Location:
5915 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60660
Supervisor:
Kristen Rezny (Berger Park)
Phone Numbers:
Main
(773) 761-0376
Hours
Park Hours
Description
Whether you are looking to relax on the sandy beach soaking in some rays or getting active our beaches are a great summer destination right in the middle of a bustling Chicago. The park is 3.09 acres.
History
Lane Beach Park was acquired by the Chicago Park District from the City of Chicago in 1957 pursuant to the Chicago Park and City Exchange of Functions Act. By that time, the City's Bureau of Parks and Recreation had been operating such small municipal beaches since at least 1921. In contrast to the City's larger municipal beaches, the smaller beaches, though manned by lifeguards, had no changing rooms or other facilities. Residents of the north Edgewater neighborhood welcomed the recreational outlet provided by Lane Beach and other small beaches. Although the Lincoln Park Board had at one time contemplated expanding Lincoln Park north to Devon Avenue, the planned expansion never took place, and north Edgewater was left without easy access to Lincoln Park's spacious beaches. (Lincoln Park reached its present northern boundary of Ardmore Avenue in 1956.)
Known for years as Thorndale Avenue Beach and Park, the park was renamed in May, 1975 for George A. Lane (1903-1974), a community resident active in church-civic affairs, philanthropy, and politics for over 30 years. Lane, a Chicago lawyer for 50 years, served as chief counsel to the Metropolitan Sanitary District and Democratic committeeman for the 49th Ward during the 1950s and 1960s. Lane was also a member of the faculty of Loyola University.
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