Gompers Park, Chicago
A big, lovely park (39 acres) with the full range of outdoor sports activities, including a lagoon for fishing.
A big, lovely park (39 acres) with the full range of outdoor sports activities, including a lagoon for fishing. A new statue in honor of the park's namesake, labor hero Samuel Gompers, was unveiled in 2007.
Hours
Sun
11:00
0:00
Mon
17:00
2:00
Tue
17:00
2:00
Wed
15:00
2:00
Thu
15:00
2:00
Fri
11:00
2:00
Sat
11:00
3:00
About Gompers Park
4222 W West Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States
+1 773-685-3270
Gompers Park and Nearby Sights on Map
Albany Park Theater Project
A community gem: experienced theater veterans guide a multi-ethnic ensemble of teenagers in creating original plays about the immigrant stories in their neighborhood
The Villa District
This landmark district was built in 1902 by a number of architects, many of them visibly influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style of architecture
Carl Schurz High School
A massive 1910 Prairie School masterpiece by Dwight Perkins, possibly the biggest example of the architectural style, and still a working high school
Gateway Theater/Copernicus Foundation
A Polish Cultural Center in Jefferson Park, housed in the old Gateway Theater movie palace
National Veterans Art Museum
A collection of over 500 evocative pieces of art, created by artists who served in Vietnam
Jefferson Memorial Park
Beloved local park with seasonal concerts and seven acres of outdoor fun, including fields for baseball, football, soccer, and tennis, as well as a swimming pool and a spray pool
Marie's Golden Cue
A classic pool hall with eighteen well-kept tables
Cambodian Association of Illinois
In addition to their work with Cambodian immigrants and refugees, the CAI also runs a small but highly effective Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial at their building near Albany Park
St. Wenceslaus Church
The other monumental religious edifice that dominates the Avondale skyline, it is considered to be 'one of the best examples of the fusion of Art Deco stylings with medieval European architecture in the city of Chicago
Lincoln Square Lanes
A second-floor bowling alley, right above a hardware store, with hand-scoring and an old Midwestern lodge feel (but with a fresh remodeling from 2013)