McKinley Park Walking Tour
Enjoy a stroll and learn about the neighborhood during the McKinley Park Walking Tour, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2026, starting at the 35th/Archer Orange Line El Station at 3685 S. Archer Ave., Chicago.
Presented by Chicago for Chicagoans, the tour consists of a 2.5 hour walk through McKinley Park with historic preservationist Erica Ruggiero. As a passionate advocate for Chicago's industrial history, Erica brings her expertise of the Central Manufacturing District to a tour that weaves and winds through picturesque streets of vernacular architecture.
McKinley Park Walking Tour Route Map
Beginning at the 35th/Archer Orange Line El stop, the tour will cover the history, landmarks and towering structures of a neighborhood that's long been responsible for much of the city's bricks, iron, meat, furniture and Goodyear Tires — while also housing an ever-changing, diverse immigrant population. It will include humble homes, towering manufacturing supercenters, churches, schools and parks, and explore McKinley Park's unique stamp on Chicago's magnificent blue collar history. The afternoon will end at the Huck Finn Restaurant at 3414 S. Archer Ave.
The tour is offered on a "pay-what-you-can" basis, with a suggested donation of $10 to $20 per attendee. For more information and to RSVP, see the McKinley Park Walking Tour page on the Eventbrite service.
