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{{Short description|Park in Illinois, United States of America, United States of America}}
'''Oz Park''' is a public park in the [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park]] neighborhood of [[North Side, Chicago]]. It is located at 2021 North Burling Street,<ref>http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=2021%20N.%20Burling%20St.&city=Chicago&state=IL&county=Cook&country=US</ref> at the corner of Lincoln and Webster, just south of the Lincoln, Halsted, and Fullerton intersection. ▼
[[Image:Oz Park.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Oz Park in early Spring.]]
▲'''Oz Park''' is a public park in the [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park]] neighborhood of [[North Side, Chicago]]. It is located at 2021 North Burling Street,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=2021%20N.%20Burling%20St.&city=Chicago&state=IL&county=Cook&country=US|title = Chicago, IL - Chicago, Illinois Map & Directions - MapQuest}}</ref> at the corner of Lincoln and Webster, just south of the Lincoln, Halsted, and Fullerton intersection.
The park borders [[Lincoln Park High School (Chicago, Illinois)|Lincoln Park High School]] and features many statues fashioned after characters in ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz]]'', a book which was authored by Chicago reporter [[
== History ==
[[File:Oz Park, North Larrabee Street, Chicago, February 1989; photographer, Jeff Wassmann.jpg|thumb|right|200px|
During the 1950s, the area surrounding what is now called Oz Park was in need of improvement. The
== Facilities ==
The {{convert|13.32|acre|m2|adj=on}} park has one walking/biking trail, which is {{convert|0.61|mi|m}} long.<ref>{{cite web|title=Keyword Park|url=http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/walking_trails.home/keyword_park/95E1837E-FE05-42A7-8ACA-FD697E49EA22
== Sculptures in the park ==
Shortly after the park had been built and named, the artist [[John Kearney (artist)|John Kearney]] was approached by an elderly woman who wanted him to create sculptures of the main characters from ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz]]'' to decorate the park. She died, however, before the park approved the project four years later. Approximately 30 years later the documents regarding the initial plans were found, and in the early 1990s Kearney was commissioned by the Oz Park Advisory council to create the first of the four statues. He later went on to create a total of four: [[Tin Woodman|The Tin Man]], The [[Cowardly Lion]], The [[Scarecrow (Oz)|Scarecrow]], and [[Dorothy Gale|Dorothy]] & [[Toto (Oz)|Toto]].<ref name="chicago.timeout.com">{{Cite web|url=http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/out-there/13331/the-man-behindthe-curtain|title = Time Out Chicago}}</ref>
=== Tin Man ===
Installed in October 1995, the Tin Man sculpture stands at the northeast corner of the park near the intersection of Lincoln, Webster, and Larrabee. It is made from old automobile parts, which is Kearney's signature medium. The plaque below the statue reads "The Tin Man from ''The Wizard of Oz'' by Frank Baum welcomes you to Oz Park. A heartfelt salute to the community from the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, October 1995."
=== Cowardly Lion ===
In June 2001,
=== Scarecrow ===
[[File:DorothyTotoOzPark.jpg|thumb|Statue of Dorothy and Toto in Oz Park]]
The statue of the [[Scarecrow (Oz)|Scarecrow]] joined its companions in the park in June 2005. The statue stands closely behind the statue of the Tin Man in Emerald City Gardens.
=== Dorothy and Toto ===
The statue of [[Dorothy Gale|Dorothy]]
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▲== References ==
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{{Chicago Parks}}
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