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==Parks and recreation== The Loop has several parks. ===Chicago Riverwalk=== {{Main|Chicago Riverwalk}} The Chicago Riverwalk spans the southern edge of the Chicago River. ===Grant Park=== {{Main|Grant Park, Chicago}} Grant Park is located on the shores of Lake Michigan. Set aside in the late 19th century, it was originally known as "Lake Park" but was renamed for Civil War general and U.S. President [[Ulysses Grant]]. [[Buckingham Fountain]] was constructed in 1927 in Grant Park. ===Maggie Daley Park=== {{Main|Maggie Daley Park}} Maggie Daley Park is located to the east of Millennium Park. ===Millennium Park=== {{Main|Millennium Park}} Millennium Park is located northwest of Grant Park. Originally intended to celebrate the new millennium, it opened in 2004. ===Printer's Row Park=== Officially known as Park No. 543, this park is located in the Printer's Row neighborhood.<ref name="Printer's Row Park">{{cite web |title=Park No. 543 |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/park-no-543 |publisher=Chicago Park District |access-date=14 January 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114183254/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/park-no-543 |url-status=live }}</ref> It contains a community garden and an ornamental fountain.<ref name="Printer's Row Park"/> ===Pritzker Park=== Pritzker Park is located on [[State Street (Chicago)|State Street]]<ref name="Pritzker Park">{{cite web |title=Pritzker Park |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/pritzker-park |publisher=Chicago Park District |access-date=14 January 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114185618/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/pritzker-park |url-status=live }}</ref> near [[Harold Washington Library]]. It occupies the site of the Rialto Hotel, which was demolished in 1990.<ref name="Pritzker Park"/> It is a green space developed by Ronald Jones and named for [[Pritzker family|Cindy Pritzker]].<ref name="Pritzker Park"/> Originally constructed by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development, the Chicago Park District assumed control of it in 2008.<ref name="Pritzker Park"/> It has a short wall with quotes from famous writers and philosophers.<ref name="Pritzker Park"/> ===Theodore Roosevelt Park=== Theodore Roosevelt Park is located in the South Loop.<ref name="Roosevelt Park">{{cite web |title=Roosevelt (Theodore) Park |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/roosevelt-theodore-park |publisher=Chicago Park District |access-date=14 January 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114183250/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/roosevelt-theodore-park |url-status=live }}</ref> Named for U.S. President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], it was constructed beginning in 1980 as an adjunct to the Dearborn Park homes.<ref name="Roosevelt Park"/> It contains open space and three tennis courts.<ref name="Roosevelt Park"/> It is located on Roosevelt Road, also named for Roosevelt.<ref name="Roosevelt Park"/>
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