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Midway Plaisance

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October 23: The Midway Plaisance

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World's Fair Tour: The Midway Plaisance

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Midway Plaisance

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Ice Skating in Chicago at Midway Plaisance ❤️💕

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Drone Pullback Over Midway Plaisance - University of Chicago - Hyde Park

The Midway Plaisance, known locally as the Midway, is a Chicago public park on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is one mile long by 220 yards wide and extends along 59th and 60th streets, joining Washington Park at its west end and Jackson Park at its east end. It divides the Hyde Park community area to the north from the Woodlawn community area to the south, 6 miles (10 km) south of the downtown "Loop", near Lake Michigan. Today, the Midway runs through the southern portion of the University of Chicago campus, with university and related buildings fronting it on both sides.
  • Origin of the name 

  • The South Park Commission plan 

  • World's Columbian Exposition 

  • University of Chicago