Little Village in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

La Villita Natural Area

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2024

1. La Villita Natural Area Marker

Inscription. Welcome to La Villita Natural Area. The process of converting the four-acre perimeter of La Villita Park into native prairie habitat began in 2017. This transformation is providing better food and shelter options for pollinators-like birds, butterflies, and bees-while also improving the aesthetics and ecological value of this neighborhood resource. Throughout natural area, native prairie species have been seeded and planted.

Erected by Chicago Park District.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 2017.

Location. 41° 50.248′ N, 87° 42.129′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Little Village. It is on 31st Street near Albany Avenue. The marker is at the southern entrance to La Villita Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2800 South Sacramento Avenue, Chicago IL 60623, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carlos Salinas de Gortari (approx. half a mile away); Little Village Arch (approx. half a mile away); (Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 3456 S. Western Ave. (approx. one mile away); World War II Memorial

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(approx. one mile away); a different marker also named World War II Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); McKinley Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Boulevard System (approx. 1.2 miles away); Marquette and Jolliet Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this marker. La Villita is the Spanish-language translation of the Little Village neighborhood where this park is located.

Also see . . . La Villita Park official site. From the Chicago Park District

Excerpt: "The Chicago Park District acquired this property from the City of Chicago in 2012 and the park was dedicated in December of 2014. La Villita Park is an impressive 21 ½ acre park in the Little Village neighborhood of the South Lawndale Community. It occupies a former brownfield site called Celotex in reference a former industrial complex that had polluted and degraded the property. Designated by the EPA as a Superfund site, the property went through remediation. The clean-up process was completed in 2009. The new park is extremely significant to the surrounding Little Village neighborhood.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2024

2. La Villita Natural Area Marker
Not only does this area have one of the highest needs for open space in Chicago, but its residents long-contended with the negative consequences of living near a polluted site."

(Submitted on October 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

La Villita Natural Area Marker from 31st Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2024

3. La Villita Natural Area Marker from 31st Street

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.