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Bsallardice (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Field |Name=University Skating Club |Country=United States |State=IL |City=Chicago |Modern Address=35th and Cottage Grove |Description=The original U. of Chicago had a skating club and skating park. Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 25, 1868: "University Skating Park--Base ball on ice at 1-1/2 p.m." This location would be just south of Camp Douglas. |Sources=Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 25, 1868 |Reviewed=No |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice |Entered by=Bruce Allardice }}") |
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|Modern Address=35th and Cottage Grove | |Modern Address=35th and Cottage Grove | ||
|Description=The original U. of Chicago had a skating club and skating park. Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 25, 1868: "University Skating Park--Base ball on ice at 1-1/2 p.m." | |Description=<p>The original U. of Chicago had a skating club and skating park. Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 25, 1868: "University Skating Park--Base ball on ice at 1-1/2 p.m." This location would be just south of Camp Douglas.</p> | ||
<p>An 1863 map locates the Chicago college (as it was then called) bounded by University (just north of Douglas Place (now 35th)) on the south, Rhodes on the west, College on the north, and the railroad tracks (now Cottage Grove) on the east. Crittenden (now, 34th), which ends at Rhodes, marks the halfway point between University and College Sts.</p> | |||
This location would be just south of Camp Douglas. | |Sources=<p>Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 25, 1868</p> | ||
|Sources=Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 25, 1868 | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
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|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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| Location | Chicago, IL, United States |
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| Modern Address | 35th and Cottage Grove |
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| Description | The original U. of Chicago had a skating club and skating park. Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 25, 1868: "University Skating Park--Base ball on ice at 1-1/2 p.m." This location would be just south of Camp Douglas. An 1863 map locates the Chicago college (as it was then called) bounded by University (just north of Douglas Place (now 35th)) on the south, Rhodes on the west, College on the north, and the railroad tracks (now Cottage Grove) on the east. Crittenden (now, 34th), which ends at Rhodes, marks the halfway point between University and College Sts. |
| Sources | Chicago Evening Post, Jan. 25, 1868 |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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