Arnett Bird & Butterfly Garden
Years ago there was a gas station on the corner of Wellington Ave.
and Arnett Blvd. diagonally across from the church, but it became
unprofitable and was abandoned for a long while before the City cleared
the lot and planted grass. However, as time went by and the lot was
neglected it became a littered, overgrown, and unfriendly place where
small-time drug dealers hung out. Most neighbors just avoided the place.
However, in 2007 members of the Arnett Block Association developed a
vision for the corner, petitioned the City for permission to renovate
the lot as a community park, and the idea for the Arnett Bird &
Butterfly Garden took hold. This was to be a patch of the country in the
city where people could bring their children and feel safe and proud to
be part of the neighborhood.
After a lot of work (and ongoing maintenance) we now have a lovely
garden!
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