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A Victorian bandstand gets ready for an encore while Jackson Park’s golden lady gets new clothes

First publishedJul 23, 10:30 UTC
Last updatedJul 23, 12:42 UTC · 2m ago
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<p>Some of the city’s best architecture is not only found around Chicago’s parks, but in them.</p><p>Yet for decades, the park district allowed many of its structures to fall into embarrassing disrepair.</p><p>Do I have to name names? For starters, how about places like the South Shore Cultural Center’s outdoor theater, which is a performance space that should be a civic asset.

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<p>Some of the city’s best architecture is not only found around Chicago’s parks, but in them.</p><p>Yet for decades, the park district allowed many of its structures to fall into embarrassing disrepair.</p><p>Do I have to name names? For starters, how about places like the South Shore Cultural Center’s outdoor theater, which is a performance space that should be a civic asset. Instead, it’s been a <a class="Link" href="https://www.landmarks.org/preservation-programs/most-endangered-historic-places-in-illinois/outdoor-theater-at-the-south-shore-cultural-center-2025/" target="_blank" >decaying appendage</a> on the South Side of the former country club, 7059 S. South Shore Dr., seemingly since time immemorial.</p><p>But is the Chicago Park District starting to get its act together and do right by its architectural treasures?

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<p>Some of the city’s best architecture is not only found around Chicago’s parks, but in them.</p><p>Yet for decades, the park district allowed many of its structures to fall into embarrassing disrepair.</p><p>Do I have to name names? For starters, how about places like the South Shore Cultural Center’s outdoor theater, which is a performance space that should be a civic asset.
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