Dinah Washington Park
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- See also: Washington Park, Chicago
Dinah Washington Park is a park located at 8215 S. Euclid Avenue in the South Chicago community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was named for singer and Chicago resident Dinah Washington. It is one of two parks showing in a ChicagoParkDistrict.com search for Washington Park (The other being Washington Park) and one of 4 Chicago Park District parks named after persons surnamed Washington (Harold Washington Park and Washington Square Park, Chicago). It is one of 40 Chicago Park District parks named after influential African Americans.[1]
The Chicago Park District purchased the vacant lot in 1972 with the help of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.[2]
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- ^ Chicago Parks Commemorate Influential African Americans Impacting the City's History. Chicago Park District (2007-01-19). Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
- ^ Duo Consulting (2006). Dinah Washington Park. Chicago Park District. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
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