Richmond, CA December 11, 2023 — Pogo Park will offer free ice skating to the community at its Winter Wonderland Festival at Elm Playlot (Pogo Park) on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 21-22. Winter Wonderland will take place at Elm Playlot, 720 Elm Ave., from 3-9 p.m. both days. The free community event encourages families to … Continue reading Pogo Park to host ice skating rink at Elm Playlot
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June 17, 2014 The new Elm Playlot opened today for summer play! Located at 720 Elm Avenue in Richmond, we will staff Elm Playlot from 8am-8pm, Monday through Friday. Kids can play freely on our zipline, ball wall, disc swings, and more! Staff will also oversee structured play activities such as dodge ball and treasure hunts, … Continue reading The New Elm Playlot Opens for Summer Play
May 15, 2014 Congressman George Miller stopped by Pogo Park’s Elm Playlot today, which is nearing completion after years of envisioning, planning, and building. He awarded Pogo Park, and Executive Director Toody Maher with Certificates of Congressional Recognition for the profound impact Pogo Park has made on Richmond. Click here for pictures from his visit.
May 12, 2014 Elm Playlot’s new fence is up! Our staff built it by hand, carving it with a mixture of faces from the neighborhood, waves, and lettering; no two sections are the same. “We wanted to make sure that the fence was alive, and as vibrant as the park and the surrounding community,” said Jose … Continue reading New Fence at Elm Playlot
April 8, 2014 Construction at Elm Playlot is coming along quickly, with the recent completion of its new community center and Global Village, and installation of its new disc swings, zip line, trike path, and more. Click here for pictures of Elm’s new equipment. Community residents built the Global Village by hand, with training provided by Pogo Park … Continue reading Elm Playlot Taking Shape
February 6, 2014 Yesterday, we brought in Peter Rudy of Big Chief Tree and his team of Mayan “tree whisperers” to prune and aerate the “Old Growth Forest,” Elm Playlot’s five large sycamore trees. Their work ensured that our trees would be nourished and ready for the impending installation of the zip line, wall ball, … Continue reading Elm Playlot Trees Aerated
September 12, 2013 In this picture, Antoine, a RichmondBuild graduate, pours cement into the base of Elm Playlot’s future Community Center. Antoine is part of a construction team that is comprised of graduates of the City’s RichmondBuild program, an agency that provides local residents with training and jobs in construction. This team is now working … Continue reading Cement Poured at Elm Playlot’s Future Community Center
September 1, 2013 After five years of planning, construction is finally underway at Elm Playlot! The construction fence went up at Elm Playlot in September 2013; the new park will open in Spring 2014. In cooperation with the City of Richmond, Pogo Park will lead the community-build portion of the project, implementing our community-based approach … Continue reading Construction at Elm Playlot Begins!
July 29, 2013 As part of the community design for Elm Play Lot and to help community members envision what their park would look like, Pogo Park helped residents measure Elm Play Lot and resolve on-site where the proposed park elements could go. Residents used this information to transfer their vision to paper and build … Continue reading Elm Playlot Scale Model
Pogo Park transformed two, once-abandoned, city parks in Richmond’s Iron Triangle neighborhood: Elm Playlot and Harbour-8 Park.
