Marshfield Courts

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

Event day
2026
DateWork donePictures
2026-06-07Cleanup day. Cut tree branches, removed plant matter.
2026-05-24Trash pickup day.No images
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