Crawford Playlot Park occupies a compact block in Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood, bounded by North Avers Avenue, North Hamlin Avenue, West Belden Avenue, and West Medill Avenue. The park’s primary feature is a fenced playground with modern play structures, rubberized safety surfacing, and adjacent picnic tables shaded by mature trees. A single-loop asphalt path encircles the playground, providing a flat, quarter-mile walking or jogging route used by residents for daily exercise. Lighting along the path remains on until 11 p.m., extending usability into evening hours. The park sits three blocks south of the CTA’s Logan Square Blue Line station and one block west of the 72 North Avenue bus route, allowing residents to reach downtown or O’Hare without a car. Two full-size basketball courts with recently resurfaced pavement occupy the park’s northwest corner and remain open year-round. A small, fenced dog run with separate areas for small and large dogs is located along the southern edge, reducing the need for residents to drive to larger regional facilities. Street parking on the surrounding residential blocks is unrestricted outside posted snow-emergency hours.
Crawford Playlot Park currently has 4 single family homes for sale, 1 townhouse for sale, and 36 lots for sale. There is 1 foreclosure for sale, and 1 short sale.