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AN APPEAL
PEOPLE OF CHICAGO
FOR FIU N D S TO ESTABLISH
PLAYGROUNDS for CHILDREN

OF THE WEST SIDE.
ISSUED BY THE
Cºp SPECIAL PARK COMMISSION,
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
- LIBRARIES
266892
MARCH 1930
WHERE PLAY GROUNDS ARE NEEDED.
WHY THEY ARE NEED ED.
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CONDITIONS WHICH SHOULD TOUCH THE
HEARTS AND POCKET BOOKS OF ALL
WHO HAVE REGARD FOR THE
WELFARE OF CHILDREN.
WEBSTER PLAYGROUND –Thirty-third and La Salle Streets. “Shooting the Chutes; ” a Line-up of Little Ones.

º,HE SPECIAL PARK COMMISSION of the City of
º Chicago was Organized by authority of the City Council
in 1890, for various purposes, all having for their object
the extension of the public recreation area in City and
County. -
The Commission considered the most urgent need
was to get Small parks, playgrounds and breathing
spaces for the tens of thousands of toilers and their families who are compelled
to live in the congested and ill-favored portions of the City. So the Commission's
first work has been along those lines.
Members of the Commission are appointed largely by the Mayor, nine being
Aldermen and the remainder either representatives of other official bodies, or
else private citizens of public spirit, who are interested sufficiently to serve the
City without pay.
Hands are Tied by Lack of Public Funds.
The City Council has never been able to carry out its original intention of
providing the Commission with funds each year to purchase sites for small parks
and playgrounds, hence the restricted work of the Commission.
There is a mistaken idea that funds raised for various park extension plans
since 1901 can be used for the benefit of all parts of the City, and that therefore
the millions from bond issues authorized by the last three General Assemblies
should be spent partly on the West Side.
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HOLDEN PLAYGROUND–Bonfield and West Thirty-first Streets. A Hot Afternoon near the “Archey Road,” in Bridgeport.
Site donated by the University of Chicago.

A P L E A F O R P L A Y G R O U N D S
The City does not get one dollar of this bond issue money. It is up to the
limit of its bonded indebtedness. The proceeds of these park bond issues can
only be spent in the respective park districts as specifically authorized in the
various Acts.
Not a dollar of public money has been spent for park extension, for Small
parks or playgrounds on the West Side, since the original park System was laid
out thirty-five years ago, except for two playgrounds established by this Com-
mission. -
South Side is Well Taken Care of.
Much has been done by the South Park Commissioners in the establishment
of small parks and playgrounds, also in the enlargement and improvement of
its park system generally. That Board has been authorized by the State to
issue $6,500,000 in bonds for those purposes. Of course, they can give the
people of the South Side what they need with such a fund to draw on, but the
West Side wage-earner, his wife and children cannot find time or car fare to
enjoy those South Side Small parks and playgrounds.

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A P L E A F O R P L A Y G R O U N D S
Seven Wards Which Most Need
Playgrounds
HE COMMISSION'S APPEAL for help is made especially on behalf
of the children who live in the seven most neglected and overcrowded
wards of the West Division, the 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th
and 19th wards.
These wards include the most densely populated parts of Chicago. Four
of them are barren of any park or playground. The total population is nearly
400,000.
In the 9th ward, commonly known as the Ghetto of Chicago, there is an
estimated population of 55,256. There are no parks or play spaces in the whole
ward. A small playground was started in the heart of the Ghetto last summer,
but the children soon saw it taken from them because the site was needed for
building purposes.
Will you help the children of the Ghetto to have a decent playground
of their own P. They have been playing again this summer in the old
way, amid dirt, stnells and dangers in the narrow streets and alleys.
“Little Bohemia” Barren of Play Space.
The 10th ward is known as the “Little Bohemia” of Chicago. The homes
of thousands of children are in large tenements, in most cases covering the entire
lot line. For lack of pure air, sunshine and open spaces the Occupants become
easy victims of disease. This ward is also destitute of a park or playground.
Its population exceeds 57,000—a large city without a breathing Space.
The residents of the 11th ward, more than 60,500 in number, according to
a recent estimate, are largely foreign, of various races, from Germany, Austria
and Russia. There is no park in this ward and for the little ones only a small
playground in the southwest end conducted by Gad's Hill Center. Long, dreary
brown stretches of lumber yards, mills, railroad tracks and factories radiate heat
day and night. The people live in a pocket, remote from Douglas Park, their
nearest recreation ground.
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WEBSTER PLAYGROUND–In the Children's Section; at Play after Sunday School.

A P L E A F O R P L A Y G R O U N D S
Will you give these youngsters a place to play and a chance to be=
come good Americans, to grow right physically and morally?
A Call for Help from Northwest Centers of Congestion.
Crossing to the northwest side is the 17th ward. This area contains the
densest population to the acre of any ward in Chicago. There are nearly 69,000
- people living on 720 arces, almost 96 persons to the acre. The population is the
third largest in the City among the wards. The only park is Bickerdike Square,
little more than a front yard green of less than an acre. Back yards are a luxury.
There is a miniature playground on two Ordinary lots at Grand Avenue and
Morgan Street.
Will you give something towards a playground for the children of
this square mile of congestion?
In the 16th ward is the City's largest Polish colony. It is constantly
becoming more crowded. The only park space is Wicker Park of 4 acres, but
Outside the zone of congestion. There is no playground in the ward. The
population is 66,000. What can you do for these little Polish-Americans?
In one section of this ward is to be found the greatest number of persons to the
acre in the whole. City, about 350.
Crying Needs of the Hull House Region.
The 19th ward, west of the river, between Van Buren and 12th streets, is
the home of a cosmopolitan population. Thousands of Greeks, Italians, Syrians,
Bohemians and Jews are crowded into some of the most dilapidated and unsani-
tary dwellings to be found anywhere. These people came from sunny and
picturesque lands, where pure air, sunshine and open spaces were their birth-
right. All these necessities are lacking in the 19th ward. The population is
nearly 54,000. They have only Vernon Park of 6 acres, but that is in the better
quarter of the west end. All the children have in the way of a playground is One
on Polk Street, near Halsted Street, conducted by Hull House Settlement. This
year half the space was taken away for building purposes.
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MOSELEY PLAYGROUND-Twenty-fourth St. and Wabash Ave. General View; Carolina Poplars Add Shade and Beauty.

A P L E A F O R P L A Y G R O U N D S
Plea for Children of a Shifting Population.
There is an estimated population of 34,000 in the 18th ward, the central
river ward. While it contains a large shifting, lodging house population, there
are many children who are dragged up—or down—in the most vicious environ-
ment. A playground south of Madison Street, between Center Avenue and
Halsted Street, would be a boon to these boys and girls. The only playground
is conducted by the Forward Movement Settlement on Van Buren Street, in their
Small back yard,
Outside the wards which have no park or playground, the west side wards
mentioned have the following population to each acre of park in the respective
wards: 16th, 16,344 persons; 17th, 73,019; 18th, 1,932; 19th, 8,715.

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ORLEANS PLAYGROUND–Institute Place and Orleans Street. Started by Miss Margaret S. Watson of Evanston
Site donated by the Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company.

A P L E A F O R P L A Y G R O U N D S
Municipal Playgrounds as Child Savers
and Money Savers
T THE MUNICIPAL PLAYGROUNDS during 1904 the total at-
tendance of children was 1,015,000. From that point alone these
recreation centers should be stamped a success and a municipal
necessity. The average attendance so far this year is much greater
at every ground.
The Commission employs a trained director at every playground. When
possible a police officer is on duty at each place. If an Officer cannot be spared,
the Commission maintains an assistant director.
All the Municipal Playgrounds are open day and night, seven days of the
week. Where the grounds are large and suitable they are kept open all year,
for skating, football, etc.
Kindergartners and Athletic Director Employed.
During the summer vacation period the Commission employs an experienced
woman kindergartner at each playground. These teachers lead the smaller
children in their exercises, games and pastimes, also instructing them in raffia
weaving.
A general athletic director is employed for all grounds. In co-operation
with each playground director, he coaches the older boys in track and field
athletics and supervises the various sports and exercises. This feature of the
playground work has saved many a young man, by drawing him away from
bad companions and the vicious atmosphere of Saloons, dance halls, etc.
Certificates from Police and Health Departments and Juvenile Court.
The Police Department gives credit to the Commission for having lessened
its labors through the agency of playgrounds in the prevention of juvenile Crime
and misdemeanors.
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Municipal Athletics at Webster Playground Sunday Afternoon–Base Ball Game Watched by Thousands. Bath House given by J. Ogden Armour.

A P L E A F O R P L A Y G R O U N D S
Records of the Juvenile Court show that where playgrounds have been
established there has been a substantial falling off in cases of juvenile delinquency
—petty thefts, vandalism and kindred fruits of misapplied youthful energy.
The street corner gangs, through the influence of playgrounds, have become the
athletic teams of the neighborhood.
The Health Department testifies to the efficiency of the playground as a
means of making healthy, robust citizens, and of preventing those diseases which
are attributed to want of proper exercise, fresh air and sunshine.
School Officials Praise the Playground.
It is stated by the public school authorities that the Municipal Playground
is a preventative of truancy—with its train of mischief—by working off the
boy's Surplus energy, giving him a zest for study and a natural desire to enter .
School after play. School principals say that the child who has a playground
within reach is an all-round better pupil than the one who has no playground.
Money, equipment, supplies and the free use of playground sites have been
given the Commission at various times by individuals and corporations. You
are invited to do likewise.
The Best is Needed in a Playground.
The Commission believes that a playground to do good must be a good
playground—thoroughly equipped, properly conducted and policed, everything
kept in mechanical, running order—otherwise it will be harmful to the children.
We have done the best we could for the Chicago boy and girl with our
111628,1].S.
We believe the best is none too good for the boys and girls of our City and
your City. We should help those who cannot help themselves.
What will you do for these children?
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NORTHWESTERN ELEVATED PLAYGROUND–Larrabee and Alaska Streets. Equipped by Clarence Buckingham.
Site donated by Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company.

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Donated by
Playground Site on Orleans Street, at Schiller Street Station.
the Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company. Waiting for Equipment Funds.

“Public playgrounds are necessarily means for
the development of wholesome citizenship in
modern cities.”
—From President Roosevelt's Message to Congress, December, 1904.

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