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Scantlebury Skatepark
Scantlebury Skate Park is a public skatepark built in Scantlebury Park in the Dixwell neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. The park opened in 2020.

Park history

Ella B. Scantlebury Park was named after New Haven's first African-American and first woman City Treasurer, Ella Scantlebury.

Building campaign

The Scantlebury Skatepark was conceived of by two New Haven residents and skateboard enthusiasts, Steve Roberts and J. Joseph, Yale class of 2019. The city of New Haven supported the campaign. Roberts and Joseph garnered funding for their project with $50,000 from The Could Be Fund and a $25,000 donation from Yale's Schwarzman Center. Despite an initial pushback from some members of the community, the Scantlebury Skatepark opened in 2020 and is well used and loved by the community.

Construction

Bridgeport-based Rampage skateboard company built the skatepark.

References

  1. ^ "Dixwell Dream Delivered | New Haven Independent". www.newhavenindependent.org. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  2. ^ "Scantlebury Skate Park Celebrated, On Wheels | New Haven Independent". www.newhavenindependent.org. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. ^ Zahn, Brian (2020-08-27). "'The dream was delivered': Scantlebury Park skate park opens in New Haven". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. ^ "City Treasure". Daily Nutmeg. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  5. ^ "Scantlebury Park". Urban Resources Initiative. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  6. ^ "Scantlebury Skate Park Rolls Toward A Build Out". www.newhavenarts.org. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  7. ^ "Who Speaks For "The Community"?". www.newhavenindependent.org. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  8. ^ Fitzgerald, Jordan (September 18, 2020). "New Scantlebury Skate Park thrives despite initial backlash". yaledailynews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  9. ^ Zahn, Brian (2020-08-27). "'The dream was delivered': Scantlebury Park skate park opens in New Haven". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  10. ^ O’Leary, Mary E. (2019-08-06). "New Haven alders approve grants for skateboarding at Scantlebury Park". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  11. ^ "Finding A Line: New Haven, community partners celebrate skate park ribbon-cutting in Dixwell". schwarzman.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  12. ^ McFarland, Matt; Naples, Kaitlyn; Galal, Ayah; Renaud, Annie. "New Haven approves controversial plan to build skate park". WFSB. Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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