Geography Dept.MAYWOOD PARK Racetrack was located in Maywood, Cook County, Illinois. The facility ran parallel along North Avenue nestled between 1st and 5th Avenues. Maywood is 11.8 miles (19 km) due west of The Loop (downtown Chicago). GPS coordinates are:
41° 54' 20.4" N 87° 50' 14.6" W.
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History Dept.
The land that would house Maywood Park was purchased by Arthur T. Galt for $64,000 in 1922. In 1931 the property was leased to the Cook County Fair Association, which constructed a spectators' grandstand and a one-half mile dirt oval track for harness races. Its attempt to operate a county fair was unsuccessful, however, and in 1934 petitioner ejected it from possession, but the track and the grandstand remained permanent improvements on the property.
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