Midway Plaisance
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Midway Plaisance is a historic mile-long park and boulevard in Chicago best known as the entertainment and amusement corridor of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and now a green space linking the University of Chicago campus to surrounding neighborhoods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midway Plaisance canonical | 8 |
| Midway Plaisance area | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boulevard
ⓘ
linear park ⓘ urban park ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
University of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Chicago campus
|
| connects |
Jackson Park
ⓘ
Washington Park ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Ellis Avenue
ⓘ
Dorchester Avenue ⓘ
surface form:
South Dorchester Avenue
University Avenue ⓘ Woodlawn Avenue ⓘ |
| designer |
Calvert Vaux
ⓘ
Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ |
| feature |
lawns
ⓘ
playing fields ⓘ recreational facilities ⓘ tree-lined walks ⓘ |
| function |
green space
ⓘ
recreational area ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ |
| governedBy | City of Chicago ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for the ‘Midway’ amusement area of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic landscape ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
World’s Columbian Exposition
ⓘ
surface form:
World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893
|
| knownFor |
historic amusement and entertainment corridor
ⓘ
role in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1 mile ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hyde Park, Chicago
ⓘ
South Side, Chicago ⓘ Woodlawn, Chicago ⓘ |
| location |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| maintainedBy | Chicago Park District ⓘ |
| near |
Jackson Park Highlands Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Jackson Park Highlands area
Midway Plaisance Ice Rink (seasonal) ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago Park District
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago park system
system of parks and boulevards designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in Chicago ⓘ |
| recreation |
informal gathering space for students and residents
ⓘ
soccer fields ⓘ ultimate frisbee fields ⓘ |
| region | Cook County, Illinois ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| transportationRole | median and parkway between traffic lanes ⓘ |
| urbanContext | links University of Chicago campus to surrounding neighborhoods ⓘ |
| usedAs | Midway of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hyde Park (Chicago)
subject surface form:
Hyde Park (Chicago)
subject surface form:
White City (World's Columbian Exposition)
this entity surface form:
Midway Plaisance area