Palmer Park Chicago
201 East 111th Street, Chicago, IL 60628
Sports Fields & Stadiums
The park is named for Potter Palmer (1826–1902), a successful businessman and real estate investor concerned with the development of Chicago. Palmer was responsible for reclaiming the acres of swampland north of the city's business district, which were developed into the Lake Shore Drive area. He built the original baseball field for the Cubs' predecessor, the Chicago White Stockings, and built the Palmer House Hotel. Palmer Park was created in 1904 by the South Park Commission. Under the guidance of superintendent J. Frank Foster, the commission opened ten new neighborhood parks, including Palmer Park, in an effort to create breathing space and recreational areas in the city's crowded tenement districts. These parks were built by Olmsted Brothers landscape architects and D.H. Burnham and Co. architects.
What's happening nearby...
Chicago Architecture Biennial - SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change
Sep 19 – Feb 28
The Chicago Architecture Biennial will be the largest international survey of contemporary architecture in North America.
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Chicago Restaurant Week
Jan 23 – Feb 08
Chicago Restaurant Week is a 17-day celebration of the city’s diverse and dynamic culinary scene.
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Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical at The Studebaker Theater
The Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building • Jan 29 – Feb 21
The Roald Dahl Story Company presents its first production in Chicago, the wickedly funny, family musical based on Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile.
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