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The park, which is owned by the Greenacre Foundation, was a 1971 gift from philanthropist Abby Rockefeller Mauzé, daughter of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and granddaughter of John D Rockefeller. [ 3 ] The park was designed by Hideo Sasaki , former chairman of Department of Landscape Architecture at Harvard , in consultation with architect Harmon ...
A pocket park (also known as a parkette, mini-park, vest-pocket park or vesty park) is a small park accessible to the general public. While the locations, elements, and uses of pocket parks vary considerably, the common defining characteristic of a pocket park is its small size. [ 1 ]
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The proposed park would cost less than $1,000, he said. Pocket parks are in the works to be placed in other parts of town as the Planning Department identifies other corners of York that might ...
A neighborhood park primarily serves residents within about 1/4 mile of the park, without physical or social barriers to the boundaries. Ease of access from the surrounding neighborhood, central location, and linkage to greenways are key concerns when selecting a new park site. The site itself should allow active and passive recreation uses.
Jun. 27—The long-awaited pocket park project at Wyoming Avenue and Linden Street in Scranton recently took a major step forward, with construction bids scheduled to be sought in July. The park ...
The idea for the pocket park was conceived by Jen Martin, a resident of St Anne's Road, in 2014. [2] [1] At that time the narrow, triangular space had been used as a space for "little more than public urination", set as it is off the main Dorset Street - Drumcondra corridor and in the broad vicinity of Croke Park stadium, in an area which sees high volumes of pedestrian traffic. [1]
Paley Park is a pocket park located at 3 East 53rd Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on the former site of the Stork Club. [1] Designed by the landscape architectural firm of Zion Breen Richardson Associates, it opened May 23, 1967.