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{{Image|David_Bradford_Park_in_Princeton.jpg|right|350px|A panorama of the David Bradford mini-park at 53 Pine St in Princeton, NJ taken in 2023.}} | {{Image|David_Bradford_Park_in_Princeton.jpg|right|350px|A panorama of the David Bradford mini-park at 53 Pine St in Princeton, NJ taken in 2023.}} | ||
The '''David Bradford Park''' in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] is a tiny, fenced, public park located at 53 Pine St. No dogs are allowed. Containing only a bench, a picnic table, and a few toys for toddlers, this mini-park is half a block away from Small World coffee. Formerly known as Pine Street Park, it was renamed for David Bradford, an economics professor at Princeton who had lived on Pine St. until his accidental death in 2005<ref name=DavidBradfordObit>[https://www.princeton.edu/news/2005/02/22/david-bradford-princeton-economist-and-tax-expert-dies David Bradford, Princeton Economist and Tax Expert, Dies], obituary at Princeton University, 2-22-2005. Last access 1/1/2024.</ref>, after his family made a grant for the park's improvement. The park is one of several "mini-parks" in the former Princeton Borough that are maintained by the Princeton Recreation Department.<ref name=PrincetonMiniParks>[https://www.communitynews.org/archives/exploring-the-history-of-princeton-s-pocket-parks/article_afcf6b10-a0e3-59e2-b01e-b1f09a2b5f4f.html Exploring the History of Princeton's Pocket Parks] by Patricia A. Taylor on communitynews.org, Jun 27, 2017 (Updated Jan 11, 2022), last access 1/1/2024.</ref> | The '''David Bradford Park''' in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] is a tiny, fenced, public park located at 53 Pine St. No dogs are allowed. Containing only a bench, a picnic table, and a few toys for toddlers, this mini-park is half a block away from Small World coffee. Formerly known as Pine Street Park, it was renamed for David Bradford, an economics professor at Princeton who had lived on Pine St. until his accidental death in 2005<ref name=DavidBradfordObit>[https://www.princeton.edu/news/2005/02/22/david-bradford-princeton-economist-and-tax-expert-dies David Bradford, Princeton Economist and Tax Expert, Dies], obituary at Princeton University, 2-22-2005. Last access 1/1/2024.</ref>, after his family made a grant for the park's improvement. The park is one of several "mini-parks" in the former Princeton Borough that are maintained by the Princeton Recreation Department.<ref name=PrincetonMiniParks>[https://www.communitynews.org/archives/exploring-the-history-of-princeton-s-pocket-parks/article_afcf6b10-a0e3-59e2-b01e-b1f09a2b5f4f.html Exploring the History of Princeton's Pocket Parks] by Patricia A. Taylor on communitynews.org, Jun 27, 2017 (Updated Jan 11, 2022), last access 1/1/2024.</ref><ref name=ParksList>[https://www.princetonnj.gov/Facilities Princeton's List of Parks] on the town website lists David Bradford Park as "Pine Street Park".</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:47, 1 January 2024
The David Bradford Park in Princeton is a tiny, fenced, public park located at 53 Pine St. No dogs are allowed. Containing only a bench, a picnic table, and a few toys for toddlers, this mini-park is half a block away from Small World coffee. Formerly known as Pine Street Park, it was renamed for David Bradford, an economics professor at Princeton who had lived on Pine St. until his accidental death in 2005[1], after his family made a grant for the park's improvement. The park is one of several "mini-parks" in the former Princeton Borough that are maintained by the Princeton Recreation Department.[2][3]
Notes
- ↑ David Bradford, Princeton Economist and Tax Expert, Dies, obituary at Princeton University, 2-22-2005. Last access 1/1/2024.
- ↑ Exploring the History of Princeton's Pocket Parks by Patricia A. Taylor on communitynews.org, Jun 27, 2017 (Updated Jan 11, 2022), last access 1/1/2024.
- ↑ Princeton's List of Parks on the town website lists David Bradford Park as "Pine Street Park".