Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell (Dora Colón Clavell Urban Park) |
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The Dora Colon Clavell Urban Park, looking north in Barrio Primero in Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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Type | Passive park |
Location | Marina and Jobos Streets, Barrio Primero, in Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Area | approx 4 cuerdas |
Created | 1995 |
Operated by | Autonomous Municipality of Ponce |
Open | Every day |
The Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell (English: Dora Colón Clavell Urban Park) is a passive park in Ponce, Puerto Rico.[1] The park is named after the mother of ex-governor of Puerto Rico and Ponce native, Rafael Hernández Colón.[2]
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The park is a passive urban family park. It is located in Ponce's Historical District, near a number of museums and parks, including the Ponce Massacre Museum and the Abolition Park. It features a number of kiosks (that are currently not in use) and a central stage where the Ponce Municipal band stages free open-air concerts.[3]
The park was built in 1995 under the administration of mayor Churumba and, in the same year, it received the award for Outstanding Construction Work of the Year (Spanish: "Obra Sobresaliente del Año") from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. [4]
The park has a handy underground parking garage.[5] It also features gardens, a Mudéjar-style kiosk for the Ponce Municipal Band traditional Sunday concerts, a trolley stop, a restaurant, and food stands.[6]
There is a convenient underground parking garage at the park. The parking garage has two levels. In the first (top-most) level of the garage there is a Ponce tourist police station.