Douglas Park, Chicago
 Douglas
Park is a large Chicago Park District park that also serves as a cultural and
community center in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after the U.S. Senator
Stephen A. Douglas, who died in 1861.
Located in the North Lawndale community and parts of the area known as
Pilsen, Douglas Park Cultural & Community Center totals 218 acres.
Originally named South Park, Douglas Park is a historic regional park with
features that include 2 gymnasiums, an auditorium, computer lab, fitness center,
a kitchen, grand ball room, and meeting rooms. Outdoors, the park offers tennis
courts, a game day football stadium, outdoor pool, water spray features,
basketball courts, an artificial turf soccer field, a pavilion, baseball fields,
and a small golf putting range. In collaboration with the Chicago Bulls
Basketball organization the children’s computer learning lab serves the children
of the community. In partnership, with Ravinia, the park is host to a series of
summer concerts and the annual Junta Hispana festival in July.
Young
park-goers can play seasonal sports at the facility or take a creative writing
class. On the cultural side, Douglas Park offers dance, arts, performing arts
and theatre. In the summer, youth attend day camp, and specialty arts camps.
Adults participate in a range of activities, including fitness center,
aerobics and conditioning. Family’s can also participate in the monthly “Bring
the Family to the Table” free nutritional meal offered in partnership with the
Greater Chicago Food Depository
In addition to programs, Douglas Park
hosts fun special events for the whole family, such as Movies in the Park.
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gratefully accepted
See also:
Stephen Douglas Memorial Park, Chicago
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