Keeler Playlot Park
History
Keeler Park is one of many playgrounds established by the City of Chicago after World War II. Sandwiched onto a single city lot in the North Lawndale neighborhood, Keeler Park was placed in operation in 1955 after the Bureau of Parks and Recreation installed a slide, jungle gym, swing set, and merry-go-round. In 1959, the city transferred the playlot to the Chicago Park District, which rehabilitated the long, narrow playground in 1992.
Keeler Park and the adjacent street honor Constable Cyrus Keeler. In 1855, Keeler bravely calmed rioters angry over tavern license fees, Sunday laws, and discrimination against immigrants.