Peachy the Magazine Summer 2021 | Page 34

Heart of the City

Photo : Steve Jett
Having one of the most beautiful urban parks in American is a claim St . Louis takes seriously . At approximately 1,300 acres , it is bigger than New York City ’ s Central Park and opened to the public in 1876 .
You may be familiar with the park given some of the iconic destinations it encompasses including the World ’ s Fair Pavilion , the Emerson Grand Basin , and the Boathouse which offers year-round dining and boat rentals .
What you may not know is that in 1986 Forest Park Forever was founded in partnership with the City of St . Louis and the Department of Parks , Recreation and Forestry to restore , maintain , and sustain Forest Park .
WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd
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