West Side Grounds

Historical marker location:

912 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is on South Wood Street near West Taylor StreetThi when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2008

Home Field of the Chicago National League Ball Club from 1893 to 1915.

Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo was founded in 1868, making it one of the oldest zoos in the United States. The zoo originally housed a pair of swans, but it has since grown to house over 1,000 animals from around the world.