Marshfield Courts

Marshfield Courts is a DIY skatepark and community space in McKinley Park, Chicago.

Event day
2026
DateWork donePictures
2026-08-01Framed ledges and laid backfill on second bank planter. Installed new artist painting
2026-07-26Framed and poured ledges on bank planter. Laid and mortared the rest of the second bank planter. Poured fill for messed up curb that was in the eay of bank planter.
2026-07-19Ripped out wooden planter, laid first level of cinderblocks. Poured corner of bank planter. Added bricks to the top of banks on the bank planter. Hosted World Cup finals watch party.
2026-07-12Poured the second bank on the tree, sourced gravel and cinderblocks for second planter.
2026-07-05Pour day - created the first bank on the tree.
2026-07-01Added another layer of cinderblocks, got backfill
2026-06-14Dug out excess dirt from tree, gravel collection, framed first concrete planter / bank
2026-06-07Cleanup day. Cut tree branches, removed plant matter.
2026-05-24Trash pickup day.No images
2025
DateWork donePictures
2025-07-18Volcano touched up.
2025-07-15Volcano poured.
2025-07-14Volcano framed.
2024
DateWork donePictures
2024-08-25Brick Bank finished.
2024-08-04Brick Bank - 3 rows of bricks laid. Pizza Hut extension poured.
2024-07-21Brick Bank - 7 rows of bricks laid.
2024-07-14Brick Bank bricks laid. Pizza Hut extension framed.
2024-06-23Mini gallery installation - Carina Vargas-Nunez
2024-06-02Brick Bank top poured.
2024-05-27Brick Bank cement base poured.
2024-05-19Brick Bank framed.
2024-05-05Mini Gallery Installation - Tortoisemane
2024-04-14Wobbly Quarter demolished.
2024-03-24Mini Gallery Installation - Alex Quiroz
2023
DateWork donePictures
2023-10-22Pizza Hut Roof Bank poured.
2023-10-15Pizza Hut Roof Bank framed.
2023-08-16Wilson Wednesday skate jam.
2023-08-13Poured south end of Long Quarterpipe.
2023-08-06North end of Long Quarterpipe framed and poured. South end framed.
2023-07-16Second section of Long Quarterpipe poured.
2023-07-09Landscaping. Second section of long quarterpipe framed.
2023-06-04Hesh Bank demolished. First section of long quarter framed and poured. Hotdog Spine painted.
2023-05-29Brick coping added to hip to quarter transition.
2023-05-21Little Free Library installed.
2022
DateWork donePictures
2022-10-23Built curb on top of snake. Built transition into steep bank.
2022-10-16Built the snake.
2022-10-02Framed out snake.
2022-09-18Finished steep quarterpipe and created transition between steep quarterpipe and pyramid. Filled in cracks, added tiles.
2022-09-04Poured concrete for steep quarterpipe.
2022-08-21Framed out steep quarterpipe, added skatelite to transfer quarter. Installed tiered planters in garden.
2022-07-31Finished top of pyramid.
2022-07-03Filled planters in with dirt, started pyramid build.
2022-06-29Built planters for garden.
2022-06-15Made wallride taller, framed out pyramid.
2022-05-29Sourced parking blocks, landfill, and mulch. Smoothed cracks. Built bank to wallride.
2022-05-22Third bank to curb
2022-05-15Second bank to curb
2022-05-11First bank to curb
2021
DateWork donePictures
2021-10-17Hesh Bank poured.
2021-10-10Original snake demolished.
2021-08-01Hesh Bank framed.
2021-06-13Backfill pickup for Hesh Bank.
2021-06-06Wobbly quarter transition edge poured. Original manual pad fabricated.
2020
DateWork donePictures
2020-10-11Wobbly quarter poured
2020-10-10Wobbly quarter framed
2020-10-04Original Snake completed
2020-09-27Original snake midsection poured, original bank to curb poured
2020-08-01Original quarter pipe by gear symbol
2019
DateWork donePictures
2019-07-13Community activation and cleanup
2019-05-22Site survey