De Julio Playlot Park (c/o Indian Road Park)
History
In the late 1960s, as construction of the northside Edens Expressway drew to a close, the City of Chicago's Department of Public Works sought to create a new park on state land adjacent to an on-ramp in the Forest Glen neighborhood. In 1970, the Chicago Park District agreed to operate the park, and the site was soon equipped with a spray pool, a sand box, and playground apparatus. In 1975, the freeway park was officially named in honor of Anthony J. DeJulio , a former park district employee who served as Director of Recreation for many years. The park district rehabilitated the park in 1991, installing a new soft surface play area with a climbing structure that includes decks, slides, and bridges. A picnic area and new plantings were also part of the rehabilitation project.
