Midtown Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)
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 Midtown Park with Uptown Charlotte in the background | |
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| Type | Public park |
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35°12′39″N 80°50′11″W / 35.2108°N 80.8363°W |
| Area | 1 acre |
| Created | 2012 |
| Operated by | Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation |
| Website | Midtown Park |
Midtown Park is a one acre minipark at South Kings Drive and Pearl Park Way in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] Opened in the spring of 2012, it contains stonework and shade trees surrounding a rectangular lawn and is suitable for weddings as well as performance art and other public events.[2] The park features several sculptures, including a seven foot diameter spherical metallic piece called the Braille Music Box by artists Po Shu Wang and Louise Bertelsen.[3] A unique feature of the sculpture is that it can be enjoyed by the sight-impaired. It contains a mechanism which can translate Braille letters into musical notes, and visitors can move the music box within the sculpture to hear this unique music.[4]
The Little Sugar Creek Greenway runs along the western edge of the park and is connected to it by a formal stairway. According to Gwen Cook of Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation, Midtown Park "... is a showpiece along the greenway."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation: Sugar Creek Greenway - MidTown Park Location Map
- ^ a b The Charlotte Observer: New park to open soon in Midtown, by Karen Sullivan, January 29, 2012
- ^ ASC Public Art: Sight Unseen at Midtown Park on the Little Sugar Creek Greenway, video
- ^ Visual Art for the Visually Impaired