Harlem Race Track

Harlem Race Track

The Harlem Race Track (originally called the Harlem Jockey Club) was a race track located in Harlem, Illinois (currently Forest Park, Illinois) near the 12th st. and Hannah. The track was opened in 1894 by George Hankins and John Condon and operated until 1904. [http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/601.html Encyclopedia of Chicago - Horse Racing] Retrieved June 6, 2007]

From 1899 to 1904 the Lake St. "L" line offered express excursion service to the track. [ [http://www.chicago-l.org/history/chron_lake.html Lake Street Elevated(1888-1924)] "Chicago-L.org" Retrieved June 6, 2007] [ [http://www.chicago-l.org/operations/lines/route_ops/lake.html Lake Street Express Operations] "Chicago-L.org" Retrieved June 6, 2007]

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* [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cdn:@FIELD(SUBJ+@band(+Harlem+Race+Track++Forest+Park,+Ill+++)) Library of Congress - American Memory] Photographs of the Harlem Race Track


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