When Jim Croce sang about "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," he could not have imagined what the historically maligned South Side would look like with a proper investment in public goods. The Obama Presidential Center has brought just such an investment. Yes, there is a museum, whose tickets are sold out through the fall. There is also a home for the Obama Foundation and its various leadership-training initiatives. But for many Chicago residents, the Obama Center is, first and foremost, a superb outdoor playground (quite possibly the city's best), a beautiful public library, an NBA-quality basketball court, a sledding hill in a city with no hills, and much more. The Obamas have bequeathed to the South Side some of the city's best public amenities. What a beautiful gift.
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