Chicago park and boulevard system
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The Chicago park and boulevard system is an interconnected network of parks and landscaped boulevards designed to encircle and link neighborhoods throughout Chicago, forming one of the city’s most significant historic urban planning features.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago boulevard system | 2 |
| Chicago lakefront roadway network | 1 |
| Chicago park and boulevard system canonical | 1 |
| Chicago’s Boulevard System | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
park and boulevard system ⓘ urban park system ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | landscape architecture ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Lakefront parks of Chicago
ⓘ
commercial corridors ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedTo |
encircle Chicago
ⓘ
link neighborhoods ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century urban planning ⓘ |
| governingBody | Chicago Park District ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
contributes to Chicago’s urban identity
ⓘ
symbol of Chicago’s historic city planning ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
green infrastructure
ⓘ
public health improvement ⓘ social gathering spaces ⓘ urban beautification ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType |
formal parks
ⓘ
recreational open space ⓘ tree-lined boulevards ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Boulevard System North Parkways
ⓘ
Boulevard System South Parkways ⓘ Boulevard System West Parkways ⓘ Douglas Park ⓘ Garfield Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Garfield Park ⓘ Humboldt Park, Chicago ⓘ
surface form:
Humboldt Park
Jackson Park ⓘ Logan Square ⓘ Midway Plaisance ⓘ Washington Park ⓘ boulevards ⓘ circles ⓘ medians ⓘ parks ⓘ parkways ⓘ squares ⓘ triangles ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago Park District ⓘ |
| significance | major historic urban planning feature of Chicago ⓘ |
| usedFor |
neighborhood connectivity
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ scenic drives ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chicago boulevard system
this entity surface form:
Chicago boulevard system
this entity surface form:
Chicago’s Boulevard System
this entity surface form:
Chicago lakefront roadway network