Gross Park

2708 W. Lawrence Ave. Chicago IL 60625

Hours: Park: 6am - 11pm

Fieldhouse: M-F 9am - 5pm Sa/Su Closed

Park Supervisor:
Mark Naumiec

(312) 742-7528

Description

Gross Park is a small park located at 2708 West Lawrence Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. It features four basketball standards, a volleyball court, a soccer field, an ADA accessible soft surface playground, and a sandbox.

The staff offers an after school drop-in program for youth as well as Moms, Pops and Tots interaction, fun and games, preschool activities, arts and craft, and tiny tot tumbling for the little ones. Our senior population can enjoy an afternoon of social activities with their friends.

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SPRING PROGRAMS:
Register online or in-person for spring programs now. Spring programs run the week of April 1 through the week of June 3.

SUMMER PROGRAMS:

Online registration for our park’s summer programs begins Tuesday, April 16 at 9 am, and in-person registration begins Monday, April 22. The standard 6-week summer camp program runs July 1 through August 9. Most other summer programs run the week of June 17 through the week of August 19.

FACILITIES

FACILITY TYPE	ADDRESS	DESCRIPTOR	QTY
Baseball Field	2708 W. Lawrence Ave.		1
Basketball Court - Outdoor	2708 W. Lawrence Ave.		4
Fieldhouse	2708 W. Lawrence Ave.		1
Football / Soccer - Grass	2708 W. Lawrence Ave.	Junior	1
Playgrounds	2708 W. Lawrence Ave.		1
Volleyball Courts- Outdoor	2708 W. Lawrence Ave.		1

History

In 1898, the City of Chicago purchased nearly an acre-and-a-half of property in the Lincoln Square community for use by the Department of Sewers. Fifty years later, the Bureau of Parks and Recreation established a park at the site. Initially known as Washtenaw Playlot and later Lawrence Playlot for the adjacent streets, the park was well-equipped with playground equipment, a spray pool, a sand box, a small brick recreation building, and a playfield that could be flooded for ice skating in winter. In 1952, the city council renamed the site in honor of Theodore A. Gross, who developed this park and countless others during his 44 years as the city's Superintendent of Playgrounds. The Chicago Park District began leasing Gross Park from the city in 1959. After making improvements in the late 1970s, the park district rehabilitated Gross Park in 1990, and updated the recreation building the following year.