Langone Park
Langone Park is a waterfront park in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1973,[1] it is named for Massachusetts state senator Joseph A. Langone, Jr. and his wife Clementina Langone.[2] The park features a Little League Baseball field, a playground, and three bocce courts.[3] It is located on Commercial Street at the edge of Boston Harbor, immediately to the west of the Andrew P. Puopolo Jr. Athletic Field.[4]
The first park at the location, North End Beach (later North End Park), was established in 1893 as a public bathing facility.[1][5]
The park includes much of the area inundated by the 1919 Great Molasses Flood.[6]
To the southwest the park borders on Copp's Hill Terrace and further south is Copp's Hill Burial Ground. Both sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- ^ a b "Improvements to Langone Park and Puopolo Playground". Boston Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ^ "200 attend dedication of N. End Park". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1975.
- ^ Harris, Patricia; Lyon, David (2004). Boston: a Guide to Unique Places. The Globe Pequot Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 0-7627-3011-0.
- ^ Bahne, Charles (2012). Chronicles of Old Boston: Exploring New England's Historic Capital. p. 201. ISBN 9780984633401.
- ^ "The North End Beach". And This Is Good Old Boston. July 21, 2011.
- ^ Schworm, Peter (January 14, 2015). "Nearly a century later, structural flaw in molasses tank revealed". Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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