Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell (Dora Colón Clavell Urban Park)
The Dora Colon Clavell Urban Park, looking north in Barrio Primero in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Type	Passive park
Location	Marina and Jobos Streets, Barrio Primero, in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Area	approx 4 cuerdas
Created	1995
Designer	William Ramirez Gurratán
Operated by	Autonomous Municipality of Ponce
Open	Daily
Status	Open
Parking	Underground parking garage (400 spaces)

The Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell (English: Dora Colón Clavell Urban Park) is a passive park in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The park is named after the mother of ex-governor of Puerto Rico and Ponce native, Rafael Hernández Colón. It opened on 9 December 1995

Location

The park is a passive urban family park. It is located in Ponce's Historic District, near several museums and parks, including the Ponce Massacre Museum and the Abolition Park. It features a number of kiosks that open on an as-needed basis (i.e., depending on the function taking place at the park) and a central stage where the Banda Municipal de Ponce stages free open-air concerts. The location where the park now sits used to be occupied by Hospital Damas before it moved to its current location on Ponce By Pass on 6 May 1973.

History

The park was built in 1995 under the administration of mayor Churumba and, in the same year, it received the award for Outstanding Construction Work of the Year (Spanish: "Obra Sobresaliente del Año") from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. It was built with an original appropriation of $5.5 million.

Amenities

The park features gardens, a Mudéjar-style kiosk for the Ponce Municipal Band traditional Sunday concerts, a trolley stop, a restaurant, and food stands. The park also has an underground parking garage with two levels. In the first (top-most) level of the garage there is a Ponce tourist police station. the parking garage has space for 400 vehicles.