
Community Playfields and Cottonwoods: A Trip Down History Lane
April 20, 2019
History, Storm Sewer Project, Westside Storm Sewer
Currently, stormwater detention tanks are being planned for installation at Wilmette Village parks, including at Community Playfields. A resident has mounted a campaign to save the “old growth forest” of cottonwoods at the park, so I decided to do a little research into the history of the trees …