The Otto Brown Neighborhood Park will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday at the park, which is on the south side of Northeast 96th Street west of Northeast 162nd Avenue. There will be short remarks, a ribbon cutting and light refreshments.
The 7.9-acre park includes a paved perimeter path, sports court, playground equipment, picnic tables, nature play area and benches, and was designed with a natural theme that preserves the area’s vegetation and overall character.
The park is named after Otto Alexander Brown, who was born in the Hockinson area in 1878. He built a bicycle almost entirely of wood and rode it to Vancouver for the city’s Fourth of July festivities, and a Vancouver bicycle shop owner was so impressed he gave Brown a new bicycle in exchange for the wood one, which he displayed in his store window for years.
Some work still needs to be done at the park, such as establishing grass, which has been difficult due to the recent stretch of hot, dry weather.
