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Pardon my nostalgia, but I just learned Mitchell Park in Palo Alto, Calif. had a 50th anniversary celebration and was honored by the presence of its designer, Robert Royston, FASLA, now 88 and living in Mill Valley, Calif. I say ?EUR??,,????'?????< Mitchell Park holds many memories for me and so I?EUR??,,????'?????<
Mitchell Park holds many memories for me and so I?EUR??,,????'?????<
Mitchell Park construction began in 1955. The park was something special when it premiered April 12, 1957. It featured concrete above-ground ?EUR??,,????'?????< I didn?EUR??,,????'?????< Mitchell Park was novel to me because Evergreen, Colo. had no parks. Our playground there was a pile of dirt atop which we?EUR??,,????'?????< Frankly, I didn?EUR??,,????'?????< Well, the pedal cars are long gone, as is the climbing horse (deemed unsafe). The wading pool is now a water play feature with fountains, part of a just completed seven-year renovation effort, though I?EUR??,,????'?????<
I didn?EUR??,,????'?????<
Mitchell Park was novel to me because Evergreen, Colo. had no parks. Our playground there was a pile of dirt atop which we?EUR??,,????'?????<
Frankly, I didn?EUR??,,????'?????<
Well, the pedal cars are long gone, as is the climbing horse (deemed unsafe).
The wading pool is now a water play feature with fountains, part of a just completed seven-year renovation effort, though I?EUR??,,????'?????<
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
Hardscape Oasis in Litchfield Park
Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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