Douglas Park an official Chicago neighborhood surrounding a large Chicago Park District park after the same name. The park serves as a cultural and community center in Chicago, Illinois. Currently, Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid includes plans to host the Olympic swimming competitions in this park.
The park has served as a central location for recreation since it was first built. It currently houses a miniature golf course, a beach (actually a shallow lagoon with a sandy bottom), football fields, soccer fields, and an oval running track. The park also retains its original lagoon, a wide variety of trees and the original Jenney designed stone bridge. The greenhouse that attracted visitors from throughout the city was torn down in 1905. The statue of Czech patriot, Karel Havlícek Borovský, by Joseph Strachousky has been moved close to the Adler Planetarium.
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