Columbian Playground

• Arthur Jones
  
  
  (December 18, 2022, 8:42 pm)

  When our family moved to East Orange in 1970, Columbian Pk was our neighborhood sanctuary. I would learn to swim,play football and baseball and meet so many unforgettable people. For me, the park was my daily hangout spot for the next 15 years. When school was out during the summer Columbian Pk also became a place to learn,and I got an up close education from the many people young and old. Back then the city of East Orange took care of their kids with many free programs. All you had to do is come to the park and it was something there to do. It was a shame to see the park in the condition it's been in over the years, knowing what it once was.
  I can only hope with the revitalization of Columbian Pk that new friendships and memories can be formed between all visitors of this once vibrant community.

• joy
  
  
  (May 30, 2018, 11:42 am)

  Nice

• Melvin Hinson
  
  
  (June 18, 2017, 12:05 pm)

  I've been living in this neighborhood for 18 years and I'm still alive to say it I love it here

• R. Camacho
  
  
  (January 10, 2017, 8:42 pm)

  The Park has long been gone. Emptied were the playgrounds swings, benches, jungle gym, as the rest of what made Columbian school Park a great time in history. One day mysteriously gone. The school emptied with the promise of a complete restoration/ asbestos abatement project. Which could have revitalized again sustained itself as it did for last centuries. Only it never happened. The city of +East Orange quietly would easily write off and erase a once beautiful feat of community civil engineering genius.
  
  Columbian school once surrounded by children, People, multi styled Neighborhood homes, families, businesses ( A&P , 5 & 10¢ Store, Butcher shop, confectionery store, Exxon Gas, and more around the city.
  A vibrant community, a proud community where everyone knew everyone. It's difficult to see again a community where at one time it was a Great Place To Grow Up In ( The Ampere Section of East Orange) it was a NEIGHBORHOOD!

Public parks East Orange, New Jersey - cybo.com

Elmwood Park, Soverel Park, Rowely Park, Orange Oval, Farrell Field, Columbian Playground, Warinanco Park, Thomas Edison National Historical Park ... 414-4141 (973) 414-4141 ...