Dickinson Playlot Park (c/o Portage Park)
History
In 1909, Special Park Commission member Albert F. Keeney convinced Arthur W. Dickinson and his wife, Charlotte, to donate a small triangle of land in their subdivision to the City of Chicago for park development. The commission transplanted six young elm trees there in 1910, and excavated, filled and regraded the site four years later. After the Special Park Commission was disbanded in 1915, the shaded park passed to the Bureau of Parks and Recreation, which in turn transferred the property to the Chicago Park District in 1959. By that time, Dickinson Park was being used as a playlot. Over the years, the park has been upgraded, most recently with a soft surface playground.
