The Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Garden was built in 1996 and occupies 2 ¼ acres of land in the Northeast corner of Maggie Daley Park.

The R.A. Cancer Foundation primarily funded the garden costing $1.3 million to create.

It is a safe haven for cancer patients and meant to aid them in their healing process.

Before being placed in the Cancer Survivors Garden, the columns were submerged near the Lake Michigan shoreline in 1983 to help reinforce a breakwater.

The main pavilion, at the park's entrance, represents the “Road To Recovery” for cancer patients.