Today’s new place of the day is Lincoln-Eldridge Park in Tacoma. Until today, I hadn’t realize that the park had partially been developed by the Workers Progress Administration (WPA) and that part of the original park had been given to the Tacoma School District for the construction of the Lincoln Bowl.
http://www.tollefsonplaza.com/
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/09/19/1347572/statue-unveiling-brings-tribe.html
Today we went out to dinner at The Peanut Sauce, but darned if it wasn’t my second check out. So, I made my family drive me over to Wapato HIlls Park (not to be confused with Wapato Park on the east side of I-5). Since I know nothing about this park, I went to the Metro Parks website to learn this:
Eighty prime acres in South Tacoma, Wapato Hills Park was saved from development through the efforts of community activists. Today, 66 acres are devoted to open space and 14 to a neighborhood park. Metro Parks developed four of those acres into a playfield that opened in fall 2002. The playfield is named in honor of Skip and Laura Vaughn, who spearheaded the drive to save the land and turn it into a park.
Taking advantage of the last day of summer (9/20/10) I stopped at Ferry Park at corner of S 14th & Cushman Avenue. This is a relatively small park surrounded by residences in the Central Neighborhood. The park features playground toys, picnic tables and a large open area. When I stopped by at four in the afternoon on a sunny day, it was empty! Per the City of Tacoma’s website (see below) the land for this park was donated by Clinton P. Ferry May 14, 1883.
http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=659
Today, 9/8/10, I made a quick stop at Gas Station Park at 4801 S. Park Ave. Pretty much you can see the entire park from the photo.
Here is an excellent blog entry from Tacoma Mama about the park.
http://www.tacomamama.com/content/gas-station-park-mystery-park-s-48th-and-park-avenue
