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Dunbar Park

Dunbar Park is a park located at 300 East 31st Street in the Douglas community of South Side, Chicago, Illinois. The 20-acre (81,000 m2) site was acquired in 1962, and transformed into Dunbar Park between 1964 and 1966. The park was named for poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.

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Address: 300 East 31st Street

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Paul Laurence Dunbar Monument
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