Post #2254172
2026-04-28 00:25 UTC
Shoutout to Daniel Burnham and Montgomery Ward for keeping Chicago's lakefront free and open for the people.
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@XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2026-04-28 15:21
I've been there. It felt so odd being able to go to a government park, after sunset, against the water, and just have it be filled with people (like 100 people in sight, across the 600ft of lakefront I could see). When does it officially close, like 10pm? One cop-type was making rounds in the parking lot but not actually enforcing anything. There were occasional fireworks. I'm sure there are altercations sometimes, but the most I saw in my hour there was unruly kids (10 year olds). It was so peaceful. I come from the coast where there is only private land and government land that closes dusk to dawn.