Roosevelt Park (Albuquerque, New Mexico) facts for kids
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Roosevelt Park
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Roosevelt Park in 2009
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 Location in New Mexico
Location in the United States
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| Location | 500 Spruce St. SE Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Area | 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architect | C.E. "Bud" Hollied |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001384 |
Quick facts for kids Significant dates |
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| Added to NRHP | November 22, 1996 |
Roosevelt Park is a historic park in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places, and is a protected Albuquerque Historic Landmark. The park was built between 1933 and 1935 by manual laborers employed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs, turning a sandy arroyo filled with garbage into a rolling, grassy landscape planted with over 2,000 trees and bushes. It has long been one of the city's most popular gathering and recreation areas, although it also developed a reputation as a dangerous area beginning in the 1960s. The park received a major renovation in 2006–7.
Landscape
Roosevelt Park occupies an irregularly shaped, 14-acre (5.7 ha) plot south of Coal Avenue between Spruce and Maple Streets. The northern part of the park is bounded by city streets, while the southern part is surrounded by a paved drive which is no longer open to traffic. The park terrain consists of a series of irregular hollows, mostly sitting below the level of the surrounding streets, with a vertical relief of about 50 feet (15 m) between the lowest and highest points. The main canopy is formed by mature Siberian elm trees up to 80 feet (24 m) in height, with other vegetation including juniper, blue spruce, and catalpa trees and bushes scattered throughout.
Amenities at the park include a playground and disc golf course.
Images for kids
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Looking southwest across the southerly portion of Roosevelt Park. This section of the park hosts the disc golf course.
