Albion Beach and Park

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Albion Beach and Park Soundex Code A415

The park site was long known as Albion Beach and Park for its location on Albion Avenue, where, atypically for Rogers Park, single-family residences lined the block approaching the lakeshore. In September 1960, the city council adopted a resolution requesting that the park district rename Albion Park Hartigan Beach in honor of 49th Ward Alderman David L. Hartigan (1906-1959), who had recently died. A graduate of St. Ignatius and Northwestern Law School, Hartigan was an attorney in the City Treasurer's Office between 1943 and 1954, and served briefly as City Treasurer. After being elected alderman in 1955, Hartigan sat on the Committee on Forestry and Recreation, and was very active in creating additional parks and recreational space. The park district officially renamed the park Hartigan Beach and Park in 1965.