From Condemned to Cannot Miss: Carpenter Park Shines

About two years ago my family and I stumbled upon Carpenter Park. As avid park goers we started rating each park we visit in 2022, on average, about 50 a summer. Sadly, no park ever before or ever since earned marks as low as this one did. We were stunned as the entire spot looked like it would cave in or rust in at any second. We got out of there within minutes and honestly felt unsafe the entire time we visited. It was AWFUL!

Well, as fate would have it, word got back to me that the city saw the article, and decided to redo it, putting some money into it and making it playable again. This past weekend my family returned to one of our favorite parks, “Dora Lee Payne”, and decided to swing two streets over to see if they truly put in improvements and I’m happy to say they did! We were stunned with how nice and clean it looked.

My hat is off to anyone who is involved in the project of fixing this once great park, as it once again looks on its way to being great. If you turn to page two, you can see photo’s of all the improvements they have made.

But, before you do, check out the article here from last time with the photo’s and description of how tragic it once was, then turn to the photo’s on page two of this current article to see the recent photo’s, prepare to be FLOORED!

HERE IS HOW IT USED TO LOOK – CLICK THE BELOW LINK