Washington Park Race Track
Washington Park Race Track was a popular horse racing venue in the Chicago metropolitan area from 1884 until 1977. It had two locations during its existence.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: sports venue
- Description: 19th and 20th-century historic racetrack in Chicago
- Also known as: “Washington Park Club”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include White City and Cottage Grove station.
White City
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
White City was a recreational area located in the Greater Grand Crossing and Woodlawn community areas on the south side of Chicago from 1905 until the 1950s. White City is situated 1,500 feet west of Washington Park Race Track.
Cottage Grove station
Metro station
Photo: zol87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cottage Grove, is an 'L' station and the terminus of the CTA Green Line's East 63rd branch, located in the Woodlawn neighborhood. The station is situated at 800 East 63rd Street and opened on April 23, 1893. Cottage Grove station is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Washington Park Race Track.
King Drive station
Metro station
Photo: zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
King Drive station is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is located in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois and serves the Green Line's East 63rd branch. King Drive station is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Washington Park Race Track.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodlawn and Washington Park.
Woodlawn
Suburb
Woodlawn is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of Lake Michigan 8.5 miles south of the Loop. The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.
Washington Park
Suburb
Washington Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of Chicago The community area includes the 372 acre park of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.
Hyde Park
Photo: Urbanrules, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…
Washington Park Race Track
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Washington Park Race Track” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “華盛頓公園賽馬場”
- Japanese: “ワシントンパーク競馬場”
- Japanese: “ワシントン競馬場”
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