Ping Tom Memorial Park
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Ping Tom Memorial Park is a 17.24-acre (6.98 ha) public urban park in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood, in South Side, Chicago. It is part of the Chicago Park District (CPD).
Ping Tom Memorial Park's developed area
Civic leader Ping Tom (April 15, 1935 – July 7, 1995) played an important part in the park's creation, and it was named is his honor.
A pagoda-style pavilion is located near the park's eastern boundary—the Chicago River
The park's undeveloped northern shoreline
Chinatown, Chicago
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Chinatown is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, along S. Wentworth Avenue between Cermak Road and W. 26th St. Over a third of Chicago's Chinese population resides in this ethnic enclave, making it one of the largest concentrations of Chinese-Americans in the United States. It formed around 1912, after settlers moved south from near the Loop, where the first enclaves were established in the 19th century.
The Chinatown Gate over Wentworth Avenue
Wentworth Avenue looking south.
The On Leong Chinese Merchants Association constructed their headquarters along Cermak Road in 1912.
The On Leong Merchants Association Building and the Won Kow Building were built along Wentworth Avenue in 1927.