Laura Bradley Park , also known as Bradley Park , is a park in Peoria, Illinois , United States. It historically contained a wading pool for children and flower gardens. As of 2022 , it offers sports facilities, picnic sites, hiking opportunities on paved tracks, and a Japanese bridge.
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15-540: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Laura Bradley Park The 100-acre (40 ha) park was given to the city of Peoria by Lydia Moss Bradley (1816-1908) in memory of her daughter Laura Bradley, who died in 1864 at the age of 14. A Japanese garden area was constructed by Peoria parks workers under the direction of Chicago Japanese garden builder T.R. Otsuka in Spring 1918, according to that year’s report of
20-400: The park district board of trustees: “After the general plan had been adopted by the board, Mr. T.R. Otsuka, a Japanese landscape artist, from Chicago, was engaged to supervise the laying out of the walks, placing of stones, and general planning. A Japanese temple, or tea house, was constructed on the highest elevation.” In 2021, a wooden pedestrian bridge from the 1930s that spans Dry Run Creek
25-739: Was replaced with a concrete bridge for $ 1.3 million dollars. The Japanese bridge also underwent renovations for $ 30,000. The Peoria Park District reopened both bridges in April 2022. In 2020, the park district board voted to remove a controversial Christopher Columbus statue. A statue of the Greek goddess Hebe had been erected at the Main Street entrance until it was damaged by a car in 1954. 40°42′13″N 89°37′23″W / 40.7036394°N 89.6230745°W / 40.7036394; -89.6230745 This Peoria County, Illinois location article
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