BRIDGEPORT — A group of locals interested in starting a park advisory council to guide the development of the much-anticipated Eleanor Street Boathouse will hold its next meeting Jan. 11.
The PAC aims to improve infrastructure around the stretch of Eleanor Street known as Park No. 571, where some neighborhood folks hope the boathouse will spawn a new business destination and stoke tourism.
A Chicago Park District official plans to attend the Jan. 11 meeting — running from 7-9 p.m. at The Duck Inn, 2701 S. Eleanor St. — to talk about the boathouse's future.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced plans to build the 19,000-square-foot, Jeanne Gang-designed boathouse last November in a bid to expand recreation in several neighborhoods near the Chicago River.
The Bridgeport facility was the last in line, and three other boathouses have already been built in Clark Park, River Park and Chinatown.
The city finally broke ground on the Bridgeport boathouse in August.
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