Also known as Crystal Park, across Main Street from Clark University.

Large fields, a basketball court, several playground areas, and, until recently, a swimming pool. I wish I knew what the plan is for the mosaic, but hopefully it will be preserved somewhere since it is the only remaining wall of the changing room. Thanks to Kelsey...

Alarm clock at 4:45am, but so worth it.

We were running dreadfully short on time when we arrived at our last destination, the Hadwen Arboretum. I had staked out the location with my daughter the day before, and we found this beautiful patch of vibrant ground cover under a flowering tree, which reminded both...

Once again, special thanks to our guest choreographer, Sarah-Katarina Jerome, directing three dancers from the Boston Community Dance Project, Jamie Lovell (photos 3 and 4), Kirsta Paul (photos 5 and 6), and Lisa Charest (photos 1 and 2), at three different parks....

Special thanks to our guest choreographer, Sarah-Katarina Jerome, directing three dancers from the Boston Community Dance Project, Jamie Lovell (in blue), Kirsta Paul (in grey), and Lisa Charest (in red), at three different parks. The first of the series is at Coes...

I like to imagine what would happen if we were more intentional about restoring our abandoned spaces.

More information about the park and Bancroft Tower on the city’s parks page.

Not your typical park but a nice public space in the heart of downtown Worcester nonetheless. Thanks for braving the elements of the natural and human nature.