SPPC Projects

Cochran Park

Cochran Park

Cochran Park Neighborhood: Summit-University Amount Needed: $200,000 Project Partners:  Ramsey Hill Association, City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Cochran Park at Summit and Western Avenues was a cherished spot for neighborhood children to play in the early 20th...

Hamm Plaza

Hamm Plaza

Hamm Plaza Neighborhood: Downtown Amount Needed: $815,000 (estimate) Project Partners: City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Hamm Memorial Plaza is the tip of the arrowhead-shaped formation of historic buildings and landmarks in downtown Saint Paul that includes the...

Margaret Park

Margaret Park

Margaret Park   Neighborhoods: East Side  Amount Needed: $700,000 (estimate) Project Partners: City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation The Story of Margaret Park Margaret Park is a true neighborhood resource for families with softball fields, a lighted soccer...

Pedro Park

Pedro Park

Pedro Park Neighborhood: Downtown Amount Needed: $1,500,000 Project Partners:  City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation The Story of Pedro Park The story of Pedro Park started in 1914 when Italian immigrant Carl Pedro opened a luggage store on the site. After decades...

Raspberry Island Bandstand

Raspberry Island Bandstand

Raspberry island bandstand Neighborhood: Riverfront/Near West Side Amount Needed: Estimated $400,000 - $650,000 for restoration Project Partners:  City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation The Schubert Club Heilmaier Memorial Bandstand on Raspberry Island was originally...

Swede Hollow

Swede Hollow

Swede Hollow  Neighborhoods: East Side neighborhoods of Dayton’s Bluff and Railroad Island Amount Needed: $622,000 (estimate) Project Partners:  Lower Phalen Creek Project, Friends of Swede Hollow, City of Saint Paul Parks and RecreationThe Story of Swede Hollow...

Wacouta Commons Park

Wacouta Commons Park

Wacouta Commons Park   Neighborhoods: Downtown Amount Needed: $700,000 (estimate) Project Partners: Friends of Wacouta Commons Park, City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation One of downtown Saint Paul’s “pocket parks” is Wacouta Commons Park, nestled between the...

Lilydale Park

Lilydale Park

Lilydale Regional Park   Neighborhood: West Side Amount Raised: $559,000 Project Partners: Friends of Lilydale Project Background The Lilydale Regional Park improvement project was the first major inititative of the Saint Paul Parks Conservancy. This park project...

Sepak Takraw Courts

Sepak Takraw Courts

Sepak Takraw Courts   Neighborhoods: North End & East Side Amount Raised: $100,000 Project Partners: Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee Legacy Grant, Minnesota Humanities Center Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Funds, Neighborhood STAR Program, Ramsey...

Oxford Field

Oxford Field

Oxford Field   Neighborhood: Summit - University Amount Raised: $53,979 Project Partners: City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Project BackgrondOxford Community Center (Jimmy Lee) has been “home” to several hall of fame athletes over the years including Dave...

Lewis Sports Foundation Partnership

Lewis Sports Foundation Partnership

Lewis Sports Foundation Partnership Conservancy's Role On October 15, 2013, the Saint Paul Parks Conservancy received a grant from the NFL/NFLPA Research and Education Foundation, Inc. in the amount of $32,715 for the Lewis Sports Foundation camp.Program Concept &...

Rice Park Revitalization

Rice Park Revitalization

Rice Park Revitalization   Neighborhood: Downtown Amount Raised: $1 Million plus a $250,000 maintenance fund Project Partners: Saint Paul Garden Club, City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, Rice Park Association Project Background Rice Park has served as the...

Frogtown Community Center

Frogtown Community Center

Frogtown Community Center Neighborhoods: Frogtown / University Avenue Amount Needed: $150,000 Project Partners:  City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Saint Paul Parks and Recreation has opened the new beautifully designed Frogtown Community Center (formerly known...

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