Oak Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Aging Well in Oak Park

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, January 13, 2026

1. Aging Well in Oak Park Marker (sign left of door)

Inscription.
Thank you for visiting this exhibit that is called "Aging Well in Oak Park."

These photographs were taken by Oak Park residents to celebrate older members of the Oak Park community. They also are part of the Brookdale Oak Park collection of pictures.

The exhibition is curated and brought to Oak Park by members of the Action Community Engagement (ACE) Project (Principal Investigators Dr. Becca Levy and Dr. Monika Robinson, Community Leads Marc Blesoff and Pamela Mahn, and Project Managers Julie Bach and Linda Francis) as a way celebrate and recognize the many contributions of older persons to our community.

We thank Oak Park Township Senior Services and Wise Cup for sharing their public spaces for this exhibit.

We would also like to thank the Brookdale Oak Park and ACE group members for assisting with the collection of the pictures and Pamela Jean Tinnen for her help with the exhibition design. ACE is made possible by a grant from the Smith Tieken Foundation.

Please also visit the complementary ACE project, the wonderful anti ageism public art exhibit in the windows of the Oak Park Arts District that will

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be displayed until the end of January.

Erected 2025 by Action Community Engagement (ACE).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 41° 53.175′ N, 87° 47.66′ W. Marker is in Oak Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Oak Park Avenue south of South Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. The marker is in the window of the Oak Park Township Senior Services building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 South Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Come To The Table (a few steps from this marker); Joseph Kettlestrings

Aging Well in Oak Park Marker (sign right of door) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, January 13, 2026

2. Aging Well in Oak Park Marker (sign right of door)

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Scoville Park is the Heart of Oak Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Unity Temple (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oak Park's First Pickleball Court (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Unity Temple (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph and Betty Kettlestrings (approx. 0.2 miles away); Land Acknowledgement (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Park.

More about this marker. Two signs flank the left door in to the township building. Both include photographs from the Brookdale collection, featuring events held over the previous few years.

Oak Park Township Senior Services building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, January 13, 2026

3. Oak Park Township Senior Services building

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.