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Byrne Playground

Byrne Playground, Dorchester, MA
Park Summary
Size: 1.16
Sports:
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Basketball Courts : 1.5
Tennis Courts : 1
Ownership : City of Boston
Play Equipment: Yes
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This area was once known as Clam Point, filled with Greek Revival homes and the residence of many well-to-do commuters. Franklin King of E.F. King and Company, wholesale druggists, used to live next door to this little parcel of land now known as Byrne Playground. His home was later converted to the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital, and over time the area's historic housing has suffered over time from alterations or have disappeared without a trace.
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Ceylon Playground

Ceylon Playground, Dorchester, MA
Park Summary
Size: 4.53
Sports:
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Softball Fields : 1
Basketball Courts : 1
Ownership : City of Boston
Play Equipment: Yes
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Some folks do a decent business selling street food on Columbia Road in the summers, selling plates from a few card tables and cars. Rumor has it that this is very good 'island barbecue'. This occurs in front of Ceylon Park by the baseball diamonds, just after Ceylon Street.
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Corbett Park - Mothers Rest

Corbett Park - Mothers Rest, Dorchester, MA
Park Summary
Size: 0.94
Sports:
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Basketball Courts : 1
Ownership : City of Boston
Play Equipment: Yes
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Corbett Park is located on a steeply sloped site in the middle of a "super block" where an old DPW stairway connected two neighborhoods. While the community wanted new park improvements, relocation of the dangerous stairway to a more visible location was a priority. The old stair tucked along the edge of the site and hidden by trees was demolished and the park was redesigned around a new grand stairway punctuated by terraces. A small plaza off the busy street at the top of the site called Mothers Rest is oriented to the spectacular views of Dorchester Bay. Other features include an amphitheater tucked into the upper slope and play structures at the lower, flatter end of the park. These spaces are all accessible from the adjacent sidewalks. To reduce erosion and minimize maintenance, the steep slope is planted with wildflower meadow species.
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Crawford Street Playground

Crawford Street Playground, Dorchester, MA
Park Summary
Size: 2.64
Sports: Little League
Little League Fields : 1
Ownership : City of Boston
Play Equipment: Yes
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The Crawford Street Playground is 2.64 acres and features a little league field that doubles as a football field and soccer field for local children. The playground has five points of access, several of which lead through attractive wooded areas. One entrance is from the Ellis School and the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists. Community members from various areas can easily access the playground, and often use the playground as a cut-through. The park is clean and generally in good condition.
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Cronin-Wainwright Park

Cronin-Wainwright Park, Dorchester, MA
Park Summary
Size: 2.24
Sports: Little League
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Little League Fields : 1
Basketball Courts : 1
Ownership : City of Boston
Play Equipment: Yes
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Dorchester Park

Dorchester Park, Dorchester, MA
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Park Summary
Size: 28.45
Sports:
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Little League
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Baseball Fields : 1
Little League Fields : 1
Basketball Courts : 1
Tennis Courts : 1
Ownership : City of Boston
Play Equipment: Yes
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Established in 1891. Having changed size over subsequent years, it remains a beautiful part of the community. Dorchester Park is one of Boston's hidden gems. In contrast to typical urban parks that are glorified grassy fields, Dorchester Park consists of paved walkways that wind through trees, brush, and rocks. The park also has a baseball field, tennis courts, a playground and swing sets. It is a great, safe, clean park that also is host to numerous events, including the Dorchester Easter Egg Hunt, Family Fun Day, and the Landmark Orchestra summer concert.
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Downer Avenue Playground

Downer Avenue Playground, Dorchester, MA
Park Summary
Size: 0.78
Sports:
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Basketball Courts : 1
Ownership : City of Boston
Play Equipment: Yes
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Erie-Ellington Street Playground

Erie-Ellington Street Playground, Dorchester, MA
Park Summary
Size: 0.12
Sports:
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Basketball Courts : 1
Ownership : City of Boston
Play Equipment: Yes
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The Erie Ellington Street Playground is listed as 0.12 acres today and was listed as 0.23 acres in 1987. The playground includes colorful, modern play equipment, a circular track area for skating with trees in the center, several benches, and an open grassy area. There is a wrought-iron fence around the playground that is in excellent condition. This block of Erie Street is comprised almost entirely of open land between Glenwood and Ellington Streets. The playgrounds is the only formal use of the land in the entire surrounding area. One of the other lots is fenced with a white picket fence. Because the playground is in good condition, this area is used and appears to be valued by the community. The lots opposite the playground are also in good condition, with little trash.
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Fernald Terrace Rock

Fernald Terrace, Dorchester, MA
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Fernald Terrace Rock is the smallest city-owned urban wild. It is located at the corner of Fernald Terrace and Quincy Street and consists of a puddingstone outcrop surrounded by sparse cover of grass and weedy vegetation. The rock is bordered by a retaining wall along the Quincy Street sidewalk and has a rundown stairway traversing a moderate slope up to Fernald Terrace.
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Franklin Park

Franklin Park, Dorchester, MA
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Franklin Park is at the end of the "Emerald Necklace" the string of parks that stretches from here to the Boston Common. It's named for Benjamin Franklin, a son of Boston (although everyone thinks he was from Philly!) Ben left money to his hometown in his will which the City Father's invested into the 500+ acre park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (of Brookline). Olmsted was the designer of Central Park and he improved upon that design here.
Today the park includes: an 18 hole public golf course (the first golf course in the United States brought to us by George Wright), tennis courts, ball fields, White Stadium and Franklin Park Zoo. It remains the pastoral oasis in the middle of the city that Olmsted wanted to provide to urban dwellers. This park is 527 acres and spreads across Dorchester, Jamaica Plain and Roxbury. This is the largest public park in Boston and was established in the 19th century.
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