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Grant Park is a large park (319 acres or 1.29 km²) in Chicago, Illinois. The park's most notable features are Buckingham Fountain and the Art Institute of Chicago. The park is unofficially known as "Chicago's front yard." Download high resolution version (480x640, 124 KB)This is an image that I took at the Taste of Chicago, 2004. ...
Download high resolution version (480x640, 124 KB)This is an image that I took at the Taste of Chicago, 2004. ...
Taste of Chicago 2004 Taste of Chicago is an annual festival held in Chicago. ...
These fireworks over the Washington Monument are typical of Fourth of July celebrations In the United States, Independence Day, also called the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. ...
An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ...
Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ...
Buckingham Fountain today Buckingham Fountain is one of the largest in the world. ...
On the western edge of Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, is the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the premier art museums and art schools in the United States, known especially for the extensive collection of Impressionist and American art in its museum. ...
Grant Park is bordered on the north by East Lower Randolph St. (which is East Randolph St. west of North Columbus Dr.), on the east by Lake Michigan, on the south by East Roosevelt Rd. (although the Museum Campus is actually south of this), and on the west by South Michigan Avenue.
History
Grant Park's history began in 1835 when concerned residents of the Town of Chicago sought to protect an area of land along Lake Michigan from commercial development. The city officially designated the land as a park on April 29, 1844, naming it Lake Park. On October 9, 1901, it was renamed Grant Park in honor of Galena, Illinois resident, American Civil War General and United States President Ulysses S. Grant. City ordinance has always prohibited building in the park; yet, in the late 1800s, developers wanted to construct museums and civic buildings in the park. A Chicago citizen, Aaron Montgomery Ward, filed a lawsuit to keep the park undeveloped, and in 1911, the Illinois Supreme Court found in favor of Ward. The city made one exception to the ordinance in 1892 in order to construct the Art Institute of Chicago. After completion of a multi-million dollar renovation of Chicago's Museum Campus in 1998, Grant Park now includes the Adler Planetarium, Field Museum of Natural History, and Shedd Aquarium. In 2004, a section of northern Grant Park was redeveloped and named Millennium Park. 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Sunset on Lake Michigan A different sunset on the lake. ...
An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ...
April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ...
1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ...
1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Downtown Galena Galena is a city located in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. ...
The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ...
The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ...
Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was a Union general in the American Civil War and the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ...
Aaron Montgomery Ward (February 17, 1844 _ December 7, 1913) was an American businessman notable for the invention of mail order. ...
1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
On the western edge of Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, is the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the premier art museums and art schools in the United States, known especially for the extensive collection of Impressionist and American art in its museum. ...
Museum Campus Chicago is a 10 acre (40,000 m²) lakefront park in Chicago that surrounds the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. ...
1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
The Adler Planetarium is a public planetarium located on Lake Shore Drive in USA. It was founded by Max Adler in 1930 and its main attraction is a Zeiss planetarium projector. ...
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago The Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part of a scenic complex known as Museum Campus Chicago. ...
John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago in the United States is the largest indoor aquarium in the world. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Millennium Park is a prominent new civic center of the City of Chicago in Illinois and an important landmark of the citys lakefront. ...
Grant Park is perhaps most famous as the scene of clashes between Chicago Police and demonstrators during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. More recently, it has hosted some of Chicago's biggest festivals, such as the Taste of Chicago, the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Chicago Blues Festival, Venetian Night, and, most recently, the 2005 incarnation of Lollapalooza. The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Chicago. ...
Police and protesters at the Convention The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago by the United States Democratic Party, for the purposes of choosing the Democratic nominee for the 1968 U.S. Presidential Election. ...
Taste of Chicago 2004 Taste of Chicago is an annual festival held in Chicago. ...
The Chicago Blues Festival is an annual event that features four days of performances by top-tier blues musicians, both old favorites and the up-and-coming. ...
Official logo Lollapalooza is an American traveling music festival featuring alternative rock, rap, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ...
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Buckingham Fountain today Buckingham Fountain is one of the largest in the world. ...
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Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1118 KB)Field Museum of Natural History I agree to multi-license all my images which were taken at the Field Museum: File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Museum Campus Chicago is a 10 acre (40,000 m²) lakefront park in Chicago that surrounds the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. ...
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago The Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part of a scenic complex known as Museum Campus Chicago. ...
Art Institute of Chicago On the western edge of Grant Park is the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the premier art museums and art schools in the United States, known especially for the extensive collection of Impressionist and American art in its many galleries. On the western edge of Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, is the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the premier art museums and art schools in the United States, known especially for the extensive collection of Impressionist and American art in its museum. ...
See also Impressionist (entertainment): A girl with a watering can by Renoir, 1876 Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. ...
Buckingham Fountain Located in the middle of Grant Park is Buckingham Fountain, one of the world's largest fountains. The fountain was dedicated in 1927 as a gift to the city from Kate Sturges Buckingham in memory of her brother Clarence Buckingham. The fountain runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day from 11:30 to 21:00 with a light and water display from 21:00 to 22:00. Buckingham Fountain today Buckingham Fountain is one of the largest in the world. ...
The Samson fountain at Peterhof near St Petersburg: the lion is the heraldic animal of Peter the Greats enemy, Sweden International Fountain (Seattle) was designed specifically as a bathing fountain (for fun and frolic) and includes a large nonslip play area, with speakers for music to splash to. ...
1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Relatives and others traditionally place flags near veterans headstones on Memorial Day Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on the last Monday of May. ...
Labour Day (or Labor Day) is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ...
Museum Campus Chicago's Museum Campus is a 10-acre (40,000 m²) addition to the southern end of Grant Park. The Museum Campus is the site of the Adler Planetarium, Field Museum of Natural History, and Shedd Aquarium. Museum Campus Chicago is a 10 acre (40,000 m²) lakefront park in Chicago that surrounds the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. ...
The Adler Planetarium is a public planetarium located on Lake Shore Drive in USA. It was founded by Max Adler in 1930 and its main attraction is a Zeiss planetarium projector. ...
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago The Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part of a scenic complex known as Museum Campus Chicago. ...
John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago in the United States is the largest indoor aquarium in the world. ...
Other Facilities Grant Park also features many shaded walking trails and Lake Shore Trail, a paved multi-use path running along Lake Michigan for the entire length of the park. In addition, there are 16 softball fields and 12 tennis courts. Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches in circumference, is thrown by a player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ...
Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ...
See Also Millennium Park is a prominent new civic center of the City of Chicago in Illinois and an important landmark of the citys lakefront. ...
The Bean at Chicagos Millennium Park. ...
References July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ...
2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...
July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ...
2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...
July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ...
2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...
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