| Harold Washington Park | |
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| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Operated by | Chicago Park District |
| Status | Open all year |
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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, USA. The Hampton House is a residential Condominium located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois on the property that once housed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The Chicago Park District is the oldest and (financially largest Park district in the U The Chicago Park District is the oldest and (financially largest Park district in the U History (Hyde Park Paul Cornell a successful businessman real-estate speculator and Abolitionist, purchased of land between 51st and 55th Streets along the Lake The City of Chicago is divided into seventy-seven community areas. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It was recently named for lawyer, state legislator, U.S. congressman, Hyde Park resident, and the first Chicago Mayor of African-American descent Harold Washington (1922-1987). The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Mayor of Chicago is the Chief executive of Chicago, Illinois, the third largest City in the United Harold Washington ( April 15 1922 – November 25 1987) was an American Lawyer and Politician who became the The Park District officially calls the park Harold Washington Playlot Park with a designated address of 5200 S. Hyde Park Blvd Chicago, IL 60615. [1] It is one of 4 Chicago Park District parks named after persons surnamed Washington (Washington Park, Washington Square Park, Dinah Washington Park). The Chicago Park District is the oldest and (financially largest Park district in the U See also Washington Park Chicago Washington Park is a 372 acre (1 See also Washington Park Chicago Dinah Washington Park is a park located at 8215 S It is one of 40 Chicago Park District parks named after influential African Americans. [2] The Park is bounded by East 53rd Street on the south, South Hyde Park Boulevard on the west, and Lake Shore Drive to the east. Lake Shore Drive (colloquially referred to as LSD or simply Lake Shore or The Drive) is a mostly Freeway -standard Expressway running [3] Architecturally, it is flanked to the north by Regents Park (see emporis.com page) and The Hampton House to the south. Regents Park is a 1026 unit upscale apartment complex in the Indian Village section of the Kenwood community area of Chicago in, United The Hampton House is a residential Condominium located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois on the property that once housed
History
The Park was originally bequeathed to the city in 1906 by Paul Cornell as commemorated by the Paul Cornell Stone. Lake Shore Drive (colloquially referred to as LSD or simply Lake Shore or The Drive) is a mostly Freeway -standard Expressway running Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. The Hampton House is a residential Condominium located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois on the property that once housed It was then called East End Park. In 1919, it was transferred to the South Park Commission. In 1927, it became part of Burnham Park. The park district renamed the site Harold Washington Park in 1992. [1] Until recently (c. 2004) when Park District signs were posted it had been referred to as Cornell Park by many local residents.
Facilities
The park is mostly used by picnicing neighborhood residents and is particularly popular during the summer holidays (Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day). Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May in) In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July (or the Fourth) is a Federal holiday commemorating the adoption Labor Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September The park has 8 tennis courts, an elaborate soft surface children's playground, a bathhouse and a boat pond. The park is best known for its South American Monk Parakeet nests. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The Monk Parakeet or Quaker Parrot ( Myiopsitta monachus) is a Species of Parrot, in most treatments the only member of the At 51st street, a there is an overpass leading from the park to the bike path between Lake Shore Drive and Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States.
Boat pool
The boat pool had originally been designed as a wading pool in 1930. In the early 1990s, however, the park district replaced the wading pool with a new spray pool. A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a source ( Latin fons) fills a basin of some kind and is drained away [1] The boat pool is mistakenly referred to as a duck pond by many local residents because it is frequented during the summer by ducks and is rarely used for recreational model boats. However, the pool has no aquatic or plant life forms (excluding weeds protruding through former cracks in the seal) to support ducks. In 2006, pool was designated for repair and was not filled. Reconstruction began in the fall. The pool is being resurfaced and a sculpture will be placed in the center and dedicated in the Spring of 2007.
Parakeet nests
In the 1980's,[4][5] a dozen or so South American Monk Parakeets were released into the park directly across the street from the Hampton House. The Monk Parakeet or Quaker Parrot ( Myiopsitta monachus) is a Species of Parrot, in most treatments the only member of the The Hampton House is a residential Condominium located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois on the property that once housed They settled in a large Ash tree. An ash can be any of four different tree genera from four very distinct families; most commonly in a combined form (e By the summer of 1988 bird watchers counted two dozen birds in the original tree. The population has continued to redouble frequently. The park, which is in the Chicago Park District has been renamed Harold Washington Park. The Chicago Park District is the oldest and (financially largest Park district in the U The flock, known to many as Harold's Parakeets, has grown to a few hundred birds that nest throughout this park, Burnham Park and Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago. Jackson Park is a 500 acre (2 km² park on Chicago 's South Side officially located at 6401 S The original tree became infested with termites and collapsed on June 12, 2004. The termites are a group of Social Insects usually classified at the taxonomic rank of order Isoptera (but see also taxonomy [4][6] Over 50 birds were displaced by the collapse. The nests were replaced in other nearby trees. Birdwatchers come from around the world to see this flock of birds. The birds have been a hotly contested issue pitting the U.S. Department of Agriculture against local politicians and the Harold Washington Memorial Parrot Defense Fund.
Alternate theories for the original population of birds are
- Harold Washington released a dozen or so birds during his local residence.
- A small flock of the birds escaped from a commercial shipment.
- A small flock of the birds escaped from a residential birdcage.
Regardless of their origins, the flock was ably defended by the Mayor who foiled attempts to have them removed from the local park.
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Notes
- ^ a b c d Duo Consulting (2006). Washington Park Chicago may refer to Washington Park Chicago (neighborhood, a City of Chicago community area Washington Park (Chicago park Harold Washington Playlot Park. Chicago Park District. Retrieved on 2007-01-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC
- ^ Chicago Parks Commemorate Influential African Americans Impacting the City's History. Chicago Park District (2007-01-19). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Retrieved on March 15, 2007. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ The northern boundary of the park is difficult to determine as it is unclear whether the park includes the area between South Chicago Beach Drive and Lake Shore Drive north of East Hyde Park Boulevard (51st Street)
- ^ a b Stevens, Mike, Parakeet Home Topples, Hyde Park Herald, June 16, 2004
- ^ Millett, Katherine (2003). Lake Shore Drive (colloquially referred to as LSD or simply Lake Shore or The Drive) is a mostly Freeway -standard Expressway running Monk Parakeets: Urban Outsiders. Chicago Wilderness Magazine, Inc. . Retrieved on 2007-01-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
- ^ Rybarczyk, Tom. "Hyde Park parakeets ' home falls - Large tree topples; nests for 50 saved", Chicago Tribune, 2004-06-14. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Retrieved on 2008-01-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France.
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