Franklin Park
Franklin Park,
village (1990 pop. 18,485), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1892. It is chiefly residential.Franklin Park
Boston, MA 02121
Phone:617-635-4505
Fax:617-287-8313
Size: 527 acres.
Location:Surrounded by Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Roslindale, and Dorchester.
Facilities:Paths, zoo, playgrounds including "tot lot", sports fields, sports courts, ball fields, 18-hole golf course.
Activities:Bicycling, golf, tennis, baseball, softball, football, rugby, lacrosse, soccer.
Special Features:Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the park is the "pendant" ofBoston's Emerald Necklace chain of public spaces and the largestgreenspace in the city. The park is also home to the 72-acre FranklinPark Zoo, established in 1911.
See other parks in Massachusetts.