O-day’min Park (formerly Warehouse Park)

[Glenco]

You are not an authority on privilege

If you want to subject your body to a mix of toxic chemicals fill your boots. Don’t involve other people who choose not to.

 

[whattheheck]

Hear, hear! Enabling social disorder in the name of compassion is/ has proven wrong. Our public spaces should be safe and accessible. Not breeding grounds for drug dealers and others who take advantage of those who are truly vulnerable. The fact that we, as a society, have allowed this to happen is utterly shameful.

 

[wormwood]

Never forget what they took from us:
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Park looks great btw! Excite to bike through there today

My wife and I were bummed about this. How is demolishing these heritage Edmonton signs a priority? The new ones look like a power point slide

 

[Rebourn]

Love the Aurora light.

 

[Gronk!]

Taken today around 4:30 pm - checked out the eastern half of the park and the pavilion

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[IanO]

Went by around 330pm today and counted ~30 kids playing, swinging, rolling, enjoying with that parents and friends; it was incredibly heartwarming to see.

 

[northlands]

If only the strawberry was lit up purple too

 

[TAS]

Went by around 330pm today and counted ~30 kids playing, swinging, rolling, enjoying with that parents and friends; it was incredibly heartwarming to see.

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I was by around noon and saw about 15-20 at playground and 5 people and 5 canines at the dog run (wonder what future use at other dog park will be?). A couple of families with kids also playing in the fitness area. Maybe tomorrow there will be zome folks out shooting hoops or on the 11th with warmer weather.

 

[Gronk!]

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1 of 3 fire pits

Each fire pit has a button to switch it on

Playground

Off-leash dog run

Vegetation

Exercise facilities - it's not exactly GoodLife Fitness, but the bare basics are there

Wayfinding signage

Basketball court, soon to to be a skating rink when winter hits

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[Gronk!]

Continued from my previous post

Map

I had to use the washroom. The toilet, sink and paper towel dispenser worked wonderfully. The soap dispenser took a while to spit something out, while the hand dryer barely worked.

The 3 fire pits

Bicycle racks - the only ones I've noticed in this park, although there are more in the east end

I really wish they would remove those concrete barriers for easier access to/from The Parks tower

Taking a walk along the south perimeter of the park

Raise your hand if you still want to gaze at that parking lot and the rear end of Boston Pizza

Vegetation

 

[Glenco]

On my way home when I was walking down 102 ave I saw a man struggling with his young son who was screaming at the top of his lungs. So someone appreciated the park but I don’t think it was the dad.

 

[Garceyues]

Went by around 330pm today and counted ~30 kids playing, swinging, rolling, enjoying with that parents and friends; it was incredibly heartwarming to see.

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While acknowledging it is new, if the park has that level of foot traffic as the temperature cools, I can only imagine how popular it will be during the summer.

 

[IanO]

Here's hoping it becomes a real draw to what was a dead zone.

But it's really going to be something special in, call it 3 years from now, once the LRT wraps up, 106/107st work is complete and we have a few more buildings on its urban edges to make it feel more connected and integrated.

 

[Abba]

Here's hoping it becomes a real draw to what was a dead zone.

But it's really going to be something special in, call it 3 years from now, once the LRT wraps up, 106/107st work is complete and we have a few more buildings on its urban edges to make it feel more connected and integrated.

Here's hoping, indeed!
This coming winter will be a big test...

 

[an_edmontonian]

Looks excellent! Next time im downtown I will definitely take a look around. Only quibble is the concrete barriers around the perimeter at certain areas, but thats a small fix. Hopefully something that will be addressed.