Central Park

Central Park slips slowly into night's embrace nice Horseshoe pits Basketball hoop

The fountains at night. These are located on the southern end of the park.

Youth for Hope Peace Vigil

Central Park is located Downtown between B and C Streets, and is bounded by 3rd and 5th Streets on the south and north, respectively. It has an adjacent parking lot. The southwest corner is home to the Third and B teen center and the northeast corner houses the Hattie Weber Museum. The Central Park is also home to an old Lincoln Highway marker.

The park is home to a human-powered carousel, which was added on September 7^th 1995. One person pedals the thing and others ride.

The performance deck is used for a multitude of Farmers Market shows throughout the year.

The southern half of the park actually used to be an empty lot for years (it was formerly the site of Davis' first elementary school). During those days, in the early years of the Whole Earth Festival, actual hippies used to park their VW campers there over the WEF weekend. It was also the starting point for the DHS Homecoming parade for many years. The empty lot was known for years as "The Arden-Mayfair lot" because at one time there was going to be an Arden-Mayfair built on it. It took building Third & B and the Farmer's Market to finally get people out of the habit of referring to it as the Arden Mayfair lot! Now the most common nickname for the park is the Farmers' Market, as there's a large shelter there for the market to take place under.

Free WiFi was added to the park in April of 2006 (Instaconnect).

Beginning in the spring of 2006, volunteers have begun a renovation of the gardens in Central Park. This renovation will transform the space into beautiful flower gardens, demonstration gardens, gardens showcasing sustainable horticultural practices, and a place for children's activities and family-oriented programs. To find out more information, volunteer, or donate, visit the Central Park Gardens website.

American Society of Landscape Architects Award, located near fountain

Dedication plaque for expansion of park, located near tree bench

• An essay by Mark Francis detailing the history of the park

Also see Parks for info. on other local parks

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2005-11-20 00:14:59   Does anyone know about the majestic Old Oak Tree surrounded by the deck structure at 'C' & 4th Streets? Was it purposefully planted? or did it simply volunteer its presence, perhaps to the creation of the Park? Any estimates on how old it is? When was the surrounding deck built? That Old Oak Tree has great Ch'i (Qi)! —DanielQuincy

• Don't know much about Oak tree ages, except to say that it is likely over 100 yrs old, and so would predate the park. —rocksanddirt
  

2007-07-19 16:35:05   Great place if like to hang with the homeless —dickjones