HVAC Service in McKinley Park, Chicago

McKinley Park takes its name from the park and lagoon at its center, one of the South Side’s early neighborhood parks. The Stevenson Expressway and the old Central Manufacturing District border it to the north.

Residential blocks are a mix of brick bungalows, frame cottages and two-flats from the early 1900s through the 1930s.

Bungalows here often converted from boilers to forced air; cottages vary widely depending on how many times they’ve been rehabbed.

Being near the expressway and rail lines, many owners rely on closed windows and central air or ductless cooling in summer.

The park itself, with its lagoon and fieldhouse, sits at the center of the neighborhood, and the blocks closest to it have some of the oldest homes. Farther from the park, bungalows from the 1920s dominate.