We visited the re-opening of Love Bank Park, a gem of a space on Cherokee Street.
Pop Up Prairie - St. Louis Parks Seeing New Pollinator Spaces and Prairie Restorations
Soldiers Memorial - 2018 Renovation - Part 2 - The Interior and Exhibits
Adopt-a-Park?
A Chat with the Park Picnic Project Folks
Park Name Changes
During some light research, I noticed a park name was recently changed with not much fanfare. What’s in a name, should park names be changed without public opinion? Should it come to a vote of the people? Should it be a hyper-local decision? Does it not matter at all? Here’s some thoughts on the topics.
DeSales Community Development - Fox Park Collaborations
Fox Park (The Park) - 100th Anniversary
Tower Grove Park
Between June, 2013 and October, 2014 I blogged on all 108 St. Louis parks. As part of that project, I chose not to include Tower Grove Park since it's technically not a city park.
Per the official city designation, Tower Grove Park is an Independent Park
But it would be wrong not to cover it here for completeness sake. And, since I moved to this part of the city nearly six years ago, I've really taken to this park. Driving by the perimeter or within the interior just doesn't do the park justice. This is one of the best walking parks in the city. You have to experience it at a slower pace if you want to take in the full ~289 acres.
Christy Park
Christy Park, according to the city website, is comprised of 16.1 acres of park land, established in 1910. There are no official boundaries listed on that website, so I can only assume that Christy Park and Joseph Leisure Parks are one in the same. There is actually a band of parks that start at Kingshighway and Christy and head south and east toward the River Des Peres, following the Great Rivers Greenway Trail starting near Christy and Holly Hills Boulevards.
