Seneca Park — Attraction in Chicago

This is a small but somewhat historic little park located just east of the Chicago Water Pumping Station, bordered by Pearson Street on the north, Chicago Avenue on the south and Mies van der Rohe St. (formerly Seneca Street) on the east. On the north and across Pearson street is the high rise Ritz Carlton Hotel and Residences. The Ritz Carlton is on the former site of the Pearson Hotel, which was built by my great grandmother, my grandfather and great uncle, in 1924. They lost their controlling stock and proprietorship in the Hotel Pearson after the stock market crash of October 1929. The Hotel Pearson was both a transient and mostly residential hotel in its later years. It was closed and demolished in 1971 to make room for the gargantuan Ritz Carlton. Thus, a part of Chicago hotel history was lost. But the memory lingers on. Search for Pearson Hotel Chicago. I've posted some photos from vintage postcards and of old photographs of the Pearson. I was in the Pearson Hotel a few times before it was torn down. My grandfather had a miniature golf in Seneca Park at the time they owned...

This park has a very convenient location immediately adjacent to Lurie Children's Hospital. This location does mean it's extremely busy, with tons of ambulance sirens and lots and lots of car sounds while the kids are playing. The playground equipment is novel and cool, almost quirky, on both the "big kids" and "little kids" sides, but my son physically struggled a little on the big kids' side and wasn't having a great time over there, and I saw two kids slip and fall while playing, with one kid who was around 6 or 7 fall from a relatively high height and wind up crying for a long time. My son wound up enjoying himself on the little kids' side for a long time. As cool as the playground looks, it honestly isn't as well-designed as some other parks...

Loved this park located so close to Luries Hospital. I love how it's a random park located right in the middle of the city. So glad my friend showed us this park during our visit. It was nice to have a place for my kids to burn off energy before the night was over that wasn't just miles of walking. It's definitely a park for younger kids. A 10 year old may not have as much fun as a 7 year old here. It's located right next to one of the city's fire stations.

There's a wooded walkway to the park with benches and street lights and it's everything I'd imagine a picturesque city park would be...