Franklin Park

Franklin Park, village (1990 pop. 18,485), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1892. It is chiefly residential.

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Franklin Park

Parks Directory of the United States / Urban Parks / Boston

Address: 1 Franklin Park Dr
Boston, MA 02121
Phone: 617-635-4505;
Fax: 617-287-8313;
Size: 527 acres.
Location: Surrounded by Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Roslindale, and Dorchester.
Facilities: Paths, zoo, playgrounds including "tot lot", sports fields, sports courts, ball fields, 18-hole golf course.
Activities: Bicycling, golf, tennis, baseball, softball, football, rugby, lacrosse, soccer.
Special Features: Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the park is the "pendant" of Boston's Emerald Necklace chain of public spaces and the largest greenspace in the city. The park is also home to the 72-acre Franklin Park Zoo, established in 1911.

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