International Friendship Park

 

The third part of the series is a fairly new addition to the Cincinnati Park scene.  The International Friendship Park is immediately to the east of Bicentenial Commons and is a continuation of the riverwalk along the Ohio River.  This park is not the type that lends itself to activities, but it is a great park to stroll through and enjoy the great variety of plantings that are at the park...enjoy!

 

 

 

 

This is a very perculiar staircase that leads from the Boathouse parking lot directly to the river:

 

Some sculpture art:

 

check out this studly guy!

 

 

 

 

The park is marked off as different gardens; this is the Gardens of Africa:

 

These grasses sounded great in the wind as you walked through:

 

Random Mt. Adams shot:

 

Various other Garden shots (Europe, Americas, Asia):

 

 

 

Some of the riverwalk:

 

 

**one of my favorite pics:

 

more riverwalk:

 

 

So long for now...next in the series Bicentenial Commons!

 

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great pics. I love that little park-its so "friendly"

Damn, why do I sleep my life away  :lol:

 

Cool pics Randy

Wow...far, far superior to my recent shots of that park...I hadn't gotten around to posting them, and I'm glad I didn't!  Really nicely done...

 

In your favorite shot, see those little metal clips spaced along the edge of the low wall?  I was talking with Lisa from the Parks Planning Department a couple years ago, and she said the question she was asked most frequently was what those things are.  Turns out skateboarders were using the park, and their wheels ground something into the stone that is extremely difficult to get out, so they installed those skate blocks to stop them.  She said most folks think it's an asthetic piece, but it's just to keep the skateboarders out.

 

For reference, here's our thread discussing the erosion issues at this park from last year...

^I have a friend that skateboards and was just complianing about those haha. He said they're everywhere in Downtown Columbus.

Wonderful job!

In your favorite shot, see those little metal clips spaced along the edge of the low wall?  I was talking with Lisa from the Parks Planning Department a couple years ago, and she said the question she was asked most frequently was what those things are.  Turns out skateboarders were using the park, and their wheels ground something into the stone that is extremely difficult to get out, so they installed those skate blocks to stop them.

 

I was wondering what they were for, and I thought that they were an artistic element to the otherwise ordinary concrete wall/bench.  I thought that it might have been a way to designate specific seats, if you will.  Interesting to know that they are just keeping those punks away  :laugh:

Again, my compliments, love seeing all the development adjacent to the parks!

My only complaint with this park, and many of the Cincy parks, is that there is a lack of comfortable and inviting seating.  I often go down to Friendship Park along with Sawyer Point and Bicential Commons to read and at times it is hard to find a comfortable place to sit.  Those concrete benches at Friendship are horrible along with the metal wire ones at Sawyer.  So often times I just lay up against a tree.  In my ideal world I would put 5 or so sets of tables and chairs near the Frienship pavillion.  Along with numerous sets in the grass lawn at Sawyer Point.  Not only would it provide places to sit, read, draw, etc; it would also provide the opportunity to enjoy lunches and dinners at the parks. 

 

Nice pics by the way Rando.

wow, despite the clunky moniker really i love this style of park. you walk and wind around and come upon all manor of views, landscaping and artwork. i bet it would be a great place to jog in. excellent job documenting it.

I need to check this park area out. Looks cool.