Sherman park

An amazingly beautiful park along the Chicago Boulevards which linked a series of parks from Palmer Square to Hyde Park. Many of the greenbelts have been disrupted by roads, highways, and in one case a prison, yet the heart of the parkway system still endure in these great large city parks. This park is almost pristine. It is truly one of the prettiest parks I have been to in the city — it lacks the build up and major restoration projects you see elsewhere, but something about it is just perfect.
But…
There is only one entrance on Garfield Boulevard (55^th), and one on the east side of the park. The day I was here the people in the park were nice, and I was able to go for a walk without any trouble. This is a park that reminds me of Humboldt Park in say 1995 when I remember seeing cars abandoned in the park. There were no abandoned cars, but other than the youth events going on in the parks and recreation building, there was not a lot going on — no joggers, etc. It is not that sort of area.
My visit was disrupted by dozens of cop cars flying down the Western side of the park (outside the park) at full speed. I was told by a woman who walked past with her kids «there must have been a shooting south of Garfield Boulevard.» before she said «you’re safe in here!» I felt safe. This reminded me of my visits to Humboldt Park in 1995 when I was dating a woman who had a friend whose parents had a mansion on the Boulevard which they paid $ 60,000 for. It was really a mansion. We spent the day walking the then run down paths of Humboldt Park, before our mutual friend’s dad said we better spend the rest of the night hanging out in the fenced back yard off the Boulevard.
Cities can change, and I would definitely check this park out next time I drive down Garfield Boulevard on my way to midway. Having good parks like this one helps a lot since the kids programs were well attended, well staffed, and supervised as far as I could tell walking past.