Splash pad park
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Splash Pad Park is located in Oakland, California, is along Lake Park Ave, between Grand Ave and Lakeshore Ave, and north of the 580 Freeway.
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[edit] History
In the end of 19th century, the park was adjacent to the north of the Lake Merritt. But with the building of 580 Freeway in 1960, the park was separated into two different parts. But palms and other landscaping were planted around a concrete-lined pond into which water splashed giving the park the name it has since retained. Eventually, the fountain became in bad condition and landscaping of surrounding area neglected. In the late 1990’s, in order to provide a mixed use land for the citizen and pedestrians, council member John Russo and some other concerned neighbors made some research and confirmed the desire to preserve the space as a park and make it an attractive and usable asset. In July 2000, the Final Report was submitted to the City and they assigned Hood Design as the Landscape Design Architect. The designer, Walter Hood, “transformed the space into a park that people can actually occupy with flexible spaces that support a variety of uses".
[edit] Features
During and meeting and survey, the water feature is always in the everyone’s list, so the designer invite the splash pad featured fountain in the park. For the common usage, especially the kids and an occasional adult would come to the fountain and enjoy the happiness that the water take to them. For some featured usage the park also provide a usable place for people to hang out before the movie starts and eat a take-out lunch. The park also To serve as a liaison to the City, the Farmers Market, other community groups and neighboring merchants. And on some special days, the park also holds some activities like Saturday Farmers' Market.
