Danehy Park
Thomas W. Danehy Park is a park in
The lands in northwest Cambridge had previously been a brickyard and, from 1952, a city dumping ground.[1][2] The landfill closed in the early 1970s, at which point the city of Cambridge allowed the MBTA to use the land as a staging area during construction of the Red Line in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[2] The MBTA also dumped soil excavated from tunnels on the site. After a redevelopment effort that cost $11 million, the 50-acre (20 ha) expanse opened to the public in 1990, containing athletic fields, paths, and a wetland area.[1][3]
The park was named after Thomas W. Danehy, mayor of Cambridge from 1978 to 1979.
Engineering firm Camp Dresser & McKee led development efforts.[4] Opening ceremonies included a skydiver.[5] Danehy Park increased Cambridge's open space by 20%.[2]
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The park has a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) path made of recycled glass and asphalt designed by the artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles that culminates atop a hill that is Cambridge's highest point at 72 feet (22 meters) above sea level.[8]
Danehy Park has been identified by the Society of Architectural Historians and American Society of Landscape Architects as one of the first examples of a landfill redeveloped as a park in New England.[9][10]
It is the location of Cambridge's first Miyawaki forest, planted in September 2021.[11][12]
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- ^ Kissida, John (August 1991). "Landfill Park: From Eyesore to Asset". Civil Engineering. 61: 49–51.
- ^ "The Scene". Philadelphia Inquirer. September 18, 1990.
- ^ Gerstein, Joshua (October 22, 1990). "Residents claim royalty abuse park". The Harvard Crimson.
- ^ Howe, Peter (October 25, 1990). "Some in Cambridge call prince a royal pain". Boston Globe.
- ^ "Art project to reflect heritage of city park". Environment Today. 4: 57. April 1933.
- ^ Morgan, Keith (July 17, 2018). "Mayor Thomas W. Danehy Park". Society of Architectural Historians.
- ^ Hazelrigg, George (September 2005). "From Landfills to Play Fields". Landscape Architecture Magazine. 95 (9): 140–143.
- ^ "First Miyawaki Forest planted in the Northeast in Massachusetts". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Amid Mounting Climate Threats, Danehy Park's Miyawaki Forest Puts Down Roots | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved December 26, 2022.