Seneca Park & Eli M. Schulman Playground

Seneca Park & Eli M. Schulman Playground Located just east of Chicago's venerable pumping station, Seneca Park & Eli M. Schulman Playground provides a quiet oasis from bustling Michigan Avenue.

Seneca Park began as the eastern portion of Lake Shore Playground in 1907, but in 1915, an armory was built in the middle of the park, permanently separating Seneca Park from the rest of Lake Shore Playground. That Armory site is now the location of the Museum of Contemporary Art. The Park features "Ben," a bronze horse created by sculptor Debra Butterfield. In October of 1988, the Chicago Park

District designated half of the park as the site of a playground in memory of Eli M. Schulman, a local restaurateur and founder of The Eli’s Cheesecake Company. On May 7, 1990, Governor Thompson, Mayor Daley, and Eli Schulman’s son, Marc, officially dedicated and opened the Eli M. Schulman Playground. On May 18, 2021, 31 years after its original dedication, 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins and the Park District dedicated a newly reconstructed Eli M. Schulman Playground designed by Site Design with the assistance of Maria Smithburg, who was the original designer of the Park and Playground

The Happiness Club at Eli M. Schulman Playground at Seneca Park thanks to Chicago Park District Nights Out in the Parks
08/04/2026

The Happiness Club at Eli M. Schulman Playground at Seneca Park thanks to Chicago Park District Nights Out in the Parks

As the New York Knicks celebrated their NBA Championship with Jalen Brunson as MVP, it is worthy to note that Jalen and ...
06/14/2026

As the New York Knicks celebrated their NBA Championship with Jalen Brunson as MVP, it is worthy to note that Jalen and Ali Brunson were married in Chicago on July 29, 2023 at the Ritz-Carlton-Chicago and they came out to Seneca Park for one of their beautiful wedding pictures.

Snow Day at Seneca Park & Eli M. Schulman Playground
01/25/2026

Snow Day at Seneca Park & Eli M. Schulman Playground

Address

228 E Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL
60611

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 11pm
Tuesday 6am - 11pm
Wednesday 6am - 11pm
Thursday 6am - 11pm
Friday 6am - 11pm
Saturday 6am - 11pm
Sunday 6am - 11pm

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+13127427891

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