Location:
3548 S. Wallace St.
Chicago, IL 60609
Supervisor:
Valerie Marquez (Donovan Park)
Phone Numbers:
Main
(312) 747-6111
Hours
Park Hours
Description
McKeon Playground Park is located in the Bridgeport Community. The park is 0.49 acres and it features a small playground with infant and youth swings that was renovated in Summer 2014 as part of the Chicago Plays! Program. It is an active community park.
While there is no structured programming taking place at this location, we invite you to check out our great programs offered at nearby Donovan Park for recreation.
History
McKeon Park is one of many small City parks created to meet the recreational needs of booming post-World War II Chicago. The City 's Bureau of Parks and Recreation developed plans and acquired land for this Bridgeport neighborhood park in 1948, improving it with a gravel-surfaced playground and sand box shortly thereafter.
In 1957, the City transferred this site to the Chicago Park District, along with more than 200 other properties pursuant to the Chicago Park and City Exchange of Functions Act. The Park District has upgraded McKeon Park over the years, most recently installing a new soft surface playground and enclosing the property with ornamental iron fencing.
Originally known as Wallace Playlot for the adjacent street, the site was renamed McKeon Park in October, 1967. The new name honors Lt. Joseph T. McKeon, Jr., a U.S. Marine killed in the Vietnam War.
