For the Greener Good

Parks for Downtown Dallas is a nonprofit foundation whose goal is to establish four new, major parks in the heart of Downtown. Pacific Plaza is now open, and West End Square, Carpenter Park and Harwood Park will follow in the coming years. Join us in our mission to create a community of parks as vibrant as the people who call this city home.

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How Robert Irwin’s Sculpture Received a Second Life in the Renovated Carpenter Park

Photo: Laura Carpenter and her brother John Carpenter III with "Portal Park Slice" at I.C. Harris Service Center in Dallas, Texas. Carpenter Park will one day be the largest public park in Downtown Dallas, totaling more than 5.6 acres and providing a crucial...

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The Largest Park in Downtown Dallas Breaks Ground: Carpenter Park Construction Officially Begins

Dallas, Texas, September 30, 2020 – Today marks the beginning of construction on Carpenter Park, located at the eastern edge of Downtown Dallas near Deep Ellum and East Dallas. Carpenter Park is the renovation and expansion of Carpenter Plaza, a park dedicated in...

Interactive Water Table in West End Square Will Change Modes Based on Dallas Weather

What was once a parking lot in the West End Historic District will soon be home to the second of our four priority parks: West End Square. The site is bound by North Market, Corbin and North Record streets, as well as the previous Spaghetti Warehouse building, placing...

Belo Garden Renovations Feature New Grass Beds, Plantings, Garden Fencing and Fountain Improvements

Dallas, Texas, July 28, 2020 – In summer 2020, Parks for Downtown Dallas completed an extensive renovation of the planting beds at Belo Garden. The garden replanting included over 4,000 perennials and grasses. The majority of the grasses were originally selected by...