Whitaker Gateway Park

It is a "small,out of the way",kind of park. First the down side,at the front of the park,a few homeless from time to time make it their temp.quite little refuge from other homeless folks. Homeless like peace and quiet just like the rest of us. Hardly any body goes there ,which can be a plus or minus depending on your mood. The upside is that it has a awesome veiw and would be a nice quiet place to fish,at least all the pelicans seem to think so. They were doing a booming business when I visited and their style of fishing is always amusing to watch. It has swinging benches and a couple of covered table areas. I believe it also was the point were Juda p. Benjamin left for South America on a steamer and later to England to be a barrister in Queen Annes court. He was Jefferson Davis's favorite,the Secretary of war in the Confederate government and it's only Jewish member. You can recognize him in the photo of the Congress because he is the only one with a smile. While everyone was being captured including the president,he slipped away to a fantastic new life, a fantastic New career in a fantastic country all the while with that fantastic smile. I'm pretty sure he was a time traveler...