Washington Park

[GOAT]

Does anyone remember the old Washington Park in Homewood Illinois?

[Grandstand Handicapper]

I do. Was never there for the races, but I drove by the place in the mid 70's. About what, a half-hour outside Chicago, I think. I remember when the grandstand burned down.

[hasbeen]

Burned down in 1977. Raced harness meets there throughout the 60s and 70s. Mile oval. The site where the track, barns, and parking lots were became a shopping center,  then part of that same land is where the Wind Creek casino now sits. East Hazel Crest, Harvey, and Homewood are all within 2 blocks of one another near 175th and Halsted aves.