T2/Gateway Park

General Location:

Kearney Street between Sims Way and Water Street.

General Description:

Gateway Park is anchored by a large Corkscrew Willow - Salix matsudana.

History:

While under threat of development, the mature Corkscrew Willow tree and 0.21 acres of surrounding land on Kearney Street between Sims Way and Water Street were protected by a conservation easement from the Jefferson Land Trust and then purchased in 1990 with private funding and deeded to the City. The Land Trust history calls it Willow Tree Park. It was referred to in City Council minutes as Triangle Mini Park II until Council agreed by consensus (6 July 1992) to rename it Gateway Park, likely in deference to the Gateway Plan developed for the City between 1987 and 1993. Parking for the adjacent commercial area was included in the design.

Total Acreage:

0.21 acres