Baldwin Park Gets Funds for Another Pocket Park

Little by little, Baldwin Park is on its way to becoming the park-richest town in the San Gabriel Valley.

There’s the recently opened Susan Rubio Zocalo beside city hall, designs are finalizing for the Ana Montenegro Mini Park on Maine Avenue, Hilda Solis Park, the Big Dalton Greenway alongside the San Gabriel River, and of course, older parks like Morgan, Walnut Creek, and Barnes.

And coming soon, a new one called Roadside Park. 

It’s definitely of the parklet variety, set to take the place of two empty lots (0.8 acres) at the intersection of Leorita Street and Dalewood Street, near Kaiser Permanente and beside where Broken Horn Saddlery used to be, next to the 10 Freeway.

It will be funded with a $2.1 million grant from the National Park Service, alongside 54 other projects nationwide under the NPS Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program.This parcel was transferred to city ownership from Caltrans, and will be reasonably close to the Big Dalton Greenway. 

In addition to a playground, workout equipment, shade and picnicking tables, early designs for Roadside Park feature rainwater capture infrastructure (see cover image).

“Roadside Park represents an exciting opportunity to transform an unused space into a vibrant community hub,” said Baldwin Park Mayor Emmanuel Estrada in a press release. “I look forward to celebrating our newest addition to the City’s park system.”

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