Mount Trashmore is a 65 ft. hill located in Robert E. James Park in

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. 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 1980s, Mount Trashmore remained a popular

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and tobogganing hill in the winter, as well as a popular destination for runners and hikers in the summer. In the summer of 1995,

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and conditioning director, Larry Lilja planted a small Rose Bowl flag at the top of Mount Trashmore and had the

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repeatedly run up the mountain. They went on to play in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1996.

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External links

*Evanston Parks and Recreation - Ice Skating and Sleddin

*Originally made for PBS WTTW-Chicago, this is a rare clip of Orv Pibbs & Band, shot at Mt. Trashmore, in Evanston, Illinois 1983. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoQpsAPDieM Evanston, Illinois Geography of Cook County, Illinois {{CookCountyIL-geo-stub