Location:
2101 W. Superior St.
Chicago, IL 60612
Supervisor:
Shandrel Starks (Commercial Club Park)
Phone Numbers:
Main
(312) 742-7558
Hours
Park Hours
Description
This small playground is located in the West Town community. The park is 0.34 acres and it features a playground that was renovated in 2014 as part of the Chicago Plays! program. Superior Playground Park 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 Commercial Club Park for recreation.
History
Superior Park was one of 42 playgrounds and playlots developed by the City in 1950 to meet the recreational needs of post-World War II Chicago. Having purchased a quarter-acre of land in the West Town community, the City's Bureau of Parks and Recreation began preliminary work later that year. The park was soon equipped with a gravel-surfaced playground.
In 1957, the City transferred the park, along with 200 other properties, to the Chicago Park District pursuant to the Chicago Park and City Exchange of Functions Act. After replanting the park's green borders and rehabilitating the playground in 1981, the Park District added a new soft surface playground and an ornamental iron fence during the 1990s.
Following its general practice, the bureau named the site for the adjacent street. Both the park and the street take their names from the largest of the five Great Lakes. The French called the lake "Lac Superior," meaning the "upper lake."
Advisory Council
Contact:
Commerical PAC President
Email:
commercialparkinfo@gmail.com
Meeting Details:
The 3rd Monday of the month at 6:30pm Commercial Park
