The 20-acre park is the largest of its kind in Midtown, featuring picnic shelters, grills and a fitness trail in a place once home to drug activity. Now the park boasts the only boundless playground in the city, which gives access to handicapped children.
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker looked on as children rushed to the playground and the smoke from the ceremony’s cookout filled the park air. He said he envisioned the park as a place everyone could go. For example, he pointed to the children fishing on the pier and the adults hitting golf balls on the driving range.
