
Amazing Accomplishment by McKinley Dog Park Volunteers -Cool Event at the McKinley Dog Park on May 1 In this video you are going to see the amazing work that a … Read More
Category: McKinley Park
McKinley – The Neighborhood, the Park, the Statue
Working class, blue collar no-nonsense neighborhood- that is McKinley Park in a nutshell. If you take a map of Chicago and put a dot at the center of it you would … Read More
Memorial Day Parade in McKinley Park continues
The 50-year-old Memorial Day Parade in McKinley Park continued today thanks to the American Legion William McKinley Post #231. A few of the blocks in the community put up Flags … Read More
Parades in Bridgeport and McKinley Park have been taking place for over 117 years.
Bridgeport and McKinley Park have a long history of hosting parades. For over 117 years, these two neighborhoods have been the site of many community celebrations. From Memorial Day parades … Read More
McKinley Park: Home to the Official Geographic Center of Chicago
A lot of neighborhoods would like to claim they represent the center of Chicago, but there can be only one official geographic center of Chicago. In 1979, Mayor Michael Bilandic … Read More
The old “Longfellow School Yard” in McKinley Park: Still a place for kids to play over 142 years later.
In 1880, the DOUGLAS STREET AVE SCHOOL opened at Lincoln Street and Douglas Street in what is today, 1901 W. 35th Street in the McKinley Park Neighborhood. President Abraham Lincoln’s … Read More