Location:
1701 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60614
Supervisor:
Sonya Malinowski (Lincoln Park Cultural Center)
Phone Numbers:
Main
(312) 742-7726
Hours
Park Hours
Description
This tiny passive recreation area is 0.06 acres and it is located in the Lincoln Park community (at the intersection of Clark Street and La Salle Drive). While there is no structured programming taking place at this location, we invite you to check out our great programs offered at nearby Lincoln Park Cultural Center.
History
Tiny Eugenie Triangle Park lies in the southeastern corner of the Lincoln Park neighborhood, one of Chicago's oldest communities. Improvement of Green Bay Road (now Clark Street) in the 1830s led to the area's initial settlement. The City of Chicago acquired land for the park in 1871. After the Great Fire of 1871 decimated the neighborhood, it was quickly rebuilt with affordable frame workingmen's cottages. In 1877, the triangle created by the intersection of Clark, LaSalle, and Eugenie Streets was dedicated as public park land. By 1907, the City's Special Park Commission tended Eugenie Triangle's lawn, shrubs, and trees. In 1957, the City transferred the park to the Chicago Park District pursuant to the Chicago Park and City Exchange of Functions Act, which has maintained it as greenspace ever since. Eugenie Triangle Park and the adjacent street take their names from Eugenie Wolf, daughter of architect and mechanical engineer Frederick William Wolf (---), who arrived in Chicago from Germany in 1867.