Seward Park (Chicago) Explained
Seward Park |
Location: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Seward Park is a public park in Old Town, Chicago, Illinois[1] named after William H. Seward. The land for the park was acquired in 1907 and the park officially opened on July 4, 1908.[2]
History
People gathered in the park in 2020 to protest the murder of George Floyd.[3] [4] In July 2020, a film was screened in the park as part of the city's Movies in the Parks series.[5] There have been shootings in the park, in 2018[6] and 2022.[7] [8] Brandon Johnson announced his mayoral campaign in Seward Park in 2022;[9] he won election to the office of mayor.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Seward (William) Park Chicago Park District . 2023-08-07 . www.chicagoparkdistrict.com . 2022-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715213944/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/seward-william-park . live .
- Book: Graf, John . Chicago's Parks . 2000 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-0-7385-0716-3 . en . 2023-08-07 . 2023-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230807194440/https://books.google.com/books?id=PYY7H6jcfPEC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA31&dq=%22seward+park%22+chicago&hl=en . live .
- Web site: Photos and Video: Death of George Floyd Draws Thousands to Chicago's Union Park for Rally, March . 2023-08-07 . WTTW News . en . 2023-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417044740/https://news.wttw.com/2020/06/06/live-coverage-demonstration-chicago-s-union-park-leads-march . live .
- Web site: 2020-06-06 . Massive Rally, March Draws Thousands to Chicago's Union Park Saturday . 2023-08-07 . NBC Chicago . en-US . 2022-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928201153/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/massive-rally-march-draws-thousands-to-chicagos-union-park-saturday/2285664/ . live .
- Web site: 2020-07-13 . 'Movies in the Parks' kicks off in Chicago Monday night in Seward Park . 2023-08-07 . ABC7 Chicago . en . 2022-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519033159/https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-parks-movies-in-the-park-schedule/6314811/ . live .
- Web site: 3 men shot near Seward Park on Near North Side during back-to-school peace party . 2023-08-07 . ABC7 Chicago . en . 2022-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125094139/https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-seward-park-3-men-shot/3994564/ . live .
- Web site: 2022-09-19 . Man shot in leg in Seward Park - CBS Chicago . 2023-08-07 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US . 2022-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929203758/https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-shot-in-leg-in-seward-park/ . live .
- Web site: 2022-09-20 . Man shot in Seward Park . 2023-08-07 . Chicago Sun-Times . en . 2022-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929222504/https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/9/19/23362378/man-shot-in-seward-park . live .
- Web site: 2023-01-24 . Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson unveils tax-the-rich plan to bankroll social services . 2023-08-07 . Chicago Sun-Times . en . 2023-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230614205305/http://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/1/23/23568177/mayoral-challenger-brandon-johnson-taxes-real-estate-financial-transactions . live .