Avalon Park Neighborhood of Chicago

AVALON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD OF CHICAGO

Avalon Park is one of Chicago's 77 recognized communities and is located in the Far Southeast Side of Chicago.  The Avalon Park neighborhood of Chicago is identified as community number 45.  Avalon Park's approximate boundries are 76th Street (North), South Chicago Avenue (East), and 87th Street (South).  Generally speaking, the Metra Orange Line is the boundry for the West.

AVALON PARK HISTORY

Avalon Park was initially known as "Pierce's Park" in 1888.  In 1910 the Avalon Park Community Church led an effort to change the name to Avalon Park and succeeded.  In the 1880s Avalon Park was usually a flooded marshland so homes were built on stilts.  All that changed in 1910 when the sewer system was installed to help drain the area.  This facilitated further growth in the area.

AVALON PARK TRANSPORTATION

Metra provides Monday - Saturday rail service at the 83rd Street location in Avalon Park.

ARTS AND CULTURE

Avalon Park is within 30 minutes of downtown Chicago, which offers the following must see's for Arts and Culture.

• The John G. Shedd Aquarium
• The Field Museum of Natural History
• The Museum of Science and Industry
• The Adler Planetarium
• The Art Institute of Chicago

SPORTS AND LEISURE

For those interested in more athletic endeavors Chicago offers a wide variety of professional sports teams.

• Chicago Bears
• Chicago Blackhawks
• Chicago Bulls
• Chicago Cubs
• Chicago Fire
• Chicago Sky
• Chicago White Sox

Chicago offers many water-related and outdoor leisure time activities.  In addition to over 500 parks, the Chicago Park District has over 30 beaches, nine lakefront harbors, 16 lagoons, and thousand of sports programs.