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¡Gracias por visitar el Parque Lucinda García!

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Lucinda Garcia Park is a small neighborhood park in Monrovia, tucked between two residential streets and across from an Elementary School. It had been over 30 years since the last improvements were made at the park. Following significant community outreach and neighborhood input, construction on the park began in July 2022.

The park now serves as a place that promotes activity with two new age-appropriate playgrounds with soft surfacing, ADA accessible walkways with lighting and distance markers, along with five exercise stations. The project expanded the park on the west end by removing the concrete wall and activating the space with an interpretive garden, bioswale, and walking path.

New educational signage and custom playground features now highlight the history of the Pacific Electric Railway Company’s Red Cars, which traveled the park footprint until 1951. In addition, the legacy of Lucinda Garcia is proudly displayed through historical interpretive signage on her contributions to civil rights within the Latino community in Monrovia and the San Gabriel Valley.

In January of 2024, the City of Monrovia was awarded the 2023 California Park and Recreation Society Award of Excellence for Park Planning and Design.