BRIDGEPORT — Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District officials will break ground on the long-awaited Bubbly Creek boathouse Sunday.
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. at the boathouse's future home at 2800 S. Eleanor St.
The city first announced plans to build the 19,000-square-foot, Jeanne Gang-designed boathouse at Park 571 in November, when Emanuel unveiled plans to expand recreation on the waterway.
Part of a cluster of five boathouses dotting the city, the $5.7 million Bridgeport facility was the last in line on the construction schedule. Three other boathouses have already been built in Clark Park, River Park and Chinatown.
The Bridgeport boathouse is expected to open to the public in summer 2016.
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