Highland Park in Lake County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Tyler Gate

Photographed by Alison Platt Kendall

1. Tyler Gate Marker

Inscription. Over the past century, millions of music lovers have passed through this historic gate. Today, this gate and the Martin Theatre are the only structures from Ravinia's original 1904 construction still standing in the park.

Erected by Ravinia Festival.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Entertainment • Notable Events • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 42° 9.302′ N, 87° 46.777′ W. Marker is in Highland Park, Illinois, in Lake County. It can be reached from the intersection of Ravinia Park Road and Green Bay Road, on the right when traveling north. The historic Tyler Gate at Ravinia is on the west side of this outdoor music venue. It is just to the east of the Metra Union Pacific North Railroad Ravinia Park train station. Visitors can alight at this station to enter through the historic Tyler Gate for Ravinia concerts and other performances. There is no public road at this entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park IL 60035, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: This Indian Trail Tree (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Francis Stupey Log Cabin (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site of the First Public Building (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Green Bay Trail (approx. 3 miles away); The Water Tower (approx. 4.6 miles away); Fort Sheridan (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Sheridan (approx. 4.7 miles away); Kennicott House (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highland Park.

Regarding Tyler Gate. People first walked through the Tyler Gate in 1904 when Ravinia first opened as a high end amusement park. It is now primarily an outdoor music festival with concerts from June to September,

Tyler Gate with Marker on left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alison Platt Kendall

2. Tyler Gate with Marker on left

and it is also the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Martin Theatre directly behind the gate is an indoor venue that is the other structure on the grounds that dates from 1904.

Additional keywords. Ravinia Festival

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2025, by Alison Platt Kendall of Highland Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2025, by Alison Platt Kendall of Highland Park, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.