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Ivanhoe

park

SITE LOCATION: 4308 Park Ave. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: Park Located in the Ivanhoe Southeast neighborhood, this park was formerly
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 referred to as Brooklyn Park. In a past life, The Parks Department had

QLID
PARK DISTRICT: used the property as temporary housing for WW2 Veterans. This park
has sidewalks, signage, and accessible parking that are all in good
ESTABLISHED: 1956 condition. Opportunities for improvement include:
ACREAGE: 11.56 acres • Ongoing maintenance like resurfacing the playground and
basketball court
• updating the playground equipment, repairing/replace the
PARK AMENITIES bleachers near the kickball area, and repairing the dog drinking
fountain
• Basketball Courts (1) • Create more internal connection routes to amenities in the park
• Benches (4) promoting accessibility for all
• Bleachers/Grandstands (3) • There is a need to create more pleasant areas for sitting and add
• Diamond Fields (2) more native grass/wildflower in order to reduce the need for regular
• Drinking Fountain (1) mowing
• Dugouts (4)
• Grills (1) PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Multi-Use Trail (1) RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Old Park Sign (1)
• Parking Lot (1) UNACCEPTABLE POOR ✓ GOOD EXCELLENT
• Pedestrian Lighting (8)
• Picnic Shelter (1)
• Picnic Tables (5)
• Playground (1)
• Regulatory Sign (2)
• Trash Receptacles (4) Comfort/Character-27
Usability-11

Accessibility-14 Amenities-21 TOTAL SCORE

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