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(Southport) McCoy Annex Parks
Master Plan
The closing of the NTC McCoy Annex, now known as Southport, provided a
tremendous opportunity to meet the need for recreation in southeast
Orlando, an area of the city under-served by active recreation
facilities. The land and facilities at the McCoy Annex included a wide
range of recreational facilities. The City's challenge was to
re-invigorate these facilities to serve Orlando's civilian
population, to supplement these facilities with new
recreational opportunities geared to the needs of southeast Orlando,
and to bring all these together into a unified recreation system
that efficiently serves the population.
The
new park reflects the rich history of the area. First
occupied
by Native Americans, the land began to see permanent settlement
during the 1850’s. After World War II, the site became a military
installation used first by both the Air Force and then the Navy. The
park’s designers used this history in the park’s architectural
elements and in an educational sign package. Southport
Community Park includes six lighted baseball fields, a playground, a
pavilion overlooking a newly constructed lake, community stage,
picnic facilities, basketball courts, biking and walking trails,
site lighting, landscaping and irrigation. A large portion of the
park is informal open space.
A public meeting on April 20, 1999 at Durrance Elementary School was
attended by over 150 people and provided excellent comments to the
Glatting-Jackson team for the final plans for the 50-acre Southport
Community Park. Other park plans for the area have been
included in the Southport Vision Plan. These include a wetlands enhancement educational park, and
a complete system of bicycle and pedestrian
pathways linking all of the major facilities proposed at the McCoy
Annex property.
Parque
Comunal de Southport
El
parque refleja la rica historia del área. Los terrenos
fueron
inicialmente habitados por Indios Americanos y luego
el
área comenzó a establecerse como un poblado en 1850.
Después
de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los terrenos se
convirtieron
en una instalación militar de la Fuerza Aérea y
luego
de la Fuerza Naval. Los arquitectos del parque usan
esta
historia para los elementos de diseó y elementos
educacionales
para los letreros y rótulos del parque.
El
Parque Comunal de Southport incluye dos nuevos campos de pelota
alumbrados, un jardín de juegos, un pabellón con vista a un lago
recién construido, una tarima, facilidades de picnic, canchas de
baloncesto, caminos para caminar y ciclismo, luces, ornamentación,
e irrigación. Gran parte del parque es espacio abierto para
recreación pasiva.
McCoy Parks Master Plan Overall Map
Southport
Community Park Map (Phase I) - 4/00
Southport
Community Park Map (build-out plan) - 4/00
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