Garfield Park (Chicago)
100 North Central Park Avenue
Chicago, IL 60624 (map)
41.8815115
-87.7156841
In 1869 the Illinois state legislature established the West Park Commission which was responsible for three large parks and interlinking boulevards The centerpiece of the system ...
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Venue details: Garfield Park in Chicago metro area
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In 1869 the Illinois state legislature established the West Park Commission which was responsible for three large parks and interlinking boulevards The centerpiece of the system the 185 acre Central Park was renamed to honor President James A Garfield 1831 1881 after his assassination in 1881 Plans for the entire ensemble of Humboldt Garfield and Douglas Park had been completed ten years earlier by William Le Baron Jenney best known today as the father of the skyscraper As ambitious plans could not be realized all at once Garfield Park developed in stages beginning with the east lagoon
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