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South Shore Beach is part of the acclaimed South Shore Cultural Center facility within Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, serving as a public recreation anchor encompassing more than 65 acres throughout the neighborhood. The facility was originally developed in 1905 as the South Shore Country Club by Chicago Athletic Club president Lawrence Heyworth, intended to be an exclusive club set on a lakefront country setting constructed by acclaimed Chicago architects Marshall and Fox. Following segregation controversies, the club closed in the early 1970s, but in 1974, the property was purchased by the Chicago Park District and rehabilitated as a public cultural center. Today, it is home to a theater, culinary institute, restaurant, and art gallery, with a nine-hole golf course and tennis courts offered on its grounds. A public swimming beach is open to the public between Memorial Day and Labor Day, with distance swimming offered parallel to the shoreline. A public boardwalk also traverses sand dune, wetland, and woodland areas, offering views of native wildlife.
Address: South Shore Beach, 7059 S. South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649, Phone: 312-72-BEACH
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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