Geography Dept.The old STREATOR Driving Park was located in Streator, Lasalle county, Illinois. The city is situated on the Vermilion River approximately 81 miles southwest of Chicago in the prairie and farm land of north-central Illinois. GPS coordinates are: 41° 07' 59.5" N 88° 50' 35.4" W.The old STREATOR Driving Park is seen here just south of Prairie Creek in this 1892 map.This is a satellite view today of where the old STREATOR Driving Park stood back in 1892.The STREATOR Trotting & Fair Association grounds is seen here on this 1921 map.This is a satellite view today of where the STREATOR Trotting & Fair Association grounds stood back in 1912. It is only an educated guess on the orientation of the racing oval.Racing Results.
The Old Streator Driving Park. |
History Dept.
Streator was blessed with two trotting tracks during its history. Based on race results from 1887 we know that the old Streator Driving Park went back at least that far in time. We are not sure when racing at the old driving park ended but, it was probably between 1892 and 1911 when the Streator Trotting & Fair Association was formed.
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