Loyola Park & Beach, Chicago
Wide open spaces are here: room for soccer, basketball courts, and a public field for baseball (along with one non-public field).
Wide open spaces are here: room for soccer, basketball courts, and a public field for baseball (along with one non-public field). The Heartland Cafe operates a concession stand during the summer, and there are a few small piers. It ends in the Leone Park & Beach to the north, a training beach for Chicago lifeguards.
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About Loyola Park & Beach
1230 W Greenleaf Ave
Loyola Park & Beach and Nearby Sights on Map
No Exit Cafe
The No Exit Cafe was first opened here in 1967, going through chess, jazz, Go, and other phases along the way
Pratt Beach
Aside from the tennis courts and the jogging paths, there are lots of interesting features to be found here: weeping trees left from this area's original incarnation as a swamp, a giant concrete sculpture for climbing, tennis courts, random public art installations, and best of all, the long pier leading out to an old lighthouse
Jarvis and Fargo Beaches
Less crowded than their neighboring beaches
Lifeline Theater
Performs original work and adaptations of adult ('A Room With A View') and children's ('The Stinky Cheese Man') literature; their motto is 'big stories, up close
Emil Bach House
This is the only survivor of the two homes Frank Lloyd Wright built in Rogers Park, commissioned by a local brick magnate
Howard Beach
There's a pretty good playground here, and a modestly-sized beach
The Side Project
They're new in the neighborhood, but the Side Project is quickly becoming one of Chicago's best storefront theaters
Rogers Beach
The perfect size for a beach, with tennis courts and a cliff for contemplative strolls, picnic space and a modest strip of sand for swimmers
Hartigan Park & Beach
Close to the university and the student housing
Madonna della Strada Chapel
Art deco style meets religious devotion in the spectacular Madonna della Strada Chapel, built in 1938 on the grounds of Loyola University's campus