1894-97 | Jackson Park’s Transformation

During the years following the close of the 1893 Exposition, Jackson Park was transformed into a pastoral urban setting for people to connect with nature and each other. As the neo-classical buildings and canals were dismantled and faded into history, a rugged interconnected system of serene lagoons with lushly planted shores, islands, and peninsulas emerged throughout this remote 600 acre (2.4km2) parkland.