Oz Park (Chicago, Illinois)

 park, interesting place

In 1976 Oz Park was dedicated to Wizard of Oz writer Lyman Frank Baum who came to Chicago in 1891. Oz Park features baseball/softball diamonds, tennis courts, basketball courts, a circular walking trail and a kiddie playground.

During weekdays mothers stroll with kids, while students from nearby Lincoln Park High School hang out for lunch or practice for sports, and returning office workers stroll with dogs or participate in sports clubs once the students have gone home for the day. The weekend days bring joggers, sports clubs, and farmer's markets, while weekend nights bring out the drunks and 'walks of shame' from those patronizing the nearby Lincoln Ave bars.

# "Tin Man" installed in October 1995. The Tin Man is made of used automobile parts.
# The Cowardly Lion, installed in May 2001.
# The Scarecrow, installed June 2005.
# Dorothy & Toto, installed in 2007

Other elements which celebrate Oz Park's theme, includes:
# The Emerald Garden
# Dorothy's Playlot.

www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/Oz-Park/