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How the Tenth Street Park came to be

By bastiani
  • Mayor Fenty gives support for the development of the park

    Mayor Fenty gives support for the development of the park

    Neighborhood meeting attended by Mayor Fenty where the park was discussed and we secured his support for it.

  • First planning meeting

    First neighborhood planning meeting for what was to become the Friends of Tenth Street Park.

  • Funding request presented to the city council

    Friends of Tenth Street Park presents to the city council to request funding for park.

  • Neighborhood planning meeting with DPR

    Neighborhood wide planning meeting with the Department of Parks and Recreation to review and discuss plans for the park.
  • Ground breaking ceremony

    Ground breaking ceremony

  • Construction begins

    Construction begins

    November 2010
  • Grand Opening Celebration

    Grand Opening Celebration

    Memorial to longtime neighborhood resident and community activist, Constance Maffin