31st & Peoria Meshri Park

[TomPetty]

This park is going to be a nice addition to the area.  The house that was on the lot was old and tired looking.  This project has been totally supported by private donations.  The sidewalk should link Maple Ridge with Brookside.
An endowment drive has been started to endow the park so it is always maintained.  You can find out more info at http://www.mapleridgeneighborhood.com/News%20and%20Upcoming%20Events/Entrance.htm The Tulsa Community Foundation owns the property, so all donations are tax deductible.  You can send a contribution to the Maple Ridge Park Endowment Fund to TCF at

Tulsa Community Foundation
7030 South Yale Avenue, Suite 600
Tulsa , OK 74136

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by Gaspar

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:Originally posted by PonderInc

So is south "up" on this drawing?  Is this on the SW corner of 31st and Peoria?

Yes

SE

No.  It is the North West corner.

So the "welcome to brookside" entry point has a sign facing people leaving brookside?

[Gaspar]

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:Originally posted by Gaspar

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:Originally posted by PonderInc

So is south "up" on this drawing?  Is this on the SW corner of 31st and Peoria?

Yes

SE

No.  It is the North West corner.

So the "welcome to brookside" entry point has a sign facing people leaving brookside?

No it's a Welcome to Maple Ridge sign.  Defigns the transition from Brookside to the historic neighborhood.

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by Gaspar

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle


So the "welcome to brookside" entry point has a sign facing people leaving brookside?

No it's a Welcome to Maple Ridge sign.  Defigns the transition from Brookside to the historic neighborhood.

Nu uh:

quote:Originally posted by Gaspar


...and a beautiful addition to the entrance of Brookside.

Besides, I thought Maple Ridge already had signs:

[PonderInc]

I drove by today.  The park will definitely be on the NW corner of 31st and Peoria...

The map orientation is actually correct.  I was just confused b/c everyone was talking about Brookside.

[cannon_fodder]

The sign near Maple Ridge is actually just in Spanish.  [xx(]

[AVERAGE JOE]

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:Originally posted by Gaspar

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle


So the "welcome to brookside" entry point has a sign facing people leaving brookside?

No it's a Welcome to Maple Ridge sign.  Defigns the transition from Brookside to the historic neighborhood.

Nu uh:

quote:Originally posted by Gaspar


...and a beautiful addition to the entrance of Brookside.

Besides, I thought Maple Ridge already had signs:

It's the Maple Ridge neighborhood who organized and came up with the plan to buy the house and put in a park. The fear was that it would be an eyesore rental property. Dr. Meshri's donation made the plan a reality. So it's definitely all about Maple Ridge. Any talk about Brookside was mistaken.

[sauerkraut]

It'll be nice to have a park that is circled by a jogging trail. We have alot of such parks in Ohio. A park with a one-mile loop trail that circles it makes it easy to count your mileage.

[midtownnewbie]

quote:Originally posted by sauerkraut

It'll be nice to have a park that is circled by a jogging trail. We have alot of such parks in Ohio. A park with a one-mile loop trail that circles it makes it easy to count your mileage.

Are you talking about the same park?  This one is the size of small building lot.

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder

The sign near Maple Ridge is actually just in Spanish.  [xx(]

I tried but I couldn't find a spanish-only version.

[TheArtist]

quote:Originally posted by sauerkraut

It'll be nice to have a park that is circled by a jogging trail. We have alot of such parks in Ohio. A park with a one-mile loop trail that circles it makes it easy to count your mileage.

You will have to run around this park a looooooot of times lol. Its basically a decorative element. My back yard is probably bigger than this park.

[BierGarten]

This park is not shaping up the way I would have hoped.  

(1) Is the blue metal gazebo going to be painted or is it always going to be that color?  If it is always going to be that color, hopefully there is going to be enough landscaping to hide the hideousness of the gazebo.  I didn't think it was possible to build an ugly gazebo until I saw this one.

(2) The park sign that was recently erected is HUGE!  It in no way fits in with the size of the actual park.  Quite frankly, I find it to be an eyesore.

Am I over-reacting or do others feel this way too (obviously anything is better than a run down house)?

[sgrizzle]

Sign looks pretty big in the drawing.

I wasn't expecting anything more than eye candy when you drive by. I will judge it once it's done instead of so early on.

[cannon_fodder]

I find the entire think pointless.  A nice relaxing picnic near a super busy intersection?  Too small for kids to play.  Can't let your dog run so close to the roads.

Good effort, parks are always a positive.  Just seems kind of pointless.  Someone let me know when they spend some time there...

[TheArtist]

A pleasant looking "park feature" on the corner is not such bad idea. Not practical really, but mostly for appearances sake. However I think its turned into a farce with that huge sign blaring out MESHRI'S name on it. That's a bit tacky for that space. If it were a new university campus "Schusterman Campus" or hosptial wing, womens shelter, etc. I could see one putting their name that large on it lol. But you know the Helmerichs, Zarrows, etc. the "old money crowd" wouldn't do something that brazenly inappropriate on the things they donated. A sign is fine but have some decorum and scale about it. I know, I think I will donate, say a bench, then put a billboard up bragging about how great I was to donate that bench. A bench,,, a tiny little metal thing with your name stamped on it is fine. A pocket park, a small "pocket park sized" sign is appropriate. Not some huge sign with your name in huge, shiny gold lettering on a shiny black bacground lol. The sign shouldn't be bigger than say a university or hospital for instance.