Brynford Playlot Park (c/o Peterson Park)
History
In 1948, the City of Chicago purchased this small site along North Pulaski Road, using Playground Bond funds. The city's Department of Parks and Recreation soon developed the site as a playlot with a sand box, spray pool, and play equipment. The park was for years known as Pulaski Park for the adjacent street, which was in turn named for Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski (1748-1779). In 1981, after the city had transferred the park to the Chicago Park District, a local community association suggested renaming the site Brynford Park. Brynford derives from two local street names, Bryn Mawr and Crawford Avenues. Though Crawford Avenue has long since been renamed Pulaski Road, local residents sometimes still refer to street by its former name.