Beginning in 1910, all picnic groves in the city of Chicago were required to obtain an amusement license. The city issued 28 picnic grove licenses in 1910, according to Chicago Department of Revenue records.
The following is a listing of those 28 picnic groves:
Picnic Grove
Location
Opened
Acreage
Owner
Ashland Grove
3600 N Ashland
before 1894
0.35
John Strange
Atlas Park
5025 N 40th
before 1905
1.25
K. Matos
Brands Park
3251 N Elston
before 1905
5.25
-
Brighton Park Grove
3600 S Kedzie
before 1910
0.75
Joseph Monhal
Battling Nelsen's Grove
138th & "O" Ave
before 1910
-
Niesl Nelsen
Beyer's Grove
California & Addison
before 1910
-
Henry Beyer
Excelsior Park
3532 W Irving Park
before 1910
0.75
A.J. Schmid
Elm Tree Grove
6345 W Irving Park
before 1910
-
W.J. Coolahan
Eberts Grove
6668 N Ridge
1894-1905
1.00
-
Friedl's Park
3956 W Fullerton
before 1910
-
John Friedl
Garden City Daisy Park
3954 W 26th
1896-1910
-
Frank Smetana
Gardner's Grove
123rd & Michigan
before 1910
-
H.C. Gardner
Kolze's Electric Park
6345 W Irving Park
before 1910
-
H.J. Kolze
Kosciuzko Grove
Dunning
before 1910
-
J. Czosek
Karthauser's Grove
6648 N Ridge
1894-1905
1.00
Nick Karthauser
Lakeside Grove
9601 S Ewing
before 1897
1.00
P.J. Crawford
Mayfair Grove
4624 W Montrose
before 1905
0.75
J.M. Olsen
Mullauer's Grove
300 W 117th
before 1897
0.75
Leopold Mullauer
Paul's Grove
658 W 123rd
before 1897
0.75
Mike Repszus
Peterson's Grove
W 59th & Western
before 1910
-
James C. Peterson
Pilsen Brewery Park
W 26th & Albany
1896-1910
1.75
Pilsen Brewery Co.
Pulaski Grove
N 53rd & Humboldt
before 1910
-
W. Wleklinski
Scheiner's Grove
5215 N 40th
before 1905
9.25
-
Spachman's Grove "A"
5061 N 40th
before 1910
-
-
Spachman's Grove "B"
5061 N 40th
before 1910
-
-
Spachman's Grove "C"
5061 N 40th
before 1910
-
-
Standard Grove
4818 N Clark
before 1894
1.25
A. Wissemar
White Eagle Grove
2709 E 83rd
1897-1910
0.75
J. Lazrski
Sources:
Names, locations, and owners derived from the Chicago Department of Revenue's amusement license ledger; acreage figures are estimates and are based on Sanborn Company fire insurance maps; opening dates based on amusement licenses and fire insurance maps.
Alternative Street Names:
12th=Roosevelt, 22nd=Cermak, Armitage=Center, Crawford=Pulaski, Evanston=Broadway, Grand Blvd=South Parkway=Martin Luther King Drive, Humboldt=Richmond, Robey=Damen.
