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Riis Park (Chicago)
Riis
Park
is a 56-acre park on
Chicago's Northwest Side
in the
Belmont-Cragin neighborhood
. The park is named for
Jacob Riis
, a
famous
New York City
muckraker
journalist and
photographer
who
documented
the plight of
the poor
and
working class
.
The park was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
in 1995 and the
National Register Information System
ID is 95000483.