Gymnastics and Recreation Center

The original Oak Park Gymnastics Center (OPGC) opened in 1988 when it became necessary to find a place to house the expanding tumbling programs that had grown among the community centers. From 1988 to 2013 the OPGC was located at 218 Madison. The Park District of Oak Park needed to relieve overcrowding at the District’s 218 Madison facility, which housed the District’s gymnastics center, buildings and grounds operations and administrative offices. In October 2011, the Park District purchased the former Aldi grocery store at 25 Lake Street for the relocation of the Oak Park Gymnastics Center. Construction began in October 2012. In October of 2013, the newly-named, 18,670 square foot Gymnastics and Recreation Center opened at 21 W. Lake Street.

The Parks Foundation purchased a sculpture in 2017, which was installed in 2017, named Blue Woman in the Twilight. In 2024 the District replaced flooring at the GRC as well as upgraded the lights in the sign to LED bulbs.