A 2nd lighthouse made to appear like the initial has actually been recommended for Woodlawn Lake Park– other than the brand-new one will certainly spray water as youngsters play in the summer season sunlight.
On Wednesday, the Historical and Layout Testimonial Compensation is set up to take into consideration a style prepare for a dash pad at Woodlawn Lake Park, 1103 Cincinnati Ave.
The dash pad will certainly be developed eastern of Woodlawn Lake and beside the pool. Building on the 2022 bond job is anticipated to begin in very early 2026 and be finished by the winter season of 2027.
San Antonio design company Ford, Powell and Carson is making the dash pad. Makings reveal a large hardscape with several water spray parts and water fountains, comparable to those located at 7 various other city parks, consisting of Pearsall Park and Hemisfair.
At the facility of the recommended Woodlawn dash pad is a framework looking like the lake’s renowned lighthouse, constructed in 1936, however with water spouts backwards and forwards the sides.
The lighthouse is among a number of various other vibrant aspects recommended for the dash pad. Strategies likewise ask for an existing pathway to be moved and a tools storage space room to be bigger.
The 80-acre Woodlawn Lake was developed when a dam was developed throughout Alazan Creek in 1889. 2 artesian wells provided the lake with water. At once, the Crosstown Road Railway ran a cart throughout the dam from Woodlawn Lake to Houston Road midtown.
The City of San Antonio developed the Woodlawn Lake swimming pool and recreation center in 1928.
The dash pad job, component of a $2.9 million bundle of enhancements for the park, have to be authorized by the compensation due to the fact that the preferred and beautiful park hinges on the heart of the Woodlawn Lake Historic Area.
Team with the city’s Workplace of Historic Conservation have actually suggested authorization of the strategies.
