Anderson Park
Anderson Park may refer to: Australia * Anderson Park, Neutral Bay, New South Wales * Anderson Park, Townsville, Queensland New Zealand * Anderson Park, Invercargill United States * Anderson Park (New Jersey) in Montclair, New Jersey * Anderson River Park in Anderson, California * Anderson Park (Redmond, Washington) * Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, Washington See also * Anderson .Paak Brandon Paak Anderson (born February 8, 1986), better known by his stage name Anderson .Paak (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and drummer. He released his debut mixtape, ''O.B.E. Vol. 1,'' in 2012 and went on to rel ...

Anderson Park, Neutral Bay
Anderson Park is an urban recreation park located in the Sydney suburb of , New South Wales, Australia. The park is located on the shore of the bay in Sydney Harbour from which the suburb is named. Anderson Park is built on land reclaimed from the bay in the 1890s, and was dedicated on 8 October 1899. It was originally called Warringa Park, but was renamed in 1926 in honor of William Anderson who was the Mayor of the local municipality of North Sydney from 1914 to 1918. A floodlit sports field is available for cricket; various codes of football; volleyball; and other activities. There are pathways, sandstone flagging, a depression-era concrete wall and a small beach. The main path through the park is lined with Hill's weeping figs. Significant events On 17 July 1934, thousands gathered in Anderson Park to watch as Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Patrick Gordon Taylor took off from there in their single-engined Lockheed Altair for a promotional flight over Sydney. Orig ...
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Anderson Park (New Jersey)
Anderson Park is a county park located in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Anderson Park is part of the Essex County Park System. History Early History In 1902, Montclair resident Charles W. Anderson offered to donate 14.85 acres of parkland to the Essex County Park Commission. This came at a time when Essex County was facing a lot of population growth, which brought more homes and less greenery. While Montclair was shifting away from a focus on agriculture and into suburban development, the community recognized a need for parkland. Fredrick Law Olmsted Sr. died in 1903, but his stepson, John Charles Olmsted, designed Anderson Park. The elder Olmsted was best known for designing Central Park in Manhattan, and his successor firm also designed many of Essex County's parks. For Montclair, the landscape architects envisioned a "neighborhood park". At a time when Theodore Roosevelt was dedicating land to America's national parks, voters quickly approved a park bond issue ...
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Anderson Park, Townsville
Anderson Park is a 20 hectare arboretum in the suburb of Pimlico in Townsville, Queensland. The Gardens officially Anderson Botanic Gardens It contains many fine examples of tropical trees in particular those of the dry tropics of the world and northern Queensland trees, Palms Arecaceae and one of the world's largest Pandan andanuscollection. The Plant Collection * ''Pandanus'' - includes most of the Australian pandanus species as well as others from New Guinea, South-East Asia, the western Pacific Islands and Madagascar. * ''Cape York Section'' - This area features palms, gingers, Australian pandanus and ornamental trees from Far North Queensland focusing on those originating from the Cape York Peninsula. * ''Palms'' - highlights include the Bismarckia nobilis; Orbignya cohune, Hyphaene and Latania species. * ''Conservatory'' - open only by appointment. It houses a collection of tropical plants including bromeliads, gingers, aroids, nepenthes (Pitcher plants), palms and c ...
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Anderson Park, Invercargill
Anderson Park is a park in Invercargill, New Zealand. It consists of a Georgian-style residence set in 24 hectares of landscaped gardens. The house displays Invercargill's extensive collection of New Zealand art. History Sir Robert Anderson, a notable Invercargill businessman, built the house and it was completed in 1925. The house was designed by Cecil Wood, a Christchurch-based architect. Interior walls were of white plaster to show Sir Robert's paintings and etchings to best advantage. To the rear of the house stands a wharepuni or Māori house known as Te Wharepuni o Anehana, the traditional carving coming from Rotorua Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The city lies on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authority encompass .... After the deaths of Sir Robert (1942) and his wife (1951), the house and grounds were given to the city ...
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Anderson River Park
Anderson is a city in Shasta County, California, approximately 10 miles south of Redding. Its population is 11,323 as of the 2020 census, up from 9,932 from the 2010 census. Located 138 miles north of Sacramento, the city's roots are as a railroad town near the northern tip of the Central Valley of California. The city was named after ranch owner Elias Anderson who granted the Oregon and California Railroad trackage rights and land for a station. Elias Anderson was a farmer, hotel owner, and postmaster. Elias married Elizabeth Summers in 1839 and built the Prairie House in the community of Cottonwood in 1856 on the south side of Cottonwood Creek (now Tehama County). Elias Anderson purchased the American Ranch from Thomas Freeman in 1856 and built the American Ranch Hotel in what would become downtown Anderson, California. The post office was inside the hotel. Elias Anderson purchased 210 acres from Pierson B. Reading in 1865 and deeded a right-of-way through his property ...
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Anderson Park (Redmond, Washington)
Anderson Park is a public park in the city of Redmond, Washington Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle. The population was 73,256 at the 2020 census, up from 54,144 in 2010. Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America. With an an .... The site was acquired in 1928 as Redmond City Park before being expanded and improved through the economic response of the Federal Works Progress Administration in 1938. The park was given its present name in 1946, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The official name of the park is Albert Anderson Memorial Park; it is still sometimes referred to by the original name of Redmond City Park. Albert Anderson was key to the modern redevelopment of the park through his community work regarding park projects and volunteer coordination. Two cabins are within the park; they were formerly used for public events and services, hosted the Redmond Senior C ...
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Cal Anderson Park
Cal Anderson Park is a public park on Seattle, Washington (state), Washington's Capitol Hill, Seattle, Capitol Hill that includes Lincoln Reservoir and Bobby Morris Playfield. Features The north end of the open park features ''Waterworks (Hollis), Waterworks'', a large mountain-shaped water fountain feeding a shallow texture pool, a reflecting pool, and a wading pool. The south end features the lighted Bobby Morris Playfield. The wading pool operates in the summer months from 12 noon to 7 p.m. Other features: * Shelterhouse * Plaza * Children's play area * Caged Tennis court, tennis courts with outdoor lights * Basketball court, Basketball courts * Dodgeball court History Lincoln Reservoir was begun in 1889, in response to the Great Seattle Fire of the same year, and was completed in 1901. A parcel just south of it was named Lincoln Park the same year. The famed Olmsted Brothers designed the park, as part of their many works in the Seattle area. In 1908 it was developed as a ...
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