Welcome to Taylor Park
Welcome to Taylor Park
The gymnasium at Taylor Park
The gymnasium at Taylor Park
Taylor's Teen League Basketball Champions
Taylor's Teen League Basketball Champions
Cubs Care Baseball at Taylor
Cubs Care Baseball at Taylor
A clubroom at Taylor Park
A clubroom at Taylor Park
Location:

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609

Supervisor: Ivan Simmons
Phone Numbers: Main (312) 747-6728

 

Hours

Park Hours
Day Time slot Comment
Sunday: 6:00 am-10:00 pm
Monday: 6:00 am-10:00 pm
Tuesday: 6:00 am-10:00 pm
Wednesday: 6:00 am-10:00 pm
Thursday: 6:00 am-10:00 pm
Friday: 6:00 am-10:00 pm
Saturday: 6:00 am-10:00 pm
Fieldhouse Hours
Day Time slot Comment
Sunday 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Monday 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Description

Located in the Grand Boulevard community, Taylor Park in Bronzeville totals 9.68 acres and features a fieldhouse, various meeting rooms, a combination gymnasium and assembly hall, fitness center and a boxing center. Outside, the park offers baseball fields, an athletic field for football or soccer, a tennis court, a swimming pool and a playground. 

Many of these spaces are available for rental. Park-goers can play seasonal sports at the facility. On the cultural side, Taylor Park offers music and dance classes as well. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and in the summer youth attend the Park District’s popular six-week day camp.

In addition to programs, Taylor Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the whole family, such as Fitness Fun Days, Movies in the Park and other Night Out in the Parks events. 


Enjoy this Black History Month video featuring basketball great Bobby Simmons, who talks about what Taylor Park means to him.

History

Taylor Park in Bronzeville sits on West 47th Street, at the heart of the former Robert Taylor Homes, once the nation's largest public housing project. The Chicago Housing Authority developed the Taylor Homes in the early 1960s, cutting a wide swath along the western edge of Bronzeville, Chicago's historic "Black Metropolis."

The housing complex, designed by Shaw, Metz, and Associates, included a substantial community building with various meeting rooms and a combination gymnasium and assembly hall. In 1962, the CHA began to lease this community building and the surrounding land comprising over 9 acres, to the Chicago Park District. The following year, the Park District installed tennis courts, a playground, and extensive plantings on the property. In 1967, CHA transferred a small portion of the land to the Park District, for the construction of a new swimming pool there. 

The park and the surrounding housing complex honor Robert Rochon Taylor (1890--1959), the first African-American to head the CHA. Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Taylor obtained a graduate degree in architecture from Howard University. Relocating to Chicago, he began building small, affordable homes for blacks. His work soon drew the attention of Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears and Roebuck and one of Chicago's foremost philanthropists.

In 1929, Taylor helped Rosenwald and Rosenwald's nephew, fellow architect Ernest A. Grunsfeld, Jr., plan the Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments, the city's first low-income housing complex for African-Americans. Taylor managed the Michigan Boulevard development until his death in 1959.

Taylor's work on the Michigan Boulevard development led to his appointment to the CHA board of directors, on which he served from 1938 to 1950. He became CHA chairman in 1943.

Advisory Council

Contact: Tracy Perkins,   President
Meeting Details:

3rd Tuesday of the month

Parking/Directions

For directions using public transportation visit www.transitchicago.com.

Map & Facilities

Taylor Auditorium

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Taylor Basketball Court - Outdoor

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Taylor Boxing Gym

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Taylor Clubrooms

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Taylor Baseball Field

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Taylor Fieldhouse

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Taylor Fitness Center

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Taylor Football/Soccer Field

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Taylor Gymnasium

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Taylor Park Pool

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

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(312)933-8418

Taylor Playground

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Taylor Playground

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Chicago, IL 60609
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Taylor Auditorium

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Taylor Basketball Court - Outdoor

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Taylor Boxing Gym

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Taylor Clubrooms

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Taylor Baseball Field

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Taylor Fieldhouse

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Taylor Fitness Center

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Taylor Football/Soccer Field

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Taylor Gymnasium

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Taylor Park Pool
Taylor Park Pool

39 W. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

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(312)933-8418
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