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{{Image|David_Bradford_Park_in_Princeton.jpg|right|350px|A panorama of the David Bradford mini-park at 53 Pine St in Princeton, NJ taken in 2023.}} | {{Image|David_Bradford_Park_in_Princeton.jpg|right|350px|A panorama of the David Bradford mini-park at 53 Pine St in Princeton, NJ taken in 2023.}} | ||
The '''David Bradford Park''' in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] is a tiny, fenced, public park located at 53 Pine St. | The '''David Bradford Park''' in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton, NJ]] is a tiny, fenced, public park located at 53 Pine St. Per a sign on its gate, 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 (Princeton, New Jersey)|Nassau St]]. | ||
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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, Princeton / Arts & Entertainment section, 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 | == Renaming == | ||
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, Princeton / Arts & Entertainment section, 9-24-2021. Last access 1/24/2024.</ref>, it was renamed in 2005 for [[David Bradford (economist)|David Bradford]], an economics professor at Princeton who had lived on Pine St. until his accidental death<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. | |||
== Pocket Park == | |||
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> These small parks are also sometimes called "pocket parks". | 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> These small parks are also sometimes called "pocket parks". | ||
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Revision as of 15:11, 1 January 2024
The David Bradford Park in Princeton, NJ is a tiny, fenced, public park located at 53 Pine St. Per a sign on its gate, 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 St.
Renaming
Formerly known as Pine Street Park[1], it was renamed in 2005 for David Bradford, an economics professor at Princeton who had lived on Pine St. until his accidental death[2], after his family made a grant for the park's improvement.
Pocket Park
The park is one of several "mini-parks" in the former Princeton Borough that are maintained by the Princeton Recreation Department.[3][4] These small parks are also sometimes called "pocket parks".
References
- ↑ From the Pineys of Pine Street, a Lesson in Proxemics by Pam Hersh on TAPintoPrinceton.net, Princeton / Arts & Entertainment section, 9-24-2021. Last access 1/24/2024.
- ↑ David Bradford, Princeton Economist and Tax Expert, Dies, obituary at Princeton University, 2-22-2005. Last access 1/1/2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.