Dunbar Park (Chicago)

Dunbar Park is a park located at 300 East 31st Street in the Douglas community of South Side, Chicago, Illinois.

[1] The 20-acre (81,000 m2) site was acquired in 1962, and transformed into Dunbar Park between 1964 and 1966.

[1] The park was named for poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.

[1] Chicago Park District commissioned Chicago artist and sculptor Debra Hand to create a bronze statue of Dunbar in 2012.

The statue, which is 9 feet (2.7 m) tall, was unveiled at the park in 2014.