Northerly Island

Northerly Island is a  man-made peninsula along Chicago's lakefront. 

The site of the Adler Planetarium, Northerly Island connects to the mainland through a narrow isthmus along Solidarity Drive made-up by Neoclassical sculptures of Kościuszko, Havliček and Copernicus.Graf, John, Chicago's Parks Arcadia Publishing, 2000, p. 13-14., . With the demolition of Meigs Field Airport, it is now a part of the Museum Campus and has been made into parkland. 

A semi-temporary concert venue, the Huntington Bank Pavilion occupies part of the site of the former airport.

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Category:Parks in Chicago