Campbell Park

his pocket park is located in Downtown Melbourne near the historic city center. It has some benches and a beautiful sculpture that was well lit this evening. I really liked the sculpture and while it's pretty at night, I will seek to return to see it in daylight. The caption with the sculpture reads, "Vision of the Harbor Guardian. Representing the Past, Present, and Future of the City of Melbourne. The blue symbolizes the shorelines and bodies of water in all their aspects; the hyperbolas symbolize the centenarian mangroves which are the basis of our ecology; the vertex is the wind blowing on a spinnaker sail; the metallic texture of the piece represents our investment in the technology industry, and the spiral represents the guardian that guides us to a new vision of the future. -Harak Rubio, Sculptor." The caption nearby reads, "Many acres in this area were originally owned by Peter Wright a black man and one of the first settlers of this area. He sold his property to Thomas Mason, an English recluse, who later sold the property to Richard W. Goode for $110. The property became grounds of the Goode House (a hotel), later renamed the Bellevue Hotel (located where the Orange Spot Apartments are now). About 1924 the Flatiron Building was erected. Part of the property was deeded to the city for a street, and this triangular point of land began to sprout trees, checker players and horseshoe pitchers. Later, band concerts, political rallies, auctions, gopher races and marbles were enjoyed here. William C. Campbell, owner of the property in 1928 gave the land to the city for a park."

Calling this place a "Park" is a bit of a cruel joke... it's about the size of my living room! I'm not a huge fan of the towering sculpture, but I didn't knock any stars off for it. It's a nice enough area at the joint of Melbourne and New Haven. The ground is all brick.

I’ll be sure to be handing out brevard county mental health brochures for the parades

Nice town

My husband and I have been married for two years here!