KENNY PARK LOCATION and HISTORY Enlarged in 1928, Then Remodeled Again in 1982
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OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION ELMWOOD TRIANGLE LOCATION AND HISTORY EXISTING CONDITIONS AND CHARACTER Elmwood Triangle is located along Elmwood At .001 acres, Elmwood is the smallest triangle Place East in the Tangletown neighborhood. in the Southwest Service Area. It is covered in This triangle, along with Gladstone Triangle, turf grass and hosts a couple of street signs and represented the last design contribution to one young tree. Situated in the middle of the Minneapolis parks by Horace Cleveland who curving streets found throughout the Tangletown first proposed a system of interconnecting neighborhood, this triangle is used primarily for parkways around features of natural interest traffic calming and as a navigation landmark. in the city. Cleveland designed the first parks acquired by the Park Board. His legacy also THE PROPOSED DESIGN includes the street layout of Tangletown north of Elmwood Triangle will remain in the same Minnehaha Creek between Lyndale and Nicollet. configuration with one significant improvement Cleveland disliked rectilinear street layouts – grass will be replaced with a pollinator garden. and instead thought streets should follow the This more beneficial use of the space will natural contours of the land. He put that belief support habitat, absorb stormwater, and reduce into practice when he was hired privately in emissions from lawn mowers. the 1890s to develop a plan for the Tangletown neighborhood. The odd angles where the streets CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PARKS intersect created triangles that were not suitable Elmwood Triangle is only one block away from for buildings, creating the small parcel of land Minnehaha Creek and the Minnehaha Parkway that later became Elmwood Triangle. The land Regional Trail which is part of the Grand Rounds. was donated to the park board by Mr. and Mrs. Within walking distance are Gladstone and Rustic Walter L. Sawyer in 1898 and named in 1911. Lodge triangles, both also in the Tangletown Excerpted from history written by David C. Smith neighborhood. KNOWN LAND USE AND COORDINATION ISSUES There are no known land use and coordination issues at Elmwood Triangle. MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 106 SOUTHWEST SERVICE AREA MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION ELMWOOD PLACE EAST OPEN SPACE + TREE LUVERNE AVE N 0 10 ELMWOOD TRIANGLE - EXISTING CONDITIONS MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 107 SOUTHWEST SERVICE AREA MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSED DESIGN FEATURES 1. naturalized plantings (pollinator gardens) NOTE: (Tree remains.) ELMWOOD PLACE EAST 1 LUVERNE AVE N 0 10 ELMWOOD TRIANGLE - PROPOSED PLAN MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 108 SOUTHWEST SERVICE AREA MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION 1: General Input 2: Initial Concepts 3: Preferred Concept Spring-Winter 2018 Winter-Spring 2019 Now Input themes prior to initial concepts Input themes on initial concepts Key elements of the concept no comments no comments no aquatics planned for this triangle aquatics Interest in nature play Triangle too small for formal play area, no clear access points no play areas planned for this triangle play no comments no comments no athletics planned for this triangle athletics no comments no comments no courts planned for this triangle courts no comments no comments no winter amenities planned for this triangle winter General interest in pollinator gardens Keep it simple New pollinator garden added Needs beautification, plantings Support for plantings landscape Add flowers Interest in event space, public art Triangle too small for events, no clear access points Triangle remains in existing location other General interest in pedestrian safety Mixed support for road reconfiguration ELMWOOD TRIANGLE PROCESSES MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 109 SOUTHWEST SERVICE AREA MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION 2020 Estimated Park Name Asset Type Project Notes Cost/Project Elmwood Triangle Landscape Naturalized Areas: includes pollinator gardens $ 5,000 Elmwood Triangle Other Miscl. signs, trees, furniture $ 10,000 Elmwood Triangle TOTAL $ 15,000 COST ESTIMATE MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 110 SOUTHWEST SERVICE AREA MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION This page was intentionally left blank MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 111 SOUTHWEST SERVICE AREA MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION FREMONT TRIANGLE LOCATION AND HISTORY few street signs. There is also a notable southern Located at the intersection of Fremont Avenue slope to this triangle, common with the varied South and Mount Curve Avenue in the Lowry Hill topography in the Lowry Hill neighborhood. neighborhood, Fremont Triangle was transferred from the Minneapolis City Council to the Park THE PROPOSED DESIGN Board in 1896. It was formally named Fremont This master plan proposes that Fremont Triangle Triangle in 1925 but was originally known remain in essentially the same configuration and as Mt. Curve Triangle. It retained that name design as exists today with ornamental gardens until a second larger Mt. Curve Triangle, now and soft surface paths surrounding a central known as Thomas Lowry Park, was acquired. decorative planter. No new trees should be Using Neighborhood Revitalization funds planted in this park to ensure adequate sunlight and donations the Lowry Hill Neighborhood for garden plants. Association improved Fremont Triangle through the addition of paths, planters, lighting, gardens, CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PARKS and trees. Fremont Triangle is located only a few blocks Excerpted from history written by David C. Smith from Thomas Lowry Park, Kenwood Parkway, and The Parade Park, although winding streets and EXISTING CONDITIONS AND CHARACTER hills block direct views of these locations and At the convergence of three roads, small can make navigation between them challenging. Fremont Triangle (0.02 acres) offers a natural Fremont Triangle serves as a navigational reprieve from the surrounding streetscape. The landmark in the area. triangle itself has changed overtime through neighborhood improvements from turf grass to KNOWN LAND USE AND COORDINATION gardens connected by a woodchip path that can ISSUES be accessed from each point of the triangle. Near Continued collaboration between the Park Board the center is one of the neighborhood’s signature and volunteer garden stewards is important to planter urns that holds seasonal arrangements, the success of this unique garden triangle. tended by local volunteer gardeners. In addition to the gardens and urn, this park hosts a few small-to-middle sized trees, a street lamp, and a MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 112 SOUTHWEST SERVICE AREA MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION SOFT SURFACE PATHS MOUNT CURVE AVE PLANTER FREMONT AVE S FREMONT AVE GARDENS N 0 10 FREMONT TRIANGLE - EXISTING CONDITIONS MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 113 SOUTHWEST SERVICE AREA MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION EXISTING FEATURES A. soft surface paths B. decorative planter C. light pole D. naturalized plantings (ornamental garden) NOTE No new development is proposed D MOUNT CURVE AVE A D B C FREMONT AVE S FREMONT AVE D N 0 10 FREMONT TRIANGLE - PROPOSED PLAN MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 114 SOUTHWEST SERVICE AREA MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION 1: General Input 2: Initial Concepts 3: Preferred Concept Spring-Winter 2018 Winter-Spring 2019 Now Input themes prior to initial concepts Input themes on initial concepts Key elements of the concept no comments no comments No aquatic facilities planned for this park aquatics no comments no comments No play facilities planned for this park play no comments no comments No athletics facilities planned for this park athletics no comments no comments No court facilities planned for this park courts no comments no comments No formal winter activities planned for this park winter Support for existing features: plantings, urn, paths, light, Support for existing features: plantings, urn, paths, Existing plantings, gardens, paths, lighting, and trees remain. trees light, trees landscape Mixed support for adding benches Benches not included in plan no comments no comments No other facilities planned for this park other FREMONT TRIANGLE PROCESSES MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 115 SOUTHWEST SERVICE AREA MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION 2020 Estimated Park Name Asset Type Project Notes Cost/Project Fremont Triangle Landscape Naturalized Areas: includes $ 5,000 ornamental gardens Fremont Triangle Other Soft Surface Path $ 1,133 Fremont Triangle Other Miscl. signs, trees, furniture $ 10,000 Fremont Triangle TOTAL $ 16,133 COST ESTIMATE MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 116 SOUTHWEST SERVICE AREA MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND INTRODUCTION PLANNING PROCESS SERVICE AREA