▁South ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Avenue ▁in ▁the ▁Mill gate ▁community . ▁Design ated ▁b icy cle ▁paths ▁from ▁East ▁ 8 3 rd ▁Street , ▁South ▁Sh ore ▁Drive / M ack ina w ▁Avenue ▁and ▁South ▁Chicago ▁Avenue ▁connect ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁Burn ham ▁Green way ▁Tra il ▁which ▁links ▁to ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁system ▁of ▁green ways ▁throughout ▁the ▁Cal um et ▁Region . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁de - indust rial ization ▁of ▁South ▁Chicago ' s ▁once ▁in access ible ▁sh or eline ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁on , ▁East ▁ 8 7 th ▁Street ▁has ▁been ▁extended ▁to ▁Lake ▁Michigan ▁with ▁the ▁look ▁and ▁feel ▁of ▁a ▁land sc aped ▁bou lev ard . ▁The ▁former ▁South works ▁site ▁brown field , ▁an ▁area ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁Loop , ▁is ▁a ▁cleared ▁and ▁rem edi ated ▁table ▁of ▁sl ag ▁and ▁concrete , ▁currently ▁being ▁transformed ▁into ▁Chicago ' s ▁new est ▁lake front ▁park ▁with ▁the ▁feel ▁of ▁wide ▁open ▁pra irie ▁land . ▁The ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁from ▁notable ▁world - class ▁developers , ▁has ▁put ▁South ▁Chicago ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s , ▁and ▁the ▁Nation ' s ▁largest ▁lake front ▁re development ▁effort ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁M ixed ▁resident ial , ▁ret ail ▁and ▁lake ▁recre ation ▁are ▁quietly ▁planned . ▁The ▁new ▁lake front ▁park , ▁as ▁yet ▁nam eless ▁( which ▁is ▁near ing ▁completion ), ▁was ▁the ▁missing ▁link