The
Greenville Downtown Airport Park has become one of our very favorite parks here
in the Upstate, and it just keeps getting better! Last time I wrote about the
park it was still in the early stages, with only the amphitheater, runways,
grass and fencing installed (see post “Watching the planes at the airport downtown”). The playground equipment for children 2-5 was installed in June of
last year, including a set with slides, bridges, climbers and pilot panel, a swing
set, a bi-plane climber and two 2-seat airplane bouncers.
In
December a Cessna 310 “landed” in the park, providing a great backdrop to what
was going to be the pavilion. Then this June, the playset for older children
was installed, but we still mostly visited the park very early in the morning
as there was a lack of shade on hot summer days. Still, the boys love the
newest addition to the Greenville park scene.
The
lack of shade was why we were excited to see the picnic hangar with tables
completed before the end of the summer, as it gave us a place to get out of the
sun for a water break or snack. Then there are days like this past Monday, when
we arrived at the park after two days of rain and the hanger provided a dry
spot for home base.
Greenville
Tech took an old Boeing 737 and converted the fuselage to what will be the park entrance.
The Greenville Downtown Airport Park Project is still raising funds for the
installation of the entrance and front fencing, park benches, educational
signage and restrooms. To donate to the project please visit the Greenville
Downtown Airport website.
The park isn't the only reason to visit the downtown airport, as there
are frequently aviation-themed events taking place in or around the airport. This weekend is no
different; Friday the Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom tour will be
returning to Greenville, you can read my post “WWII bombers in Greenville”
about their visit last year here. Of course the Runway Cafe and their fried oreos provide another good reason to visit...
Finally,
the local family website Kidding Around Greenville has created a photo scavenger
hunt for children ages 2 to 5. We had fun placing the pictures to things found
in the park! The scavenger hunt info and pictures are found here.
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Labdien Liene...now this looks like one cool park! Your little ones will love it!
ReplyDeleteThey do, especially when joined by friends. Thanks Dzintra!
DeleteThis park looks amazing. We would like to go to it...:)
ReplyDeleteLet us know if you come to Greenville :)
DeleteHow neat... Your city is really on top of things.. I love it when the city 'invests' in projects like that one... Once someone puts some money into something, they not only feel good about it --but they have a vested interest in keeping it in good shape..... I'm sure that Airport/Aviation Park will just get better and better... SO NEAT.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
This park will have been entirely funded by private donations, and I'm very proud of Greenville for making it happen!
Delete*Very* cool park. When he was two or three, one of my nephew's favorite spots to hang out was a field not far from the Grand Rapids airport where you can watch planes take off and land, but that's nothing compared to this!
ReplyDeleteAnd it isn't exactly like Ferris Bueller's Day Off either, but definitely better for small children!
DeleteI'm so glad that you had a good time. I wasn't able to see the WWII airplanes myself but my husband and kids went. Thanks for the link to the scavenger hunt as well! I'm glad that it provided some fun for you. : )
ReplyDeleteWe are looking forward to more Kidding Around Greenville scavenger hunts - the boys are the perfect age!
DeleteThis is excellent, a great place for little ones to use up their daily energy!
ReplyDeleteSure is! And the restaurant next door has fried Oreos - a great place for moms to recharge ;)
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