Mount Trashmore (Evanston)
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Mount Trashmore is a 65 ft. hill located in Robert E. James Park in Evanston, Illinois
. Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill reuse as it was a solid waste landfill that was closed and converted into a park in 1965.
In 1973, Evanston began allowing skiing on Mount Trashmore, installing a tow rope and snow making machines.
Since skiing was prohibited in the 80's, Mount Trashmore remained a popular sledding
and tobogganing hill in the winter as well as a popular destination for runners and hikers in the summer.
In the summer of 1995, Northwestern University
football strength and conditioning director, Larry Lilja planted a small Rose Bowl
flag at the top of Mount Trashmore and had the Wildcats
repeatedly run up the mountain. They went on to play in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1996.
Mount Trashmore is a 65 ft. hill located in Robert E. James Park in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
. Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill reuse as it was a solid waste landfill that was closed and converted into a park in 1965.
In 1973, Evanston began allowing skiing on Mount Trashmore, installing a tow rope and snow making machines.
Since skiing was prohibited in the 80's, Mount Trashmore remained a popular sledding
Sledding
Sledding , sledging , sleding or tobogganing is a common activity in wintry areas, similar to sliding, but in a prone or seated position requiring a device or vehicle generically known in the US as a sled or in other countries as a sledge or toboggan...
and tobogganing hill in the winter as well as a popular destination for runners and hikers in the summer.
In the summer of 1995, Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
football strength and conditioning director, Larry Lilja planted a small Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
flag at the top of Mount Trashmore and had the Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats
The Northwestern Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern University, a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and the only private university in the conference. Northwestern has eight men's and eleven women's Division I sports teams. The mascot is Willie the Wildcat...
repeatedly run up the mountain. They went on to play in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1996.