Midway Plaisance (linear park) between Jackson Park and Washington Park
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Midway Plaisance is a historic linear park on Chicago’s South Side, best known for its role in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and for linking Jackson Park and Washington Park as part of the city’s grand park and boulevard system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Midway Plaisance | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linear park
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public park ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | University of Chicago campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | World’s Columbian Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Jackson Park on the east
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Washington Park on the west ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
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| connectsPark |
Jackson Park
NERFINISHED
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Washington Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| county | Cook County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Dorchester Avenue
NERFINISHED
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Ellis Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenwood Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Stony Island Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ University Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodlawn Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Calvert Vaux
NERFINISHED
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Frederick Law Olmsted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ice skating rink (seasonal)
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recreational fields ⓘ sunken central lawn ⓘ tree-lined berms ⓘ walkways ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
open space
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pedestrian circulation corridor ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| historicFunction | midway for amusements and concessions at the 1893 fair ⓘ |
| influencedTerm | midway (as a term for fairground amusement area) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic role in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
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linking Jackson Park and Washington Park ⓘ |
| length | approximately one mile ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locatedOnSideOf | South Side of Chicago ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Chicago Park District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearNeighborhood |
Hyde Park
NERFINISHED
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Washington Park neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodlawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago park and boulevard system
NERFINISHED
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South Park System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPlanningConcept | Emerald Necklace of Chicago parks and boulevards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | amusement area of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Midway Plaisance amusement area
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Midway Plaisance (linear park) between Jackson Park and Washington Park
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