Oz Park is located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. It was 1976 when the park was officially named Oz Park in honor of Lyman Frank Baum. Ms. Baum was a resident of Lincoln Park and an author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The city of Chicago commissioned artist John Kearney to create a Tin Man sculpture, installed in October 1995, the 7 ft./800 lb. cast bronze Scarecrow, installed June 2005 and Dorothy & Toto, installed spring 2007.
Lots of Golden L♥VE n Woofs
SUGAR
My bloggie friend’s family, Oz The Terrier, is a big fan of the movie Wizard of Oz. They named their dog Oz. They are also a huge supporters of Habitat for Humanity. Warner Brothers and The Wizard of Oz have partnered to support the “There’s No Place Like Home” campaign. For more information visit The Wizard of Oz: Habitat for Humanity
Ruckus the Eskie says
September 18, 2013 at 12:07 AMWow love Wizard of Oz. My sapien is a fan of red shoes..!
sassmuffins says
September 18, 2013 at 12:12 AMOooohhhhhh – I LOVE this Sugar! I sure wish I could get our Toto dog Gracie there for a pose. Doubt that will ever happen, unless a big balloon lands in Austin Texas and whisks us away to Chicago. And I’m not so sure what Gracie would think of that!
Goose says
September 18, 2013 at 12:20 AMWhat an awesome park Sugar! But, where’s the Cowardly Lion?! I hope they’ll commission him soon! 😉 Oh yes, we love Habitat for Humanity too!! What a great new program!
Daisy says
September 18, 2013 at 2:18 AMNever knew the L stood for Lyman! Fantastic park.
XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
Tenacious Little Terrier says
September 18, 2013 at 3:37 AMSomeone was just comparing Mr. N to Toto today. Love the sculptures although you would think Dorothy’s shoes would be silver.
bailey unleashed says
September 18, 2013 at 3:50 AMi LOVE this!!! thanks for showing us something we didn’t even know existed!
wags, bailey unleashed
Bethany says
September 18, 2013 at 3:55 AMAs residents of The Emerald City, I truly love this! You have just sealed the deal on us coming back to your town, Sugar! If you’ll take us to this park when we visit, of course.
hutchagoodlife says
September 18, 2013 at 6:04 AMOooooo whee love The Wizard of Oz. Our hooman has a t-shirt with red sparkly shoes on it that says
There’s no place like home.
How true! Happy Wednesday
Nacho, Noah, Buddy & Basil
xxxx
Hailey and Zaphod says
September 18, 2013 at 6:30 AMThey aren’t in Kansas anymore! teehee. Have a great day! Lee and Phod
Rebecca says
September 18, 2013 at 7:12 AMWe love the Wizard of Oz. As a matter of fact where we live they always do outdoor dramas at a local park with a local theater and our friend, Abby the Yorkie Mix, was Toto … we know a star now!! Would love to visit this park.
~Rebecca & Teach
2 brown dawgs says
September 18, 2013 at 7:19 AMWow very cool and great pictures. I lived in the Lincoln Park area many years ago, before the sculptures.
Sue at Talking Dogs says
September 18, 2013 at 7:34 AMVery cool! Now, that’s a park we’d love to visit.
Madi and Mom says
September 18, 2013 at 7:38 AMMorning Sugar…what a wonderful post. I will have to send the link to my human Sis.
She loves The Wizard of Oz. When my family was looking for their first pet Mom knew no matter what it was it would be named Toto. They found the purrfect pet when Sis was 3 it was a mighty mini Doxie
Hugs Madi your BFFF
SlimDoggy says
September 18, 2013 at 7:50 AMSugar – what a fun park – I bet Oz the terrier would love to visit it!
Michelle Liew says
September 18, 2013 at 8:06 AMAh, Sugar, you look like you’ve had a great day in the park!
Amber DaWeenie says
September 18, 2013 at 8:28 AMHow nice. Looks like a great place for a walkie!
Hap-Pee WindsDay!
Lida (Olivia's Human) says
September 18, 2013 at 8:30 AMWhat great photos (I especially like the ones with Sugar in them)! I didn’t know any of that about the park, how fun!
Two French Bulldogs says
September 18, 2013 at 9:14 AMMom loves that Wizard of Oz stuff. She must have missed it when she was in Chicago
Benny & Lily
Paws and Pedals (Kate & Scooter) says
September 18, 2013 at 9:19 AMOMG……This will be on our list of places to go if I ever manage to drag my kids to US on a trip. A Wizard of OZ park…..that is definitely the coolest. Sugar of course gives the statues even more pizazz & sparkle……
Brian says
September 18, 2013 at 9:26 AMThat is just so cool beautiful Sugar. We didn’t know there was an Oz Park either.
Oz the Terrier says
September 18, 2013 at 9:39 AMSugar!!!! Oh-me-oh-my…and Oz Park?!? We just love it! Does the sculpture of Toto look anything like me? Maybe just a little? Ma and Daddy-dog will have no excuses for not heading to Chi-town now. Ma must see this park! Your photos are perfect. Oh, and thank you for sharing the “There’s No Place Like Home” campaign for Habitat for Humanity. That means a lot to us!
*Cairn cuddles*
Oz
Emily @ Adventures of a Dog Mom says
September 18, 2013 at 9:40 AMWhat a cool park… and a lovely tribute to a great story!
Jen K says
September 18, 2013 at 10:35 AMThat park is awesome! I LOVE the ruby slippers on the Dorothy statue!
SnowyDay says
September 18, 2013 at 10:51 AMLove! Love! Love! Don’t tell anyone but this might be my favorite Wordless Wednesday post! (Although it’s hard to make that kind of statement, because I love them all!)
Caren Gittleman says
September 18, 2013 at 11:09 AMHow fun is THAT???!!
Ledfoots Pet Bakery says
September 18, 2013 at 11:14 AMHi Sugar. Great pictures of you in Oz!
Paws It On says
September 18, 2013 at 11:37 AMLove it! Ruby red slippers, Toto, and all!
Callie, Shadow, and Ducky's Mom says
September 18, 2013 at 11:39 AMWhere IS the Cowardly Lion? Come to think of it, where are the Wicked Witch of the West, Glenda the Good Witch of the North, and all the Munchkins, Flying Monkeys, etc.? 🙂 Looks like a great park for me to visit one of these days!
Sarah says
September 18, 2013 at 11:50 AMThanks for those fun facts!
Paws to Talk says
September 18, 2013 at 11:56 AMIt looks like you had a great time Sugar! We like your shoes!
-Bella and DiDi
CharleyChops says
September 18, 2013 at 12:00 PMMy Mummy loves The Wizard of Oz. What a Golden fun park to visit.
Bren says
September 18, 2013 at 12:19 PMLove the pics Sugar baby!
joann stancer says
September 18, 2013 at 12:23 PMThat is very cool.
Nichole says
September 18, 2013 at 12:25 PMHow VERY cool is that! I’d never heard of it before and now have another reason to visit Chicago!
Reilly Cowspotdog says
September 18, 2013 at 12:50 PMthat is one wonderful place to visit.
Miley says
September 18, 2013 at 12:51 PMWe the The Wizard of Oz, great pics Sugar!!!
Molly The Wally says
September 18, 2013 at 1:10 PMWe love the statues and think they are fun. Lovely way to commemorate the author. Have a wonderful Wednesday.
Best wishes Molly
emma says
September 18, 2013 at 1:41 PMWe had no idea, my mom loves that film. You should try to wear red shoes there next time you go 😉
Jodi says
September 18, 2013 at 1:55 PMOne of my favorite series of books and all time favorite movies. Beautiful park Sugar.
YDavis/June says
September 18, 2013 at 1:58 PMWhat a cool park!
Diane @ To Dog With Love says
September 18, 2013 at 3:17 PMHow have I never seen this park? Great photos!
Flea says
September 18, 2013 at 3:21 PMSugar, this is the coolest thing ever. Now that I have a little car that barely drinks gas, Imma hafta take my dogs all over town. You’re an inspiration!
Dawn says
September 18, 2013 at 3:41 PMFun! They should have a park like this where I live too, especially since I live in Kansas!
Jackie Bouchard says
September 18, 2013 at 4:37 PMOooo! I want to go to there!! I love the Wizard of Oz! Great photos, as usual, Sugar!
Kitties Blue says
September 18, 2013 at 4:48 PMThat looks like the absolutely coolest place. Of course, as kitties, we want to know where the cowardly lion is? Thanks for sharing. We had never heard of this place before. If you haven’t already, we hope you’ll drop by to see us today for our birthday party and commentathon. You could win $$ for your favorite shelter/rescue. Purrs and hugs from the kitties at http://www.thecatonmyhead.com, Lily Olivia, Misty May, Mauricio, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
Murphy & Stanley says
September 18, 2013 at 7:21 PMGuess what, when he retired he moved to Bass Lake, Indiana. That was where mom lived before she rebelled and moved out west!
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Ruby says
September 18, 2013 at 8:04 PMOh, that is soooo cool Sugar!! I have not yet heard of this magical place befores!! I would loves to meet all those statues! (and NOT pee on em’…promise…BOL)
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
Rebekah says
September 18, 2013 at 9:09 PMI must visit this place!! I did not know of it, until now. Thank you!!
BoingyDog says
September 18, 2013 at 10:23 PMAwesome pictures Sugar! And what a great park to visit!
Jill C. says
September 18, 2013 at 11:08 PMWell, clearly I need to take my Cairns here. Imagine the amazing photos I could get of them 🙂
Casey the Boxer says
September 19, 2013 at 11:04 AMOh, we love Toto’s movie! I love seeing he got his very own statue.
Tori says
September 19, 2013 at 3:20 PMWow..I love this!
Pam | Words With Wieners says
September 19, 2013 at 4:08 PMWow Sugar, what a really neat place! We’ve never heard of Oz Park. The sculptures and statues are amazing! Chicago has so many cool things… we’re pretty jealous.
Clowie says
September 21, 2013 at 6:01 AMI’d love to visit there! You took some great photos.
Jan K says
September 21, 2013 at 5:39 PMWhat a cool park! I’ll say it again….you have the greatest places to visit where you live!