Baker Park — Attraction in Saint Paul

Baker Park's a nice, simple neighborhood school park. There's nothing extraordinary or special about it, and that's exactly what makes it special.

The park is well kept and cared for by the neighborhood and Saint Paul Parks. There are sitting benches by two fenced tennis courts, a picnic table next to a basketball half court, three softball fields, a playground for young kids, and a good short, steep sledding hill.

There aren't any amenities like built-in BBQ grills, picnic shelters, electrical access, or public restrooms. A portable toilet is provided during the summer softball and fall football seasons. It's regularly inspected, cleaned...

I lived a half block away from this playground, that’s what it was called back then, Baker Playground. Love that old building, have so many great memories of the time I spent there. They used to have a hockey rink and a HUGE ice skating rink for winter fun along with the best hill for sledding. We would slide down the hill summer and fall on cardboard. Played ball against other neighborhood...

This is a multi-level community center that has been the voting place for several years. It is connected to the school and children use it quite regularly. Judging from the children's drawings and other works of art, this center appears to be exceptionally racially diverse. Walking out from the lower level, you can see the ball fields and the...