| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1893/00/00 | Frederick Law Olmsted Sr | Landscape Architect | Wooded Island is developed as the focal point of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. | World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago | ||
| 1893/03/31 | Designed by Kuru Masamichi, a Ho-o-den, or Phoenix Temple, (lost) and garden are established by the United States and Japan as a symbol of their friendship, and as a place for visitors to learn about Japan and experience Japanese culture. | World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago | ||||
| 1935/00/00 | The newly created Chicago Park District restores the Ho-o-den and adds a more extensive Japanese Garden. | |||||
| 1946/10/13 | The Phoenix Temple is destroyed by arson in 1946. | |||||
| 1992/00/00 | The Japanese Garden is revitalized as a project to celebrate Chicago's Sister City relationship with Osaka, Japan. | |||||
| 2016/00/00 | Yoko Ono | Artist | Sky Landing, a sculpture by Yoko Ono, on the north Side of Wooded Island in Jackson Park. |
| Particulars for Wooded Island: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Landscape Architecture | Garden |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Physiographic feature | Island |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Historic Use | Outdoor recreation |
| Historic Use | Park |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America | Book | Erik Larson |
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