By Kristina Ridenour
STAFF WRITER
BELLFLOWER — The much-awaited unveiling of the Pirate Park located at the Friendship Square at Belmont Street along Bellflower Blvd., behind the Starbucks café, expectedly, didn’t fail to elicit much excitement from both young and old, parents and children alike. The theme park is a 4,000 square-foot playground that includes a 17th century replica of a Spanish galleon, a treasure chest, a skull cave, and a Spanish Fort complete with a suspension bridge and play cannons.
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Photos by Zion Publishing |
| PARK GRAND OPENING — October 23, 2007. Children and adults from the Bellflower community swarm the park as they stand and look around in awe and admiration at the new and innovative park, located at Belmont St. A pirate’s ship, a skull cave and a Spanish Fort that included a suspension bridge and play cannons are just some of the features of the park that the children navigated on during the day of the unveiling. |
To celebrate the unveiling of the Pirate Park, the City of Bellflower hosted a grand opening event for the whole community. Both children and adults, headed by no less than the City officials, excitedly participated in the festivities by donning their favorite pirate costumes. The event took place on October 23rd with a live band entertaining the crowd and refreshments galore with everyone partaking.
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| PARK GRAND OPENING —October 23, 2007. Children and adults from the Bellflower community swarm the park as they stand and look around in awe and admiration at the new and innovative park, located at Belmont St. A pirate’s ship, a skull cave and a Spanish Fort that included a suspension bridge and play cannons are just some of the features of the park that the children navigated on during the day of the unveiling. |
The creation of the theme park is an effort by the City to improve the image of the Boulevard and attract customers to nearby stores.. Recent business additions include a Subway and the Starbucks, located in front of the park. The cost of the park as estimated by Brian Lee, the City director for community development, is $720,000. And by the looks of it, it’s worth every penny. Shiver me timbers, the Pirate Park has come to Bellflower!
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| NEWLY REMODELED FRIENDSHIP SQUARE — Located on the westside of Bellflower Blvd. at Belmont St., the plaza includes a large water fountain, outdoor eating areas, and a children’s playground with a Buccaneer Pirate theme, complete with fort, ship and skull cave. |
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