David Bradford Park
The David Bradford Park is a small public park located at 53 Pine Street in Princeton, New Jersey.[1] Containing only a bench, a picnic table, and a few toys for toddlers, this mini-park is half a block away from Princeton’s central business district on Nassau Street.
Renaming
[edit]Formerly known as Pine Street Park,[2] it was renamed in 2005 for David Bradford, an economics professor at Princeton University who had lived on Pine Street until his accidental death,[3] after his family made a grant for the park's improvement.
Pocket park
[edit]The park is one of several "mini-parks" in the former Princeton Borough that are maintained by the Princeton Recreation Department.[4][5] These small parks are also sometimes called "pocket parks".
References
[edit]- ^ David Bradford Park on Google Maps, last access 1/12/2024.
- ^ 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.