Park #4: Alexander/AEP Park - Columbus

Ahhh, this is more like it after the puny Agler Road Park. Actually, come to think of it, my pal Laura said that its really called "Agler Road Parkway". So I think I may have learned that if its called a "Parkway" or "Parklands", it means its NOT a park (more or that later).

So this is a little place between the Scioto Mile (hmm... I'm doing these in order so I should get to that in about 2015) and North Bank Park. Not too much to it besides being a connection between the two. EXCEPT, its got theses which are in every halfway decent picture of downtown Cowtown...

Seriously, I've pretty much never seen a long distance shot without these being in it. Old school trestle charm (not Tressel charm... we OSU fans kinda got over that).

Kickin' it Red Hot Chili Peppers Style

So all in all, perhaps not an amazing place taken out of context, but when viewed along with its brother and sister parks interconnected along the Scioto from Downtown all the way to OSU and beyond to Worthington, quite a nice piece of real estate.

Park #2: Academy Park - Columbus

This day was a much finer day for some exploring. The "other" Academy Park was a short while away from where I live and as a result took no time to get to. This was a small athletic complex attached to the slightly more grand Wolfe Park and across the street from the way way WAY more grand Franklin Park Conservatory. Alum Creek, a waterway I shall be seeing a whole ton of splits the parks, and serves as a route for a rather long bike trail.

Located at the entrance to this park was a very old, and rather impressive pedestrian bridge. I need to see if I can dig up some info on this because it would seem unusual for this park to have been around since 1922.

Crossing over this bridge, I was surprised that the Alum Creek was so calm considering all the rain we had had around that time (late April).

Crossing the bridge and heading towards the baseball fields

It was the beginning of warm-ish weather and these kids were doing the ol' roll down the hill on their sides bit. I think If I tried that now, I might break something :/

 

 

Somehow it never rained that day, although it sure looked like it.

 

Couldn't help but wonder if this daycare place down the street paid their copyright fees to use the Sesame Street characters?

Last but certainly not least was this plaque on a bike racing superstar. Well.. he was overseas because in those days America was a less tolerant place. Poor guy died penniless and unknown in his own country..

  We'll, see you at the pathetically small Agler Road Park next time... that post should take about 6 seconds...