The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-31
Great Parks
Near Albany
Ave. Boulevard
City Is Very Proud Of Park
Running From Boston to
Albany Avenues
BADER FIELD
HAS 135 ACRES
Was Formerly The Airport
and Faces Albany Avenue
Boulevard - Plan Stadium
and Polo Grounds

Atlantic CITY has approximately
450 acres of park land. II has ample
facilities to care for the city's
thousands of youngsters, and much
time and energy Is devoted to
recreation problems, according to
Alfred c. Paterson, secretary to
Commissioner Kuehnle.
There is one park of which the
city is very proud known as. the
Albany avenue park, running from
Boston to Albany avenue, and from
Atlantic to Ventnor avenue. 1t is
the beauty spot OF Atlantic City,
with green lawns and trees and
beautiful flower beds
Gross the Albany avenue
bridge" says Mr.. Paterson, "and
there we have, in the Edward l..
Bader Athletic Field, formerly the
Airport, 1856 acres of ground, part
of which is yet to be developed.
But we now have three football
fields, two baseball diamonds, II
tennis courts, a 1uarter-mile run
ming track, one of the finest in
the east. There is also ground pre-
pared for pole vaulting, broad
jumping. shot putting and other
field events.
In this great playground is a
field house with lockers, showers
and every equipment of the modern
field house. AT the entrance of the
field there has been built one wing
of the new clubhouse which will
take care of the athletes, as we
expect to have some big meets in
the future, on the order of one
held last summer, an international
collegiate meet.
Stadium Some Day
ut is planned to build a large
stadium on these grounds. also polo
fields and maintain a permanent
landing field for airplanes.
THE baseball fields | have men
toned are in constant use during
the season. Every afternoon and
evening and Sunday afternoon
many teams, such as school teams,
Independent clubs, twilight, indus
trial or county leagues use the
grounds.
Now for the biggest park of all,
we must cross the Boardwalk. II Is
the beach, running from the Inlet
to Jackson avenue, a. stretch OF
about four and one-half miles.
Thousands of citizens and visitors
from all over the world enjoy fresh
air and sunshine here, free from
care and worry. For the beach park
is policed, bathers are protected
by well-trained corps of life
guards.
"The commissioners Mr.. Patter-
son continued, through Director
Kuehnle, have purchased beach
front property running from
Columbia avenue to Tallahassee
avenue, and another piece along
Maine avenue, from Madison ave-
nue. to Grammercy avenue. This
was done so that there would be
a straight stretch of beach park
controlled by the city forever.
"Since these parks or play
grounds have come under the
direction of Commissioner Kuehnle,
he has made extensive improve
ments. There has been new soil,
new gravel walks, new trees. new
flower beds, field houses, tennis
houses. and he has also enclosed
them with wire fence.
In the budget for 1927 was the
following for parks and playground:
Park and playground-for payroll,
top sol and supplies, $S4,50O;
Bader Athletic Field, for payroll,
top soil, supplies, $4,000; public
recreation, payroll, top soil, sup
plies, 100000