Midway Plaisance parkland in Chicago
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Midway Plaisance parkland in Chicago is a long, historic greenway on the South Side that connects Washington Park and Jackson Park and once served as the centerpiece of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midway Plaisance | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
greenway
ⓘ
parkland ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | University of Chicago campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | World's Columbian Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Jackson Park on the east
ⓘ
Washington Park on the west ⓘ |
| connects |
Jackson Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAsPartOf | park and boulevard system for Chicago's South Side ⓘ |
| designedBy | Frederick Law Olmsted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Chicago Park District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | origin of the term "midway" for fairground amusement areas ⓘ |
| hasCurrentFunction |
neighborhood recreational space
ⓘ
pedestrian corridor between Washington Park and Jackson Park ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lawns
ⓘ
sunken central area ⓘ tree-lined walks ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | remnant of the 1893 World's Fair grounds ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFunction | amusement and entertainment zone during the 1893 fair ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 1 mile ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for the Midway at the World's Columbian Exposition ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| hasPlanningRole | link between two major Olmsted-designed parks in Chicago ⓘ |
| hasTopography | largely flat with a depressed central section ⓘ |
| hasTransportationCrossings | street overpasses and underpasses ⓘ |
| landUse | public parkland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOnSideOfCity | South Side of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Hyde Park neighborhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woodlawn neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openTo | the public ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago Park District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Park System of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | historic landscape ⓘ |
| servedAs | centerpiece of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition amusement area ⓘ |
| urbanContext | major open space corridor on Chicago's South Side ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community events
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ sports fields ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1893 World's Columbian Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.