Belo Garden Park
| Belo Garden | |
|---|---|
| Type | public park |
| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32°46′46″N 96°48′09″W / 32.779547°N 96.802438°WCoordinates: 32°46′46″N 96°48′09″W / 32.779547°N 96.802438°W |
| Area | 1.5-acre (6,100 m2) |
| Operated by | City of Dallas |
| Status | planned opening 10 May 2012 |
| Website | Belo Press Release |
Belo Garden Park is a 1.5-acre (0.61 ha) public park located in downtown Dallas, Texas, USA. The park is located between Main and Commerce, east of Griffin in the Main Street District. The park, formerly a parking lot, features perennial gardens, shaded groves, plaza spaces, an interactive fountain, a 10’ high hill which provides topographical relief and views over the central fountain plaza, and a shaded garden grove with movable tables and chairs.[1] In 2006 Belo Corp. committed $6.5 toward the 14.5 million construction of the park. It is one of several downtown parks planned by the City of Dallas, which include Main Street Garden Park and Pacific Plaza Park.
Although scheduled for groundbreaking in 2008 the timeline was delayed due to the discovery of contaminated soil.[2] Soil removal began in July 2010, and the park was re-scheduled to open in early 2012.[3]
Belo Garden's design has been the center of local controversy. A 12-foot wall separating the park from the adjacent Metropolitan Building was included for reasons including traffic protection and noise isolation. Professionals called this feature unneeded and anti-urban, but a resolution with Belo was not reached.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/PublicParks/BeloGarden/
- ↑ http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/09/before_belo_garden_soil_remedi.php
- ↑ http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-park_17met.ART.State.Edition1.2a36497.html
- ↑ http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2011/02/is_belo_building_a_wall_of_spi.php