June 2007
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Veterans Memorial Added to Merrimac Park Upgrade
Posted: 6/11/2007
June 7, 2007
By ANDREW SCHNEIDER Staff Writer TimesHarlem-Irving
Dunning-area residents can look forward to a new "gateway" to their neighborhood as improvements to the northwest portion of Merrimac Park near completion in the fall.
The improvements to the 9-acre park, at 6343 W. Irving Park Road, will include an ornamental plaza at the park's entryway at the southeast corner of Irving Park and Narragansett Avenue, walking and running paths, extensive landscaping with new trees and shrubs, a drinking fountain, updated lighting and new benches. A late addition to the project will be a veterans memorial to be dedicated after the improvements are completed.
"It's going to be a very welcome addition and a nice gateway to the Dunning neighborhood," said Alderman Tom Allen, 38th Ward, one of the driving forces behind the improvements. "I've had it on my wish list since the late '90s."
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