63rd Street Beach / Bathing Pavilion

CTL-E-1004 · Institution · other · unspecified

Verified evidence grade of this record

10-acre beach extension completed 1917 (plan 1914); Classical Revival bathing pavilion constructed by 1919, opened June 14, 1919 (cost >$170,000). Historically provided bathrooms, showers, medical rooms, and separate men's/women's courtyards with hundreds of wooden changing booths. Segregated at opening (Black patrons used the stone beach, not the sand beach). ~$8M restoration in the late 1990s; Park District renovations completed 2000. Described as the city's largest and oldest beach house.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PLACE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-PLACE-001:PLACE-096; source research type(s): leisure site. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/63rd-street-beach?order=field_activity_type&sort=asc; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/63rd_Street_Bathing_Pavilion

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