I grew up playing, picnicking & hiking/walking in this park (and yes, drinking/smoking with my friends as teenagers, lol) My youth was spent in this gorgeous park. Even during the height off Covid (when the police wouldn't let you out of the car) I still drove thru to see the cherry blossoms. I'm 57 & grew up in Newark, on Slyvan Ave, 1 block over from Mill St which runs thru the park. I'm old enough to have rented row boats by the huge lion statues, went horseback riding on the horse trail (where the dog park is now) got intoxicated by the smell of chocolate from the factory near the rail tracks & coffee roasting from the factory near Mill St.... anyone else have those memories? I've eaten hotdogs from JJ's (right out of the park on Bloomfield Ave) in the park at least every couple of weeks since i can remember & still do to this very day. Best damn hotdogs! The cherry blossoms, in the spring, are still the best on the east coast & I keep seeing a bald eagle (maybe 2 diff ones) in the park which just amazes me. I've lived in Nutley for 30yrs, we have great parks, but my favorite park will always be Branchbrook Park.