Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District (IL)
Chicago's many neighborhoods are linked by skinny stretches of parks that were planned and established as the city grew. Runners' favorite of these, the ones everyone knows about, are the Lake Front Trail, Lincoln Park, and Grant Park. But for urbanists, Chicago's Boulevards are far more interesting. They connect the city's West, Southwest, and South Sides and highlight some of the city's coolest and most diverse neighborhoods, architecture, and history. The Cultural Landscape Foundation describes this nationally registered historic district as the following,