Broadway Armory Park - Edgewater - Chicago, IL 60660 | Metromix Chicago

Broadway Armory Park

4 1/2 4.6 from 11 ratings


Neighborhood: Edgewater
5917 N. Broadway

Chicago, IL 60660
312-742-7502
An all-indoor park in the heart of Edgewater, Broadway Armory is able to make room for all sorts of unusual games and hobbies. There are six gym floors, a dance hall, a meeting room, a computer center for multimedia, unusual basketball and volleyball courts, a batting cage, fencing equipment, shuffleboard and weights. Plus, Julio and Gloria Gaona run a private trapeze class through the Armory where enthusiasts can learn the art of swinging.

Also find: a photography darkroom, a piano, an arts and crafts room where stained glass classes are taught, a room for ballroom dancing which is especially popular with Edgewater's senior citizens, The Park Kids afterschool program and summer camps, line dancing, adult aerobics, and ping-pong.

Getting There

Cross Streets:
Broadway and Elmdale.
Parking:
Street
Public Transportation:
CTA Bus: 36-Broadway.
Wheelchair Access:
Yes

The Basics

Hours:
9 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Friday. Special classes take place on weekends.
Audience:
Families
Recreation and Sports Activities:
Baseball, Basketball, Dancing, Fencing, and Volleyball
Recreation Facilities:
Athletic Fitness Club and Park

Features

Features:
Shuffleboard, ballroom dancing. For information on trapeze classes, call: 312-742-8259.
Facilities:
No pool.

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"Computer classes"

By Apres Ski from Rogers Park, February 7, 2009

I was disappointed because I thought the Armory had computer classes. I guess I read the description wrong because I thought "a computer center for...

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"Flying trapeze is incredible fun..."

By Amy Chen from Chicago, IL, December 25, 2004

Flying trapeze is incredible fun and a great work out. The Gaonas are wonderful and great with kids too!

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"I've been flying with them..."

By James Schubert from Chicago, IL, July 22, 2003

I've been flying with them since they came to Chicago, and I'll never get enough! The best combination of sport, fun and focus you could i...

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