Difference between revisions of "Eastgate Park"
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| − | '''Eastgate Park''' is a piece of land that was set aside by the city for the recreation and | + | '''Eastgate Park''' is a piece of land that was set aside by the city for the recreation and leisurely activities of the residents of western Scenic Heights and eastern Eastgate neighborhoods. It is approximately one-half mile around, when measured from corner to corner. |
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| + | Established in the early 1960s, it is bordered on it's northern side by Forest Glen Drive, it's eastern side by Greenwood Lane, Virwood Road is on it's western side, and it's southern side by three houses, and the cul de sac of Keating Road. | ||
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| + | In December 1968, a basketball court was constructed near the eastern end. The park's one bench and merry-go-round were replaced in early 1974, and soon after the swings were replaced. In 2001, a sidewalk was built around it, the slide and all of the swings were again replaced, and nighttime lighting soon followed. By 2009, the park was closing nightly at 10 pm, and two benches were added on the south side of the basketball court. Some time in the twenty-teens, the city started closing the park at sundown. | ||
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| + | As of 2020, four of the original twenty-four families who resided closest to the park in 1962 still lived there. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:52, 15 May 2024
Eastgate Park is a piece of land that was set aside by the city for the recreation and leisurely activities of the residents of western Scenic Heights and eastern Eastgate neighborhoods. It is approximately one-half mile around, when measured from corner to corner.
Established in the early 1960s, it is bordered on it's northern side by Forest Glen Drive, it's eastern side by Greenwood Lane, Virwood Road is on it's western side, and it's southern side by three houses, and the cul de sac of Keating Road.
In December 1968, a basketball court was constructed near the eastern end. The park's one bench and merry-go-round were replaced in early 1974, and soon after the swings were replaced. In 2001, a sidewalk was built around it, the slide and all of the swings were again replaced, and nighttime lighting soon followed. By 2009, the park was closing nightly at 10 pm, and two benches were added on the south side of the basketball court. Some time in the twenty-teens, the city started closing the park at sundown.
As of 2020, four of the original twenty-four families who resided closest to the park in 1962 still lived there.
