That doesn't benefit rich people though? Any ideas that are a little bit more reasonable?

Aww, gives me that warm fuzzy feeling.

I was reading about that one (Walnut St) in 417 magazine. Apparently the homeowner came from Seattle and one of the things they missed was random little gardens like that in neighborhoods.

I was also considering adopting a cat and someone recommended Eden to me -- but I thought their application seemed invasive and it turned me off.

I've never adopted an animal before, is it normal to agree to appointments at your house?

I never see anyone at Kirkwood Park on Seminole east of Glenstone. Ray Kelly Park on Seminole and Fremont. Stanford Park on W Battlefield.

The small park sounds nice! I wish everyone had a small patch of green within a few blocks.

Take a cross-town trip on Kearney. I count over a dozen seemingly abandoned buildings.

Then there's the silos on Commercial and whatever that building with the mural near Chestnut and National, but people have already made plenty of stuff about them.

If I'm remembering right that's our smallest area city park. I've also always felt weird walking back there so I've never been either.

That sounds like Lurvey. Another often overlooked park.

Looks like that’s George Washing Carver Park. The one the u/robzilla71173 mentioned.

Gee, I dunno, maybe turn them into affordable housing?

A number of times I've had Mercy ask for money before a procedure, in the beginning I would pay, then I'd find that Medicare had paid in full but I never got a refund. Once I started telling them I wouldn't pay until I had a bill and notice from my insurance it's been ok and I've not been refused for any procedures.

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Isn’t that a Chinese restaurant?

Seems like a sure fire way to force homelessness onto thousands of people in Springfield.

Isn’t that a Chinese restaurant?

Isn’t that a Chinese restaurant?

edit: NE corner of sunshine and fremont

Not the one behind the community center that he frisbee golf. This one is further north just before cherry street. I am not sure what’s back there because I’ve always been too chicken to walk behind the houses lol. I looked it up and it’s called Lurvey park.

If looking for old abandoned stuff, there is an old loading dock or something on Chase Street just east of Lyon Avenue (450 w Chase Street is the approximate address). Oftentimes, Moon City organization paints different scenes on it. They are the same people who paint the wood power poles along Atlantic, Chase, and many of the cross streets of those two streets.

There are also many old schools and churches that sit empty all over town.

The one with the frisbee golf course?

I see people use the Route 66 Auto Park to take their lunch and eat there.

Are you looking for old and abandoned stuff or just green spaces that are not used anymore?

Just go downtown or anywhere near the railway tracks, half of springfield is old falling apart or unused

George Washington Carver Park. I live like half a mile away and it took me over a decade to realize it exists. It's 25 acres donated to the city in the middle of the Oak Grove neighborhood with the stipulation that it never be developed. (full of sinkholes anyway). It's just a big chunk of woods with no sign, no real parking, but open to the public.

Lurvey Park is just down the road and is one of our smallest parks. Similarly overlooked. The driveway to it goes between some houses.

This one gets used a lot I think by people in that neighborhood, but few people know about it citywide. There's a privately owned 1 acre garden off of Walnut that the owner maintains for the public. They have a small gate to let people walk in from the street and enjoy it.