David Bradford Park Explained

The David Bradford Park is a small public park located at 53 Pine Street in Princeton, New Jersey.^[1] Containing only a bench, a picnic table, and a few toys for toddlers, this mini-park is half a block away from Princeton’s central business district on Nassau Street.

Renaming

Formerly known as Pine Street Park,^[2] it was renamed in 2005 for David Bradford, an economics professor at Princeton University who had lived on Pine Street until his accidental death,^[3] after his family made a grant for the park's improvement.

Pocket park

The park is one of several "mini-parks" in the former Princeton Borough that are maintained by the Princeton Recreation Department.^{[4] [5]} These small parks are also sometimes called "pocket parks".

References

40.3539°N -74.6513°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/David+Bradford+Park+on+Pine+St/@40.353949,-74.6538803,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c3e6e7d36d467b:0x9724fd79d01cefeb!8m2!3d40.353949!4d-74.6513!16s%2Fg%2F11f4plnllr?entry=ttu David Bradford Park
2. https://www.tapinto.net/towns/princeton/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/from-the-pineys-of-pine-street-a-lesson-in-proxemics From the Pineys of Pine Street, a Lesson in Proxemics
3. https://www.princeton.edu/news/2005/02/22/david-bradford-princeton-economist-and-tax-expert-dies David Bradford, Princeton Economist and Tax Expert, Dies
4. https://www.communitynews.org/archives/exploring-the-history-of-princeton-s-pocket-parks/article_afcf6b10-a0e3-59e2-b01e-b1f09a2b5f4f.html Exploring the History of Princeton's Pocket Parks
5. https://www.princetonnj.gov/Facilities Princeton's List of Parks