Last week HUMANA presented Washington Park officials with a check for $25, 000 to help with the construction of the new children’s area so we thought it would be the perfect time to share an update on the park with our readers. Thanks to the folks at 3CDC for the update below and for sending over some great photos of the construction progress as well as renderings of how they how to have the park looking in the Spring.
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In just a few short months Washington Park will once again be open for business—and just in time for summer! Expected to open in late spring of 2012, Washington Park will be the perfect outdoor escape for the whole family.
The park’s uniquely designed playground will provide hours of magical play for children of all ages. It will feature a one of a kind play castle, complete with a challenging climbing wall. The playground will also have dual slides (designed for both speed and safety), a replica canal boat that is just begging to be explored, as well as musical instruments that make real noise…and lots of it!
Whether you’re flying kites, playing a simple game of catch or capture the flag, or simply settling down for an outdoor picnic, families will have hours of entertainment on the new Civic Lawn. Explore nature with a creative scavenger hunt, or bring your bikes and simply cruise around the park. How you make your fun is up to you.
The park will be actively programmed after it opens, and families will be able to find new and exciting activities on a regular basis. Stop by any time during the week and you are sure to see children and parents engaged in action-packed programs. Kids will have the chance to take the wonders of nature and wave them into hand-made art projects. From free puppet shows to costume contests to family movie nights, Washington Park promises to have it all.
Follow the progress of Washington Park on 3CDC’s website, or on the Washington Park Facebook Page.
Background on 3CDC
3CDC is a private, non-profit, real estate development and finance corporation focused on revitalizing Cincinnati’s urban core in partnership with the City of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati corporate community. 3CDC’s work is specifically focused on the Central Business District and in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. 3CDC also manages The Cincinnati Equity Fund (CEF) and the Cincinnati New Markets Fund (CNMF). These investment funds play an important role by providing needed financial capital to 3CDC’s development projects. For more information visit www.3cdc.org.
The fountains in the park are visually stunning and fantastic! Another cool, and extremely unique aspect coming to Washington Park is the Walk of Fame with the American Classical Music Hall of Fame! The technology going into the park will allows visitors of the park to control the music played through the speakers in the park and through the fountain! Truly one of a kind experience, check it out:
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i think this whole thing is done for the white people what about the homeless?
I wish you and your friends would clean your dropping up in the pocket parks.
Well said, Jim! Our park has a mailbox for dispensing clean bags (nice, huh?) Some, apparently, partake of the courtesy then stuff the used bag right back in. Amazing..
Dog lovers: I really think it’s your responsibility to clean up after other’s as well as your own. If that happened, grouchy people like me wouldn’t consider your lot the selfish, anit-humanist bunch that you appear to be.
Wow, that felt good – thanks, Family Friendly Cinci!
I wish you human types wouldn’t throw your trash on the ground.
Humans: I think you shouldn’t lump everyone together.
Wow, That felt Good
As one of the smaller residents of the area around Washington Park, 13 pounds to be exact, I can’t wait for the Dog Park to open. I’m getting very tired of just being able to use the little pocket parks. I’m never left off a leash…
Would you please release some Cats for me to chase in the New Dog Park!
I am so excited to run free & meet other 4 legged creatures in the neighborhood!
Will any programming be done for me? I know I don’t pay a lot of taxes or spend much money but I can bring my human for that!
Love Eli!
I’m really looking forward to the park’s opening [and also, to the construction ending!]. As an immediate neighbor, though, I’m concerned about what “actively programmed” will mean. I would love to have a public green space nearby again but, if there are many planned activities, I fear that I’ll rarely, if ever, actually visit the park. I think there’s a risk of it becoming another Fountain Square-type venue, where specific activities seem to attract specific audiences but alienate others. We’ll find out soon enough!
The park is going to be managed a bit differently than Fountain Square. We definitely want to respect that this park is in a residential neighborhood rather than in the middle of downtown. Although, there will be times where it is programmed, there will be plenty of time for leisure activities.