SouthShoreBeach (7100 South)  is part of the SouthShoreCulturalCenter, which is considered to be the jewel of the neighborhood. The Cultural Center originated as a private club started by Lawrence Heyworth in 1905, set out to create a club with a “country setting” in the city. The clubhouse was built in 1916. The club was very popular in the 1950’s, but its membership began to decline after that. After the club went out of business in the 1970’s, the site was purchased by the Chicago Park District, and the clubhouse was later restored as a historic landmark. The site is now a 65-acre park with a golf course, tennis courts, a pool, and an elaborate, refurbished clubhouse. The clubhouse is surrounded by the golf course, and sits back from the beach area. The site also has a circular beach house with concessions, restrooms, and showers, and it is located just to the east of the clubhouse on the beach. As of 2001, SouthShore also has its own Nature Sanctuary, and visitors can walk along a boardwalk near the beach, and observe the emerging sand dunes, a small wetland, prairie landscape and a variety of wildlife in the area.