Both terraces feature small movable chairs and tables with seasonal plants providing a soft contrast to the texture of the architectural granite, brick and steel. There are two primary elevations within the park: an L-shaped upper terrace slightly raised above the surrounding street and a lower rectangular terrace directly adjacent to the central waterfall.
Casey Foundation, a security guard is present during the park’s open hours, after which, the park is securely gated off by an iron fence. The waterfall runs year-round and is a safe and quiet haven for lunch goers since the park is privately managed by the Annie E. Five thousand gallons of continuously filtered and recirculated water per minute cascade down the falls, a water feature channeling the precedent designs of Hideo Sasaki’s Greenacre Park as well as Zion & Breen’s Paley Park in New York City. Designed by Sasaki, Dawson and DeMay-Masao Kinoshita of the Sasaki office served as the primary designer-Waterfall Garden Park may be small (it measures 60 by 80 feet), but the space imparts a strong, lasting impression.Ī modern interpretation of a Japanese garden, the central feature of the park is the dramatic 22-foot high waterfall constructed of natural granite borders.
Created to commemorate the birthplace of the United Parcel Service (UPS), Waterfall Garden Park is a private pocket park tucked away in an assuming corner of Main and Second Street.
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