under Chicago Park District; query this site for contacts to yacht clubs. Overseeing Westrec for CPD: Scott Stevenson)
Jackson Park Golf Course. 18-hole Course. Partee Golf Clubhouse, 63rd and S. Lake Shore Drive, 312 747-2763
Jackson Park Golf Driving Range, 63rd and S. Lake Shore Drive, 312 747-2762.
Contact also Jackson Park Golf Association, 1718-20 E. 75th St., 60649, 773 493-8820 Note- moved or closed?
South Shore Golf Course. 9-hole Course. 71st and South Shore Drive, 312 474-6250. Junior Golf also.
Golf course management: 455 N. Cityfront Center, 312 245-0909
Located southeast of Science and Industry and Science Drive near Lake Shore Drive, the special-turf green and fieldhouse are open in season. Mostly scheduled for the Lake Side Lawn Bowling Club and South Side Croquet. Lawn bowling open house include midday Saturdays and Sundays and Tuesday evenings. Phone- 773 684-9799 or ask at field house or park district website.
Tennis: Burnham incl. 53rd, Jackson (several), Kenwood, Nichols, Washington... Current pd overseer has not been named yet.
Indoor pools
Don Nash Community Center, 1833 E. 71st St.,312 747-1860.
Dyett, 513 E. 51st St, 312 747-6118. Hours are limited and those answering at Dyett or the Southeast Region don't always have the answer. Yes, it's open! 312 747-0832.
King Magnet High School.
Washington Park by the fieldhouse 5531 King Dr. (summer only) 312 747-0832
Get the Nature Oasis-Chicago Wilderness program brochure from the Park District at park fieldhouses.
Concerts (and some movies) at Midway, Nichols, 63rd Beach House, South Shore Cultural Center--see under those parks.
Butterflies
in the City program.
Visit Jackson Park Perennial Garden (east of 59th/Stony Island)
, Bob-o-link Meadow east of the lagoons, and Wooded
Island. Visit Rainbow Beach. Visit South Shore
Cultural Center Nature Center. Nichols Park Wildflkower
Meadow.
Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network
programs.
Cultural Centers--South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive, 312 747-2536. See South Shore Cultural Center page. (There are others, including Kennicott Park, but SSCC is the grand one on the South Side.)
| Timothy
J. Mitchell General Superintendent & CEO Office: (312) 742-4200 Fax: (312) 742-5360 timothy.mitchell@chicagoparkdistrict.com Mike Kelly Anita Boyd Stephen Hughes DEPARTMENT
HEADS |
Wade W.
Ellis Randy Ernst Jacqui Ulrich Maria García ? was Erik
Avela
|
Ariel
Gonzalez Yeama Vincent-Neal Lt. Ed Griffin Dennis Kelleher-Hernandez
|
Timothy
King Erik Varela Tom Lynch Adam Schwerner
Asst. Hillary
Pranga |
| Melinda
Molloy Raffi Sarrafian Caroline
O’Boyle John Regalado Kimberly
Ryan
|
DIRECTOR
OF REGIONS REGION MANAGERS Matt Marino Alonzo Williams Art
Richardson |
Carolyn
O'Boyle (Adam Schwerner Yeama Vincent-Neal Manager
Lara Khoury |
|
| OFFICE OF
THE COMMISSION María N. Saldaña President Office: (312) 742-4732 Fax: (312) 742-3374 marian.saldana@chicagoparkdistrict.com Gerald M.
Sullivan Dr. Margaret
T. Burroughs Cindy Mitchell |
Rev. Daniel
Matos-Real Commissioner Office: (312) 742-4738 Fax: (312) 742-3374 daniel.matos-real@chicagoparkdistrict.com Bob Pickens Rouhy J. Shalabi
|
Park |
Monthly
Date |
Location |
Contacts |
| Gwedolyn Brooks- with Kennicott, q.v. | Belinda Starks | ||
| Bessie Coleman | 4th Tuesday, 7 pm. Winter at Nichols fieldhse 5355 E. 53rd, summer at the park, 54th and Drexel | 54th and Drexel east side | leader Peter Cassel |
Dyett
Harris- at bottom |
no regular mtgs lately, is active | 513 E. 51st Street | Vinston
Glover, president, 773 955-7784 or 312 747-6118 |
| Jackson | 2nd Monday (Tuesday following in Oct., Nov.) 7:30 pm | Field House, 6401 S. Stony Island, 7:30 pm | Nancy
Hays, president (deceased, elections planned for August), Supervisor Wm. Tillis 773 256-0903 |
| Harold Washington | First Monday 7 pm. (currently as needed) | Jewish Community Ctr., 5200 S. Hyde Park Blvd. | Irene Sherr, 773 752-2770 Under Jackson Park |
| Kennicott | Monday after the last Thursday | Kennicott Park Field House, 4344 S. Lake Park Avenue, 7 pm | Shari Nichols-Sweat, president, 773 288-0844 Sup. Renee Shepherd, 312 747-7138 |
| Kenwood |
as needed | Field house, 1330 50th (really by 49th) |
Supervisor Tony McCormick, 312 747-6286, Area Manager Harold Bailey, 312 746-5962 |
| Midway Plaisance | 3rd Wednesdays, often skips as in summer. 6:30 pm | Skating Rink Warming House | David Guyer (no officers) 773 834-4549 Dir. Rick Shaheen, 312 745-2470 |
| Nichols |
2nd Thursday 7:00 pm |
Fieldhouse, 1355 E. 53rd | Stephanie
Franklin, Sup. Heather Kelly, 312 747-2703 |
| Promontory Point | council has not met in a long time. Task Force meets as needed. | as called. Some small groups- South Side Parent, Hyde Park Task Force | Separate entity and purpose: Task Force: Jack Spicer, 773 324-5476 (most progs. susp. for construction- call Jackson Park, ) |
| South Shore Cultural Center | 2nd Saturday 10:30 am (2 exceptions in 2003) | 7059 South Shore Drive | Raymond Davis, president, 773 684-4412 Ctr. Dir. Andrea Adams. 773 256-0149256-1163 |
| Spruce | Second (usually) or third Wednesdays, 6:30 pm | Nichols fieldhouse, | Sach Diwan president, Sup.
Rick Shaheen. 312 745-2470. |
| Washington Park and Refectory |
3rd Wednesday, 7 pm. | Field House 5531 S. King Dr., 7 pm |
Cecilia Butler, president, Fieldhouse 312 747-6823, Refectory 312 747-7618. Sup. Janie Collins
|
| Harris Recreational Center | 3rd Thursday. 6 pm | 6220 S. Drexel, 6:30? | Linda Austin. 312 282-7321 Supervisor Gerald Washington. Mail to Center attn: Lorraine Simmons. |
Names and numbering are old. The first is using Kenwood and Harold Washington as foci, the second Nichols and Jackson-Promonory and Washington.
Naming north to south is Burnham, Chamberlain Triangle, Beech (being renamed Vivian Gordon Harsh), Hyacinth (now Gwendolyn Brooks) , Kenwood. Some are since renamed. Only those of 3 acres or more are shown solid. Map source?
Named parks (some out of date) n-s Burnham, Sycamore, Elm, Butternut, 291 now Stout, Willow (now Bessie Coleman), Spruce, Cornel, Nichols, Jackson,Bixler, Midway Plaisance.
Map of the new regions (51st divides Central from South)
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Hyde Park: Well above ideal standard in total park acres (144.44). Less than 75% below standard in 5 key facilities: ball diamonds (49%), athletic fields (65%), swimming pools (none, although has a beach), and gymnasiums (66%). No significant unserved areas. Key internal park: Nichols
Recommendation- 3 ball diamonds, shared athletic field, 1 swimming pool, in existing parks .
Kenwood: Above ideal standard in total park acres (60.94). Less than 75% below standard in 3 of 6 key facilities facilities: fall diamonds (57%), athletic fields (61%), and swimming pools (none, although there is a beach). 1 unserved area of 10 blocks combined with 30 underserved blocks in Grand Boulevard for a total need of 40 blocks.
Recommendation-
2 ball diamonds, shared athletic field, 1 swimming pool, add facilities to existing
parks, improve access to lakefront. It may be necessary to acquire additional
park acres off the lakefront. A good location would be at Price school [done]
and near Beech and Oakenwald playlots. Consolidate some small lots into one.
