Location:
10556 S. Avenue L
Chicago, IL 60617
Supervisor:
(Wolfe Park)
Phone Numbers:
Main
312-747-7005
Hours
Park Hours
Description
Located in the East Side community, Krause Playlot Park is 0.17 acres and it features a water spray facility.
History
The City of Chicago acquired the property for Krause Park in 1907. Krause Park is among a small group of Chicago parks named for long-time Chicago Park District employees. This East Side community park honors Francis Vernon Krause (1920-1988), a 39-year veteran of the Recreation Department. Krause began his career in 1946 as a physical instructor. In 1960, he was promoted to park supervisor, serving first at Bessemer Park and later at Mann Park. In 1975, he became Assistant General Supervisor of the department, a position he held until his retirement in 1985. Until 1989, the park had been known simply as Avenue "L" Park, for the street that passed to the east. The City of Chicago developed the park shortly before 1950, on property purchased years earlier, apparently for use by the Chicago Police Department. By 1950, the City's Bureau of Parks and Recreation had improved the site with a spray pool, a sand box, and a playground. In 1957, the City transferred the small park, along with more than 200 other properties, to the Chicago Park District pursuant to the Chicago Park and City Exchange of Functions Act. The Park District installed a new soft surface playground in 1990, the year after redesignating the site Krause Park.
Map & Facilities
Krause Playlot Playground
Krause Playlot Water Spray
