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{{aboutAbout|the neighborhood|the park|Jefferson Park (Chicago park)}}

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'''Jefferson Park''' is one of the 77 [[Community areas of Chicago|community areas]] of [[Chicago]], located on the Northwestnorthwest Sideside of the city. The [[Neighborhoods in Chicago|neighborhood]] of Jefferson Park occupies a larger swath of territory,.<ref>{{cite [web|title=Map|url=https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=203805747565416512635.0004aced4d6df067bf9bd|website=Google as shown on this map].Maps|url-access=registration}}</ref>

Jefferson Park is bordered by the community areas of [[Norwood Park, Chicago|Norwood Park]] to the northwest, [[Forest Glen, Chicago|Forest Glen]] to the northeast, [[Portage Park, Chicago|Portage Park]] to the south, and the suburb of [[Harwood Heights, Illinois|Harwood Heights]] to the west. Although the officialThe [[CommunityGuatemala areas- ofUnited ChicagoStates relations|communityGuatemalan areaconsulate]] mapis drawslocated the boundary betweenin Jefferson Park andat [[Portage5559 Park,North Elston Avenue.<ref>{{cite Chicagonews|Portagelast=Sula|first=Mike|title=It's Park]]not atabout Gunnisoncoffee Streetat andCafé LawrenceAntigua|date=June Avenue20, the2019|newspaper=[[Chicago JeffersonReader]]|access-date=October Park15, neighborhood extends to Montrose Avenue farther south.2019

Settlement in the vicinity of Jefferson Park began in the 1830s with [[John Kinzie Clark]] and Elijah Wentworth, whose claim was near what is now the [[Jefferson Park (Metra-CTA)|Jefferson Park Metra Station]], where he operated a tavern and inn. The tiny settlement of traders, hunters, and farmers consisted of simple one and two room [[log cabins]] until Abram Gale, for whom Gale Street is named, built the first frame house in Jefferson. Jefferson Park became the hub of an independent [[civil township|township]] that was incorporated at the nearby Dickinson Tavern as [[Jefferson Township, Cook County, Illinois|Jefferson Township]] in 1850 until annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. The area was once home to a significant population of [[Volga Germans]], and one of the area's one time local landmarks was a local apartment buildingsbuilding in the vicinity of the park along Higgins Avenue known by locals as "the Russian Hotel"''.''{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

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[[Image:Jefferson Park in Chicago.JPG|thumb|210px|left|The Chicago Park District's [[Jefferson Park (Chicago park)|Jefferson Park, the park]], with a view of the field house designed by Clarence Hatzfeld]]

[[Jefferson Park (Chicago park)|Jefferson Park]] is a {{convert|7|acre|m2|adj=on}} park operated by the [[Chicago Park District]]. The park, which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] is located on the site of the Esdohr Farm.

Jefferson Park is the home of the historic former [[Gateway Theatre (Chicago)|Gateway Theatre]] [[Movie Palace]] that is now only part of the [[Copernicus Center]]. The Copernicus Center &and former Gateway Theatre (renamed the Mitchell P Kobelinski theater) still serve the community today as a [[performing arts center]], hosting numerous music concerts, theatrical performances, classes, seminars, community meetings, and cultural events throughout the year. The Copernicus Center is also a voting location for Jefferson Park residents. The Copernicus Center "Annex," which includes both an event space and offices, houses the Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce office.

The [[Taste of Polonia]] has brought some of the nation's most prominent political figures to Jefferson Park to woo the support of [[Poles in Chicago|Chicago's Polish community]]. [[President of the United States|President]] [[George H. W. Bush]] hosted the festival in 1992 and in 2000, future [[Vice-President]] [[Dick Cheney]] as well as [[Tipper Gore]], and [[Hadassah Lieberman]] made an appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://quest.cjonline.com/stories/090500/gen_0905005844.shtml|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080513160728/http://quest.cjonline.com/stories/090500/gen_0905005844.shtml|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2008-05-13|title= Quest for the Presidency: Cheney dances, rides public train 09/05/00<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> Vice-President Cheney's presence was particularly notorious with coverage in the ''[[The New York Times]]'' of his lively antics which included dancing the [[polka]], serving attendees [[kielbasa]] with stuffed cabbage and addressing a cheering crowd by shouting the Polish phrase [[Sto Lat]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901E2DB1F30F936A3575AC0A9669C8B63|work=The New York Times|title=The 2000 Campaign: Campaign Briefing Published|date=September 5, 2000|accessdateaccess-date=2008-03-25}}</ref>

[[Image:Jefferson Park Sign.JPG|thumb|150px|right|[[Jefferson Park (CTA Blue Line)|Jefferson Park Transit Center]] sign]]Jefferson Park has long been one of Chicago's transportation hubs, earning the neighborhood the nickname as "The Gateway to Chicago".<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/667.html | title=Jefferson Park }}</ref> The neighborhood is served by a [[Blue Line (Chicago Transit Authority)|Blue Line]] [[Jefferson Park Transit Center|station]] in the median of the [[Kennedy Expressway]] at the intersection of [[Milwaukee Avenue (Chicago)|Milwaukee]] and Gale Street, less than three blocks away from the [[Copernicus Center (Chicago)|Copernicus Center]] and the historic Jefferson Park Congregational Church. The [[Union Pacific / Northwest Line]] also provides service to Jefferson Park. In 2005, a monument to [[Thomas Jefferson]] was placed along the station's entrance along [[Milwaukee Avenue (Chicago)|Milwaukee Avenue]].

Boundaries are Indian Rd, Central Ave, Ardmore Ave.<ref>[{{Cite web | url=http://www.flickriver.com/photos/zol87/3128943395/] | title=Welcome to the Indian Woods Community - a photo on Flickriver }}</ref>

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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081021052422/http://www.jeffersonparkhistory.org/ The Jefferson Park Historical Society's official website]

** [https://archive.istoday/20060320101049/http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/parks.detail/object_id/026FBA67-0F78-4D85-9E9F-568E27CC105B.cfm Jefferson Park]

** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608042104/http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/parks.detail/object_id/5D226537-1457-4C99-BDA2-E13208E2387E.cfm Gladstone Park]

** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225806/http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/parks.detail/object_id/C161DE21-E218-4B30-86E6-A7B9F8800536.cfm#content Foster Austin Park]

** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225839/http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/parks.detail/object_id/CFF58D6A-EB33-48D4-8B6A-96479A38AB7A.cfm Roberts Square Playlot]

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