Drawing of the pagoda pavilion at Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chicago, IL. Route 66 begins in Chicago, IL, home to the first skyscraper and many diverse neighborhoods. Route 66 winds through Chicago about two miles north of Chicago’s growing Chinatown. To commemorate the Chinatown community, the park was established in 1991, and named after community leader Mr. Ping Tom in 1998 and continues to be a place of recreation along the Chicago River for the local community.
