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The '''David Bradford Park''' in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] is a tiny, fenced, public park located at 53 Pine St.  No dogs are allowed.  Containing only a bench, a picnic table, and a few toys for toddlers, this mini-park is half a block away from the Small World Coffee shop on Nassau Street.   
The '''David Bradford Park''' in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] is a tiny, fenced, public park located at 53 Pine St.  No dogs are allowed.  Containing only a bench, a picnic table, and a few toys for toddlers, this mini-park is half a block away from the Small World Coffee shop on Nassau Street.   


Formerly known as Pine Street Park<ref name=RenamedIn2005>[https://www.tapinto.net/towns/princeton/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/from-the-pineys-of-pine-street-a-lesson-in-proxemics x] by Pam Hersh on TAPintoPrinceton.net, 9-24-2021.  Last access 1/24/2024.</ref>, it was renamed for David Bradford, an economics professor at Princeton who had lived on Pine St. until his accidental death in 2005<ref name=DavidBradfordObit>[https://www.princeton.edu/news/2005/02/22/david-bradford-princeton-economist-and-tax-expert-dies David Bradford, Princeton Economist and Tax Expert, Dies], obituary at Princeton University, 2-22-2005.  Last access 1/1/2024.</ref>, after his family made a grant for the park's improvement.   
Formerly known as Pine Street Park<ref name=RenamedIn2005>[https://www.tapinto.net/towns/princeton/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/from-the-pineys-of-pine-street-a-lesson-in-proxemics From the Pineys of Pine Street, a Lesson in Proxemics] by Pam Hersh on TAPintoPrinceton.net, 9-24-2021.  Last access 1/24/2024.</ref>, it was renamed for David Bradford, an economics professor at Princeton who had lived on Pine St. until his accidental death in 2005<ref name=DavidBradfordObit>[https://www.princeton.edu/news/2005/02/22/david-bradford-princeton-economist-and-tax-expert-dies David Bradford, Princeton Economist and Tax Expert, Dies], obituary at Princeton University, 2-22-2005.  Last access 1/1/2024.</ref>, after his family made a grant for the park's improvement.   


The park is one of several "mini-parks" in the former Princeton Borough that are maintained by the Princeton Recreation Department.<ref name=PrincetonMiniParks>[https://www.communitynews.org/archives/exploring-the-history-of-princeton-s-pocket-parks/article_afcf6b10-a0e3-59e2-b01e-b1f09a2b5f4f.html Exploring the History of Princeton's Pocket Parks] by Patricia A. Taylor on communitynews.org, Jun 27, 2017 (Updated Jan 11, 2022), last access 1/1/2024.</ref><ref name=ParksList>[https://www.princetonnj.gov/Facilities Princeton's List of Parks], simply called "Facilities", on the town website.  It still lists David Bradford Park as "Pine Street Park" as of 1/1/2024, although the name changed officially many years ago.</ref>
The park is one of several "mini-parks" in the former Princeton Borough that are maintained by the Princeton Recreation Department.<ref name=PrincetonMiniParks>[https://www.communitynews.org/archives/exploring-the-history-of-princeton-s-pocket-parks/article_afcf6b10-a0e3-59e2-b01e-b1f09a2b5f4f.html Exploring the History of Princeton's Pocket Parks] by Patricia A. Taylor on communitynews.org, Jun 27, 2017 (Updated Jan 11, 2022), last access 1/1/2024.</ref><ref name=ParksList>[https://www.princetonnj.gov/Facilities Princeton's List of Parks], simply called "Facilities", on the town website.  It still lists David Bradford Park as "Pine Street Park" as of 1/1/2024, although the name changed officially many years ago.</ref>

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A panorama of the David Bradford mini-park at 53 Pine St in Princeton, NJ taken in 2023.

The David Bradford Park in Princeton is a tiny, fenced, public park located at 53 Pine St. No dogs are allowed. Containing only a bench, a picnic table, and a few toys for toddlers, this mini-park is half a block away from the Small World Coffee shop on Nassau Street.

Formerly known as Pine Street Park[1], it was renamed for David Bradford, an economics professor at Princeton who had lived on Pine St. until his accidental death in 2005[2], after his family made a grant for the park's improvement.

The park is one of several "mini-parks" in the former Princeton Borough that are maintained by the Princeton Recreation Department.[3][4]

Notes

  1. From the Pineys of Pine Street, a Lesson in Proxemics by Pam Hersh on TAPintoPrinceton.net, 9-24-2021. Last access 1/24/2024.
  2. David Bradford, Princeton Economist and Tax Expert, Dies, obituary at Princeton University, 2-22-2005. Last access 1/1/2024.
  3. Exploring the History of Princeton's Pocket Parks by Patricia A. Taylor on communitynews.org, Jun 27, 2017 (Updated Jan 11, 2022), last access 1/1/2024.
  4. Princeton's List of Parks, simply called "Facilities", on the town website. It still lists David Bradford Park as "Pine Street Park" as of 1/1/2024, although the name changed officially many years ago.