Winthrop Square — Attraction in Brookline

This is a beautiful playground and park, locally called "Rose Garden". The nick name comes from the gorgeous rose gardens the bloom, one on each side of a garden canopy walkway at one end of the park. There are also enormous oak trees that provide plenty of shade in the summer, where children love to play in the fountain. The fountain is surrounded by wooden benches for the adults to relax, snack, hang towels, etc. There are other benches throughout the playground and park for relaxing, reading, or snacking. Along with a couple if iron picnic tables and benches. The play areas themselves are separated by a sandbox in the center and a structure for smaller children is on one side while a larger structure for older kids sits on the other. There are lots of swings, both baby and big kid, and they have been updated within the last couple of years. In addition to all of that there is a large fenced-in grassy area where children and adults alike play sports, run around, and dogs are allowed! Note that dogs are not allowed in the playground and park area only the large grassy field. It's a beautiful place any time of year! The only thing missing...

Beautiful park to enjoy in peace so long as you look Caucasian or are honorary white. If you loom blackbat all, there will be an incident of racism. Still visit because this is our park too.

Various incidents of racism with the same one or two white-presenting women. I was accused by a volunteeer of stealing roses for holding a rose on a day when everyone else (white or Asian) in the park was holding an identical rose. Roses were being handed out by the same volunteers for the event.

Myriad other similar events towards me and other POC that I observed. If POC stop coming, however, these awful few women's ideoligies would win, so keep showing...

This is a nice shady Park which has an infants, toddlers and a 4-10 year old park. It has small sandpit and a water fountain for kids to play in. A large open field about the park where kids can pick acorns, play catch or soccer. It has a broad path that runs along the periphery which is great for kids on a scooter or if they're learning to cycle without training wheels. Street parking is available. Only drawback no restrooms and a water fountain that's easily accessible by kids.Dogs aren't allowed in the children's park. It does get...