Very cool park on one of the main streets in Glendale, which means it's simultaneously both generally kept up better as well as usually fairly steady. Grounds are always nice and maintenance workers are a frequent sight, there's a good amount of shaded parking (parking seems pretty good overall there) in case you want to a good spot to take in your lunch (I definitely took plenty there), a large field, decent playground equipment and the excellent Peace Gardens, which seem very popular with the picture-taking set. This is on the outskirts of the worst of what this particular section of town offers and there seems to be at least a reasonable amount of police monitoring, but seeing the actual locking barrier gates for the night-time closing will go a long way towards driving the point home that this is perhaps not the best place in which to find oneself after dark. Given the park closes before it gets all the way to that point, that shouldn't be a situation to run into, but still...all in all, if you've not yet been, it is well worth...
Read moreI used to live nearby, and this place used to be a ghetto someone tried to rob me at. I come back, and am unsure if the pool is going to reopen, but most everything looks gorgeous, beautiful greenery, and I felt safer due to city personnel passing in their trucks.
It seems safe enough now where even elderly walk, and they even have one of those key tab things to scan if you submitted for the walking contests (Millions of Clicks or something).
On the other hand, the fact they tried to fine people for swimming in Jordan Creek really ruffled my jammies.
Has a skate park, which is a...
Read moreNot what it used to be, yet at the same time gorgeous in the event that you can move beyond the commotion of individuals driving their cruisers around aimlessly for a really long time. What's more, in the event that you all arrive at this park to excursion, since it is wonderful, kindly get your garbage and toss it out, so it is delightful the following opportunity you come. What's more, tossing your trash down the slope or in the river doesn't forget about as tossing it. This is your park! Invest heavily in safeguarding it and...
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