Gladstone Park is one of six neighborhood parks created by the Jefferson Park District. It is located on the northeast side of the Chicagoland area right next to the community of Jefferson Park. The area is predominately middle class with well maintained bungalows and colonial homes, which line the quiet, almost suburban streets. Residents are attracted to the area due to its proximity to downtown and accesibility to public transportation such as the Metra and the Blue Line trains. Like much of the northwest side of Chicago, the community is known for its Polish influence with reflected in the many locally owned shops and grocers that beset the neighborhood's landscape.

The community's most prominate feature is its namesake park. The Park was established in 1920 and was one of 22 park commissions consolidated into the Chicago Park District in 1934. The park is named for British Prime Minister William Gladstone (1809-1898). Once the land was allocated by the district in 1930, the landscaped park gained a small fieldhouse designed by Clarence Hatzfeld, architect of many Chicago park buildings, including the nearby Jefferson Park fieldhouse. Today the park offers features such as Preschool classes, knitting, floor hockey, tumbling, senior exercise classes and T-ball and soccer.

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