David Bradford Park
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The David Bradford Park in Princeton, NJ is a tiny, fenced, public park located at 53 Pine St. Per a sign on its gate, 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 the Small World Coffee shop on Nassau St.
Renaming
Formerly known as Pine Street Park[1], it was renamed in 2005 for David Bradford, an economics professor at Princeton who had lived on Pine St. until his accidental death[2], after his family made a grant for the park's improvement.
Pocket Park
The park is one of several "mini-parks" in the former Princeton Borough that are maintained by the Princeton Recreation Department.[3][4] These small parks are also sometimes called "pocket parks".
References
- ↑ From the Pineys of Pine Street, a Lesson in Proxemics by Pam Hersh on TAPintoPrinceton.net, Princeton / Arts & Entertainment section, 9-24-2021. Last access 1/24/2024.
- ↑ 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, simply called "Facilities", on the town website. It still lists David Bradford Park as "Pine Street Park" as of 1/1/2024, although the name changed officially many years ago.