About Town
What Soccer Field Are We On?!
Robert Crown and James Park Fields: Where they are and (more importantly) where to park.
After a decade of taking my kids to soccer games, you’d think I’d have all the Evanston field names memorized. Yet here I am, at the beginning of another AYSO soccer season, ill-prepared for the onslaught of questions sure to arise via cell prior to a weekend game: Me: “Hello?” My husband: “Hey.” Me: “Are you already at the field?” My husband: “Uh, sort of.” Me: “It’s Crown E.” My husband: “I know…but…” Me: “Just look for the coach.” My husband: “Well, we are, but…” (child in background screams, “There’s a uniform that looks like mine! No, wait, those kids look older. Never mind!”) Me: “Did you find them?” My husband: “Guys, I’m trying to talk to Mom.” Me: “You found the field?” My husband: “No, I don’t think so.” (child in background says…
