6-545: Palmer Park may refer to: Palmer Park (Chicago) , a public park in Chicago, Illinois, United States Palmer Park, Colorado Springs , a public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Palmer Park (Detroit) , a public park Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District , Detroit, Michigan, United States Palmer Park, Maryland , an unincorporated community within
12-476: A Works Progress Administration project with money from the federal government. The three are: "Native Americans," "Explorers," and "Dutch settlers." Other noteworthy McBurney murals are found at the Wentworth School, Tilden High School, and Woodlawn National Bank. The park, located just south of Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy is open daily from dawn to dusk, with free admission. Facilities at
18-561: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Palmer Park (Chicago) Palmer Park is an urban park at 201 E. 111th Street on the far South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. 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
24-694: 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. In 1934, the city's 22 independent park commissions were consolidated into a new unified system, and Palmer Park became park of the Chicago Park District . Park district art director James McBurney painted three murals for Palmer Park as
30-666: The Greater Landover area of Maryland, United States Palmer Park (Reading, Berkshire) , a public park in the town of Reading, England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palmer_Park&oldid=1003963665 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-405: The city's crowded tenement districts. These parks were built by Olmsted Brothers landscape architects and D.H. Burnham and Co. architects . The park is named for Potter Palmer , 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
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