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Garfield Park is a 184-acre (0.74 km²) urban park located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. It was designed as a pleasure ground by William LeBaron Jenney and is the oldest of the three large original Chicago West Side parks (Humboldt Park, Garfield, and Douglass Park). It is home to the Garfield Park Conservatory, one of the largest plant conservatories in the United States. It is also the park furthest west in the Chicago park and boulevard system. ^[2]

Park history[edit]

The first 40 acres (160,000 m²) segment of Garfield Park was formally opened to the public in August 1874. Originally known as Central Park, it was conceived as the centerpiece of the West Park System.

Jenney, now best known as the father of skyscrapers, was influenced by the French parks and boulevards he had seen and studied while living in Paris. That influence is reflected in his design of these West side parks and the connecting boulevards. The park was renamed in 1881 in honor of slain PresidentJames A. Garfield.

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In 1905, Jens Jensen, now known as the Dean of Prairie-style landscape architecture, was appointed as the superintendent of the West Park System where he experimented with design ideas and improvements to the deteriorated and unfinished sections of Garfield Park. Some of the most notable areas are the existing lawns which became the setting for development of the Prairie style of landscape architecture. His most notable work in Garfield Park can be seen in the formal flower garden south of Madison Street where he combined Prairie style elements with traditional formal elements and in the Conservatory.

Garfield Park was initially intended to be used for passive recreation such as strolling and picnicking. Jensen's expertise as an engineer led him to design a large lagoon as a means of draining the park site while creating the requisite water features. The lagoon was used for boating in summer and ice skating in winter.

Jensen's gardenesque approach to his parks endeared itself to those early park users as one of the first significant attempts at landscape art in Chicago. Throughout its history, Garfield Park has successfully responded to the changing demands placed on a highly used urban open space.

During the 1920s, a major addition was incorporated into Garfield Park: a grand, golden domed administration building for the West Park Commission designed by Michaelsen and Rognstad.

Following the 1934 consolidation of the separate Chicago parks commissions into the Chicago Park District, the 'Golden Dome' became the park's fieldhouse and center of recreational programs and activities.

Despite additions and modifications in both landscape and buildings in Garfield Park, essential character-defining features such as historic roads and paths, buildings, structures, landforms, water features, and some plant materials still exist. Garfield Park remains as one of the best examples of William LeBaron Jenney's landscape architectural efforts in Chicago, and is a rich tapestry of the contributions of several nationally important designers, architects and artists.

Historic features of Garfield Park include architectural landscaping (flower gardens, water court, bridges, lagoons, and the Conservatory); notable architecture (the Golden Dome fieldhouse); the bandshell (or 'gazebo' as it is locally known), designed in 1896 by J. L. Silsbee; and the golf shelter building, attributable to prairie school architect Hugh Gardner and built in 1907. There are also a number of historic sculptures and statues within the park.

Recreational features include baseball and soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts, a swimming pool, playgrounds and an ice skating rink. The Golden Dome houses an Olympic-sized gymnasium, gymnastic and fitness centers, boxing ring, and theater. Park patrons can participate in programs for everyone from senior citizens to pre-schoolers, including picnicking, outdoor concerts, and community festivals.

Race track[edit]

Located in the south of Garfield Park from 1896 and 1905 was a double-ring race track for horses and cyclists.^[3]

Conservatory[edit]

The Garfield Park Conservatory, designed by landscape architect Jens Jensen in 1906-07, is a 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) greenhouse conservatory at the northwest corner of the park.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'National Register of Historical Places – Illinois (IL), Cook County'. National Register of Historic Places. Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
2. ^https://interactive.wttw.com/a/biking-the-boulevards-garfield-park
3. ^Bachrach, Julia (August 1, 2017). 'Cycling in the City'. JBachrach.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

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1 - Rogers Park - 'A village and suburb 9 miles north of Chicago, on Lake Michigan and the Chicago & Northwestern and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railways; has a bank and two weekly newspapers; is reached by electric street-car line from Chicago, and is a popular residence suburb. Annexed to City of Chicago, 1893.' Source' 'Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois', 1901
2 - Edgewater
3 - Uptown
4 - Lake View
5 - Lincoln Park
6 - Near North Side
7 - Loop
8 - Near South Side
9 - Douglas
10 - Oakland
11 - Kenwood
12 - Hyde Park
13 - Woodlawn
14 - South Shore
15 - South Chicago
16 - East Side
17 - Hegewisch
18 - South Deering
19 - Riverdale
20 - West Pullman
21 - Roseland
22 - Pullman
23 - Calumet Heights
24 - Avalon Park
25 - Chatham
26 - Greater Grand Crossing
27 - Washington Park
28 - Grand Boulevard
29 - Fuller Park (very small)
30 - Armour Square (very small)
31 - Lower West Side
32 - Near West Side
33 - West Town
34 - Logan Square
35 - Avondale
36 - North Center
37 - Lincoln Square
38 - West Ridge
39 - North Park
40 - Albany Park
41 - Irving Park
42 - Hermosa
43 - Humboldt Park
44 - East Garfield Park
45 - West Garfield Park
46 - North Lawndale
47 - South Lawndale
48 - Mckinley Park
49 - Bridgeport
50 - New City
51 - Englewood
52 - West Englewood
53 - Auburn Gresham
54 - Washington Heights - 'A village of Cook County, on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railways, 12 miles southwest of Chicago; has a graded school, female seminary, military school, a car factory, several churches and a newspaper. Annexed to City of Chicago, 1890' Source' 'Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois', 1901
55 - Morgan Park
56 - Mount Greenwood
57 - Beverly
58 - Ashburn
59 - Chicago Lawn
60 - West Lawn
61 - Clearing
62 - Garfield Ridge
63 - West Elsdon
64 - Gage Park
65 - Brighton Park
66 - Archer Heights
67 - Austin
68 - Belmont Cragin
69 - Montclare
70 - Portage Park
71 - Dunning
72 - Jefferson Park
73 - Forest Glen
74 - Norwood Park
75 - Edison Park
76 - O'hare
77 - Burnside (between Chatham & Calumet Heights)

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And here's a nicer version of the map, found while surfing the web. I suspect it's more current than the one above.

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