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That is a nice pocket park.
WE used to have a very similar park downtown. It featured a concession stand just inside. It was great place to get a sandwich, and escape the bustle of downtown.
The concession stand grew and took over the entire lot. It’s a restaurant now. No parkspace left at all.
That’s ridiculous C.L. Jahn…Where was this park located and what is there now?
Anyone care to take a stab at what elements make this pocket urban park so successful?
Shade, size, water, human scale???
Paley Park, NYC. Somewhere in the 50s, Midtown
Nice Job Alex…Once we receive some funding, these things will come with a prize…
Anymore guesses as to what makes this park one of the most highly used parks (per square foot, obviously) in NYC? Anonymous grazed on some general qualities…
I’d say it’s success is due to the nice shade trees, the seating, and the ambiance of the water. It seems to be a nice place to sit and enjoy the environment.
I think the park c.l. jahn was referring to is the Paul Walker Park. It currently is occupied by a building downtown and is to be turned back into a park sooner or later.
If I had to guess, I’d say the half dozen or so rail lines that stop in the area play some role.
I’d like a pocket park like that in Portland too.
Even though we already have dozens, never hurts to have a few more.
Gabriel, I am not making it up, and it’s worse than ridiculous, it’s criminal.
It was downtown, within a couple blocks of the courthouse. The vendor who ran the conscession stand had gotten permission to expand. A couple of years later, he expanded it again. And then he built a restaurant on the site without anyone at code enforcment realizing he didn’t actually own the property. It was in the New Times a few years back.
When I was working down here in 1988 it was my favorite spot to get away. When I moved back here in 2000, I couldn’t find it. A few years later I read about the restaurant.
It happened. And it’s why I am adamantly opposed to putting museums in the park; Miami has already let one park disappear so a business could expand, and museums do nothing but grow.
Yea, who stole that park? How can I get one too?
Gabriel-
After a little research, I know that the park in question was Paul Walker Park. It was at 46 Flagler Street.
Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is trying to create a new pocket park downtown modeled after Paley Park in NYC. Paley Park in NYC is one of the most beloved and visited parks in the counrty.
Years ago a politician convinced the City of Miami to rent that lot to a connected friend of his for a hamburger joint. Hopefully Paul Walker Park can be beautiful and successful.
The sad part is that Paul Walker Park, as I’ve said, once looked very much like Paley Park. We already HAD the park in place, and it was, in fact, a very popular downtown park.
Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is trying to arrange for the funding to get this park renovated. Years ago many people used this park daily.
It might have a water feature (if South Florida is not in a drought situation) it will have topical plants, it will have movable furniture, it will have texture from natural stone or blocks and it will probably have a coffee cart to provide food and “eyes on the park”. At night sliding gates will probably be used for security. Thoughts?
What a great idea. Downtown could use a great little park close to the courthouse.