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From YouTube: Urban Parks (PRMP #15)
Description
The Parks and Recreation Master Plan video Update #15 is here! Watch it to learn more about the City’s urban parks. For more information, please visit http://www.ci.punta-gorda.fl.us/visitors/punta-gorda-pathways/park-recreation-master-plan.
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They
provide
a
green
relief
from
the
intensity
and
excitement
of
the
urban
landscape,
while
providing
a
public
gathering
place
for
the
exchange
of
ideas
and
random
social
interactions
that
are
vital
links
between
the
community
and
the
city.
The
city
of
puna
gorda's
urban
parks
include
bayley
brothers
park,
hector
house
plaza,
herald
court
center
and
history
park.
The
bailey
brothers
park
was
built
in
2015
and
was
dedicated
to
the
bailey
brothers,
who
grew
up
in
pune
gorda.
They
were
seven
african-american
brothers,
with
six
of
them
going
off
to
war
and
serving
in
world
war
ii.
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The
community
park
allows
residents
a
common
setting
for
children
to
play
parents
to
talk
families
to
be
active
together
and
neighbors
to
enjoy
one
another
bailey
brothers
park
is
also
considered
to
be
a
neighborhood
park.
The
next
park
on
our
list
is
hector
house
plaza.
This
site
was
purchased
in
2003
by
the
city
of
pinagorda
community
redevelopment
agency
for
the
purpose
of
providing
a
public
gathering
space
in
additional
parking
for
the
historic
charlotte
county
courthouse.
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The
courthouse
facility
underwent
a
complete,
historically
accurate
restoration
in
2009.
As
a
complement
to
this
restoration,
the
design
of
the
site
incorporated
an
urban
plaza
occupying
approximately
one-fifth
of
the
site.
The
improvements
include
seating
landscaping
and
a
brick
path.
The
area
hosts
a
weekly
farmer's
market
every
saturday
year
round.
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The
next
park
on
our
list
is
harold.
Court
center
herald
core
center
is
a
combination
of
400
parking
spaces
in
a
four
level
parking
garage
and
a
retail
center.
On
the
first
floor,
with
17
000
square
feet
of
space,
the
project
was
constructed
on
a
site
just
over
one
acre
located
on
a
city
block
adjacent
to
the
historic
county
courthouse
in
addition
to
serving
the
park
needs
of
the
downtown
area.
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The
top
floor
of
the
parking
garage
is
rented
out
for
events
with
a
great
view
overlooking
the
city
in
charlotte
harbor
beyond
the
last
park
on
our
list
is
history.
Park
history
park
is
a
nine
acre
park
located
in
the
central
part
of
the
city.
The
park
serves
as
a
relocation
site
for
significantly
historic
structures
safe
from
demolition.
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The
facility
is
operated
in
conjunction
with
the
puna
gorda
historical
society.
The
park
now
has
a
total
of
four
local
historic
homes.
Three
of
the
homes
are
open
to
the
public.
In
addition,
the
site
hosts
a
weekly
farmers
market
on
sundays
throughout
the
year,
a
large
community
garden
and
is
adjacent
to
the
charlotte
county,
puna
gorda
library.