Summer is over and Grant Park was barely open.
Make no little plans, said Daniel Burnham, for they have no magic to stir men's blood. Chicago 's Lake Park, opened in 1844, was one of those big plans—a vision of Montgomery Ward that the lakefront would remain open, free, and clear for all eternity. The park eventually expanded to 319 acres and was renamed to honor Illinois-born 18th President Ulysses S. Grant.Since then, Grant Park has been Chicago ’s front yard and a crown jewel in the city’s massive public park system.
A WTTW analysis revealed that last year, out of 87 summer days between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Grant Park was fully open to the public for only four of them."How has this become the norm?" an exasperated Kilgore asked. "I remember we had Taste of Chicago, but you could access that. I’m remembering the fireworks, the Bulls championships... My growing-up memories of Grant Park are of this wonderful public gathering space, and now it’s essentially choked off.
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