Dozens of people gathered at noon Friday for the dedication of the new downtown pocket park, an example of what can be done when “cooperation supersedes everything else.” The pocket park, called The Gathering Place, is a result of fundraiser efforts led by Rod and Karen Landrum through the Southeast Kansas Point of Pride, a civic group dedicated to the beautification of the Parsons area. Landrum received permission from the Parsons City Commission to build the park on the vacant lot on the south side of the 1800 block of Main Street. The lot is the former location of the Parsons Theatre, which burned down in the 1990s.
Source: Parsons Sun
