Salvation Army finds the right spot, 11,000 kids
The proposed site for the new Salvation Army Kroc Center places it in the heart of a neighborhood with 11,000 kids. The center will provide recreational activities for inner city youth and is being financed primarily by a grant from the estate of the McDonald’s heiress Joan Kroc.
The proposed site for the new Salvation Army Kroc Center places it in the heart of a neighborhood with 11,000 kids. The center will provide recreational activities for inner city youth and is being financed primarily by a grant from the estate of the McDonald’s heiress Joan Kroc.
According to excerpts from the story:
The vacant lot and swing set next to Tom and Carol Bordeaux’s home at
But, a few years from now, their property will be part of a $15 million recreation center that will feature an indoor swimming pool, ice skating rink, a gym, a climbing wall, a performing arts center and a worship center.
Nauta said Thursday his eyes were opened to the property’s potential after Brian Prevost, a Garfield Park neighborhood resident and real estate agent, convinced him they could transform the site by acquiring the Division Avenue businesses that backed up to the city land.
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